Assignments Module

Writing, citation & homework tools

Everything here runs in your browser: type or paste, get a formatted result, copy it into your paper. No account, no upload, no word limit.

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Browse the tools Which style editions?

Citation & referencing

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Fill in the fields you actually have, pick a style, copy the entry. Editions are stated on the page so you can check them against your assignment brief.

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Citation Generator

APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18, Harvard and IEEE entries for books, journal articles and websites — plus the matching in-text citation.

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How to Format a Works Cited Page

Step-by-step MLA works-cited formatting for Word and Google Docs: hanging indent, alphabetical order, spacing and margins.

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Counting, fitting & formatting text

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The everyday mechanics of hitting a word limit, cleaning up a list, and guessing how long a draft will run on the page.

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Word Counter

Live words, characters, sentences and paragraphs, plus reading time and speaking time, with an optional target-limit meter.

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Case Converter

Sentence case, lowercase, UPPERCASE, Title Case, plus APA 7 and MLA 9 title capitalisation and developer cases.

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Alphabetizer

Sort any list A–Z or Z–A, remove duplicates, strip numbering — with a works-cited mode that ignores a leading A, An or The.

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Reading Time Calculator

Enter a word count or paste text to see how long it takes to read at silent, aloud, or presentation pace, with a reference table for common word counts.

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Common lengths: 1,000 · 2,000 · 5,000 words

Math & technical

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Homework calculators that show the working, not just the answer, and one generator for people who write in LaTeX.

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Percentage Calculator

Six modes in one page: percent of a number, X is what percent of Y, percentage change, increase, decrease and reverse percentage.

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Standard Deviation Calculator

Sample and population standard deviation with every step shown: mean, deviations, squared deviations, variance, square root.

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LaTeX Table Generator

Build or paste a table, choose alignment and rules, and copy ready-to-compile tabular code with a booktabs option.

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Equation to LaTeX Cheat Sheet

Quick reference for LaTeX commands: Greek letters, operators, fractions, matrices, arrows and set symbols. Copy each command with one click.

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Fraction Calculator

Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions with every step shown, including simplifying to lowest terms and converting improper fractions.

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Guides

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The two questions that come up before every paper: which style am I writing in, and what is my argument?

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Thesis Statement Examples

Four reusable formulas and worked examples for argumentative, analytical, expository and compare-contrast essays, with weak-to-strong rewrites.

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Essay Outline Generator

Build a structured Roman-numeral outline instantly. Choose your essay type, set body paragraphs, and get a professional skeleton to organize your thoughts.

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Reference

The style editions we follow

Citation styles are revised every few years and instructors mark against a specific edition. These are the editions used across this module; each tool page repeats its edition next to the output.

StyleEdition used hereTypically used in
APA7th edition (2019/2020)Psychology, education, nursing, social sciences
MLA9th edition (2021)Literature, languages, cultural studies, humanities
Chicago18th edition (2024)History, art history, some social sciences
IEEEIEEE Reference GuideEngineering, computer science
HarvardCommon author–date patternWidely used in the UK, Australia and business schools
About Harvard style: unlike APA, MLA and Chicago, "Harvard referencing" has no single governing manual. It is a family of author–date formats, and universities publish their own variants. Treat our Harvard output as a common pattern and check your department's guide before you submit.

FAQ

Questions about these tools

Are these assignment tools free, and do I need an account?

They are free and there is no sign-up, no email and no paywall. Each tool is a single web page that runs entirely in your browser, so there is nothing to register for.

Is my essay text uploaded anywhere?

No. Every tool in this module does its counting, sorting and formatting in JavaScript inside your own browser tab. Your text is never sent to a server. If a tool remembers your work between visits, it uses your browser's local storage, which stays on your device.

Which citation style editions do these tools follow?

APA 7th edition, MLA 9th edition (2021), Chicago 18th edition (2024) and the IEEE Reference Guide. Harvard style has no single official manual, so our Harvard output follows a common author–date pattern that you should check against your own institution's guide.

How long does it take to read a 1,000-word essay out loud?

Roughly seven to eight minutes. A meta-analysis of 190 reading studies by Marc Brysbaert (2019) puts average adult silent reading of English non-fiction at about 238 words per minute, while oral reading averages about 183 words per minute, and presentation guidance commonly assumes around 130 to 150 words per minute. Our Word Counter reports both a reading time and a speaking time.

Can I use these tools for graded coursework?

These are formatting and calculation tools: they count, convert, sort and lay out text you have already written. None of them writes, paraphrases or rewrites anything for you, so using them is comparable to using a word processor's word count. Your instructor's own policy on tool use still applies, and you remain responsible for checking every citation against the source.

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