A diamond in the rough—polish your writing and referencing

Have you spent weeks writing and gathering every reference for your assignment? Now, it’s time to transform that rough draft into a diamond that sparkles with clarity and consistency.  

Transform your writing 

1. Drafting and editing – Check your Assignment type to ensure you’re fulfilling the criteria. 
2. Academic tone – be formal, objective, concise and cautious. 
3. Assignment structure – establish clarity, coherence and logical flow 
4. Proofread – find errors by changing the font size and listening to text-to-speech technology. Take advantage of the Review tab of Microsoft Word to check grammar, punctuation and sentence structure. 
5. Feedback – consider reaching out to the Study Skills Peers or your classmates.  

Polish your referencing 

1. Confirm your references are following the required Referencing style. 
2. In-text citation versus Reference list – know the difference.  
3. For health-related assignments, refer to the Griffith Health Writing and Referencing Guide. 
4. Ask for help from the library if you’re having difficulty identifying a resource or finding citation information.   
5. Upload a draft to Turnitin via Canvas and check your plagiarism score (Similarity Report). 

Tackle your next assignment 

• Attend a library workshop.  
• Enroll in the APA 7 Referencing module in Canvas (if you are using APA 7). 
• Be proactive and contact us via chat, email or organise a one-on-one session with a library specialist via the library Request form.