Writing Resource Links
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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
1,000 Free Online Dictionaries
This site offers access to a variety of dictionaries and thesauruses in
a variety of languages, including (but not limited to) English, Russian,
German, Spanish, Croatian. It also offers access to specialized dictionaries
focusing on medicine, business, literature, and more.
The American Heritage Dictionary Online
The
Writers Word Well
This site offers a variety of specialized dictionaries for literature, law,
Internet lingo, etc. It also offers a variety of resource links, such
as Roget's Thesaurus, Bartlett's Book of Quotations, WWW
Acronym Server, The CIA World Fact Book, The Word Museum, The
Polling Place: Public Polls and Polling Firms, and more.
DMOZ, Open Directory Project
Described by its editors as the "largest, most
comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web," this site includes a
variety of links to reference materials ranging from Almanacs to dictionaries to
Education and Museum links.
Encyclopedia.com
Elibrary is the source of this general encyclopedia, which as offers a
"this day in history" link.
The Elements
of Style
Writer's handbook.
Indispensible
Writing Resources Page
This site
has won several awards and includes a variety of useful general reference
materials, style manual access, descriptions of indexes in a variety of
fields, access to encyclopedias and reference libraries such as UC Berkeley,
writing workshops and handouts.
About.com
An encyclopedic reference search engine that offers both general and specialized
encyclopedia information.
Writing Style Manuals & Guides
Tools
for College Writing
This is an incredible site from Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA. which offers tips
for college writing and is "voiced" for students with learning
disabilities and second language speakers. Though it is designed for Cabrillo
College students, it's secondary goal is to be a resource for all writing and
new college students. In addition to college writing instruction, it
offers tips on college etiquette and culture, descriptions of what to expect in
a college classroom, etc.
The Elements of Style
This is a standard writing style
manual, which its editors describe as being " intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the
study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain
English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated."
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
This is a free, online writing guide that discussing the writing process from
discovering ideas to writing about them to revising them. It also includes
sections on grammar and mechanics.
Guide to Grammar and
Writing
From Capital Community
College. This site offers easy to access links to grammar and writing tips
listed under categories of Sentence Level, Paragraph Level, Essay and Research
Paper Level. It also offers grammar quizzes which are interactive.
A Guide To
Grammar and Style
By Jack
Lynch, Rutgers University. A grammar and style manual with rules and tips
ranging from punctuation to suggestions for making your prose more graceful,
clear and concise. Information in this site can be retrieved through an
alphabetical index and through a text description with links.
Getting an A
on an English Paper
By
Jack Lynch, Rutgers University. Lynch is designing this online book for
his own students and it is not complete. However, it offers useful
information on Thesis, Close Reading, Research, Style and Mechanics.
Resources
for Writers and Writing Instructors
Compiled by Jack Lynch from Rutgers University. This site has a wide
variety of writing resources ranging from reference material to professional
writer sites to composition and grammar sites.
College Writing & Research
Online writing Resources
From Southern Illinois University offers helpful grammar handouts and other
resources.
Purdue Online Writing Laboratory
This site
offers a variety of writing resources, including writing process,
grammar and editing handouts.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
An online writers handbook distributed free
on the web.
Advice on
Academic Writing
This site from the University of Toronto, offers advice on essay
writing, book reports, and other types of academic prose.
Writing on the
Web
Focuses on how
readers use and read websites, guidelines for writing on the web.
Plagiarism
in the Digital Age
This site from Southern Illinois University offers a means for instructors
to trace plagiarized papers and instruction for students to avoid plagiarism.
What's
an Academic Paper?
From Dartmouth College Writing Center.
Distinguishes between writing for High School and Writing
for college and explains basic principles of Academic Writing
in general.
Making
an Academic Argument
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
General
Advice on Academic Writing
From the University of Toronto, this link includes a general definition of
academic writing, advice on preparing for academic writing and specific links to
essay elements, such as thesis, topic sentences, audience concerns, etc.
Academic
Writing Handbook
From the University of Wisconsin, Madison offers links to
handouts on college writing in a variety of fields.
Essay
Exams
The
University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
for Art History
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
in Communication Studies
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Book
Reviews
from St.
Cloud State University Online Program.
Writing
for History
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
About Literature
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Poetry
Explications
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
for Philosophy
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Writing
for Political Science
The University of North Carolina, Writing Center.
Research
Papers
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Writing Center,
This site offers a variety of information on research writing ranging from
handouts on documentation to handouts on how to analyze evidence.
How
to Paraphrase and Summarize
From the University of Toronto.
How
to Quote
From the
University of Toronto.
Writing
a Review of the Literature
From the University of Toronto.
Writing
Research Papers
From Capital Community College Answers a variety of questions
about formatting research papers and about using sources.
APA in-text Documentation Handout Chemeketa College Writing Center
Online College Writing Centers & Resources
University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts
Grammar Hotline
Directory
From Tidewater Community College. This site offers
a list of email addresses and phone numbers to call for
quick answer grammar questions. It also offers self-help
handouts for a variety of grammar needs.
Professional and Technical Writing
Business
Writing
From
Purdue University Owl. This site includes handouts on business writing ranging
from Resumes to reports. It includes samples.
Writing
an Abstract for a Report
From the University of Toronto.
A
Plain English Handbook
From The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Writing on
the Web
Focuses on how readers use android websites, guidelines
for writing on the web and creating websites.
Imaginative Writing
The
Internet Writing Workshop
This site is what it says, a place to offer and receive criticism
on your work.
The
Word
This site offers a wide variety of links for literature, writing,
philosophy, reference works, bookstores. This list to some degree
divides links into categories. There is a lot here and it's worth
searching through.
Hyperzions
From Duke University,
a directory of recent hypertext fiction.
Using
Metaphors
From Purdue online Writing Center.
Purdue University Creative Writing and Non-academic Writing Links
Journalism
Journalism
Writing Resources
From The
University of Iowa
The Journalistic Resources Page
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