Center for Research and Writing

Welcome to the Center for Research and Writing at Luther Rice. This site exists to empower students to excel in their academic endeavors by providing comprehensive support for all stages of the research and writing process. Explore our resources which will help you to enhance your research and writing skills. Let us help you achieve academic success and become a confident, effective communicator.

Turabian Formatting


Approved Paper Template (Whole Paper)


Approved Luther Rice Title Page


Sample Paper
: refer to this sample if you are writing a research paper


Sample Exegetical Paper
: refer to this sample if you are writing an exegetical paper


Microsoft Word Formatting Guide


How to Insert a Footnote in Microsoft Word


Turabian Style Formatting 9th Edition Video

Writing Style Help & Tutorials

George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair) is considered a modern master of prose style. Along with Ernest Hemingway, John Updike, and others, Orwell helped to establish the conventions of contemporary prose writing. The essay above, “Politics and the English Language,” is Orwell’s most systematic explanation of these conventions, but his concern for clear and honest communication is evident in nearly all of his other works, notably his novels Animal Farm and 1984.

Grammar Help & Tutorials

The lessons below are sequenced to follow grammar’s logical progression. You will benefit the most from them if you study them in sequential order.

These lessons will help you spot and correct specific grammatical problems. Several of the lessons require you to understand concepts explained in the “Building Blocks” section. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, you should study the “Review” lessons first.

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