Writing Resources

Need help with citations? Have a question about grammar? Want to work on exercises to improve your writing? Browse through our collection of links.

Reference

Dictionary.com
When you need to look up a word, but you have left your dictionary at home:
http://dictionary.reference.com/

Cambridge Dictionaries On-Line:
This dictionary offers examples of the words used in context:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

Thesaurus.com
When you need a synonym, and you don’t like Microsoft Word’s suggestions:
http://thesaurus.reference.com/

Documentation
For information on APA citations:
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocAPA.html

The APA website:
http://www.apastyle.org/

A sample paper using APA citations:
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/social_sciences/sample.html

A sample APA Reference List:
http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/litc/tutorials/apa_style/samples.html

MLA Manuscript Format:
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/manuscript.html

Writing Information for Students and Faculty

Purdue University Writing Lab Handouts
This on-line writing lab has excellent handouts and resources for students and teachers
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index.html

Handouts from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Writing Center http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/index.html

Writer’s Web
A very helpful handbook designed and maintained by University of Richmond’s students and faculty
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html

Guide to Grammar and Writing
A great source of information and exercises on sentence level, paragraph level, and essay level concerns
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.php

The Write Place
Leo: Literacy Education Online
An extensive collection of information on the writing process, organization and cohesion, grammar, punctuation, citing sources, business writing, resumes, stylistic concerns and different types of writing
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu

Temple University Writing Center
Handouts on planning, drafting, revising, and proofreading
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/

The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
A thorough site which deals with all aspects of college writing
http://nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/

Capital Community Technical College Website
A good collection of information on diagramming sentences, easily confused words, and rules for spelling and punctuation
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.php

Interactive Grammar and Writing Activities

Self-Study ESL Quizzes
A large number of quizzes for ESL practice
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/index.html

Interactive Quizzes and Lessons
http://www.englishlearner.com/

Dave's ESL Café Quiz Center
ESL Exercises and Quizzes
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/

Writing Exercises for Engineers and Scientists
http://writing.eng.vt.edu/exercises/