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Writing Resources
- Able Plus--Selling Study Star, software to help with a variety of writing tasks including note-taking, planning, and outlining.
- Creative Writing Resources on Lifetips.com--Resources to help with creative writing.
- An Essay Is Like a Journey--A helpful guide to spicing-up your dull five-paragraph essays. Includes a list of questions to ask yourself along the way.
- Essay Punch--Online tutorial that walks the user through the steps of writing an essay.
- The Essay Wizard--Includes free tips and resource lists for writing college application essays, as well as two different options for more personal help for a fee.
- Explore Writing--How to write almost anything.
- Five-Paragraph Essay Wizard--Information and writing prompts for the five-paragraph essay.
- How to Write an Essay--Includes examples of good and bad writing.
- How to Write an Essay: 10 Easy Steps--A step-by-step guide with extras such as info about MLA. Includes help for doing the initial research.
- Language Foundry--Creative writing advice. .
- Learning Resources: Essay Writing --Detailed diagram of the entire
- Litpage: Clearly Structured Essays--Simple tips for structuring your essay.
- Mary-Jo Arn's Guidelines for Writing Essays--Focusing on literary essays (essays about a book or other piece of literature), it includes tips on using quotations and citing sources, as well as information about comparison/contrast essays.
- The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing--Detailed and comprehensive guide to college writing.
- Paradigm On-Line Writing Assistant--In addition to general writing tips, it includes guidelines for several specific types of essays such as exploratory essays and argumentative essays.
- Paragraph Pal--Interactive help for grammar and writing.
- Paragraph Punch--Online tutorial that walks the user through the steps of writing a paragraph.
- Purdue University On-Line Writing Lab--Use the Handouts section to find information on writing.
- Structure of the Five-Paragraph Essay--A colorful and organized guide.
- WordCalc--Counts the words.
- Write It Now--Download software to help with writing novels, for free. This is not useful for essay writing particularly, but if you are interested in writing longer, more story-based works, this software might be worth looking at.
- Writer's Blok--Creative writing resources, including advice for writing stories and poetry.
- Writing.com--Resource for creative writers.
- Writing a Critique of a Novel--Quick and informal list of questions to think about when analyzing literature.
- Writing Den--Includes information about writing different types of essays, including Definition, Classification, Description, Compare and Contrast, Sequence, Choice, Explanation, and Evaluation.
Bibliography/Research Resources
- Able Plus--Selling Study Star, software to help with a variety of writing tasks including writing bibliographies and endnotes.
- BibliographyWrite.com--Information about writing a bibliography.
- A Guide for Writing Research Papers: Based on MLA Documentation--Tips on conducting the research part of the research paper.
- A Guide to Evaluating Research Papers--Use this guideline to evaluate your own writing, then follow the links at the top for more helpful tips.
- A Guide to Evaluating Research Papers--Use this guideline to evaluate your own writing, then follow the links at the top for more helpful tips.
- Citation Styles Handbook--Information about citing sources.
- Idea Rover--Software to help with research.
- Library Spot--Links to libraries and other research resources, along with answers to research-related questions.
- MLA Online: Documenting Sources from the World-Wide Web-Go to MLA Style, then Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style.
- Organizing Research and Documenting It with MLA Citations--Geared toward beginning writers.
- A Student's Guide to WWW Research--Tips for finding and evaluating information on the web.
- Writing a Research Paper--A step-by-step guide.
Grammar Resources
- The American Heritage Book of English Usage--A practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English.
- The Basic Cozy English Grammar Course--A light-hearted, whimsical approach to learning basic English grammar. This site does not provide free content; the course is a video for sale.
- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation--Jane Straus' reference guide and workbook, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, is now available as an online resource. This site includes grammar exercises with answers as well as a grammar guide.
- Common Errors in English--Learn the common errors so you can avoid them.
- Daily Grammar--Have daily grammar lessons sent via email.
- Dr. Grammar - Your Rx for Writing Ills--Lots of links about grammar, including an ESL section.
- English Club English Grammar--Specifically for ESL students.
- Good Grammar, Good Style--Over 100 pages of useful articles and frequently asked questions.
- Grammar Bytes!--Handouts, rules, terms, and interactive exercises.
- Grammar Gorillas--Fun grammar game for kids.
- Grammar Grabbers--Grammar tips presented with humor.
- GrammarNOW!--Ask your question and get a free answer. Questions can relate to grammar, composition, editing, or proofreading.
- Grammar Quiz--Tests your grasp of punctuation, common verb and pronoun errors, sentence structure, and usage.
- Guide to Grammar and Style--Grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.
- Guide to Grammar and Writing-Grammatical information, quizzes, and a place to ask questions.
- Learn English as a Second Language--Grammatical information, quizzes, and a place to ask questions.
- Paragraph Pal---Interactive help for grammar and writing.
- WebGrammar's Free Tips--Grammar tips, style guides, and other writing resources.
Study Aids
- Antimoon.com--Help for people learning English as a second language, from people who already learned English as a second language.
- Bucknall's How to Succeed as a Student--Downloadable books, many of them free.
- EnglishClub--Help for learning English.
- ESL Resources for Students and Teachers--Long list of handouts containing grammar tips for people learning English.
- Get TOEFL--TOEFL test preparation help. This site includes some free preparation resources as well as more extensive resources for a fee.
- Math and Reading Homework Help for Kids
- Open English World--Provides free online lessons to help you learn English and speak English more fluently.
- Pronunciation Patterns-American English pronunciation software.
- Schoolsnet--Resources for students and parents in UK.
- Study Skills Help Page-See the Strategies for Success section for many tips on improving your academic performance.
- Study Skills Self Help Information--Online workshops and a variety of tipsheets to help with many different aspects of studying.
- UK Student Portal - Academic Directory---Articles about coursework, presentations, essays, and more.
- WebGrammar's Free Tips--Grammar tips, style guides, and other writing resources.
- Vocaboly--Vocabulary-building software with a free trial version you can download.
- Vocabulix-Improve your vocabulary skills in various foreign languages, online and free.
Tutoring/Editing
- Cambridge Essay Service--Editing and help with college application essays; this company charges a fee for their service.
- Editor Software--Download this software for free to try it before buying. StyleWriter runs from within Word and other leading word processors to show you how to edit every sentence.
- Essay Edge--Editing and help with college application essays; this company charges a fee for their service, but they do answer questions for free. Use coupon #1010452610 to save $5.
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- GetBestMarks-Paper editing and proofreading, for a fee.
- GrammarNOW!--Ask your question and get a free answer. Questions can relate to grammar, composition, editing, or proofreading.
- Homework Help-Offering 24/7 expert academic homework help. This company charges a fee for their service.
- Papercheck--Paper editing and proofreading, for a fee.
- Proofreading.com-Paper editing and proofreading, for a fee.
- Scribendi Editorial Services--Offering a wide range of services, including translation, for a fee.
- Study Help--Get help with your SPECIFIC homework questions. You won't get the answers, but you will get help in finding the answers.
- Supaproofread.com-Paper editing and proofreading, for a fee.
- With Honors--Two Harvard Honors graduates provide essay editing services, including help with application essays, for a fee.
- Writing Unlimited: A Writing Course Online---Writing Unlimited charges a fee for this service.
- WSU's Online Writing Lab--Proofreading services and writing chatrooms.
Collections of Links
- Awesome Library - K-12 Education Directory
- Education Resources
- FetchBook.Info--Compare book prices at 81 bookstores with over 40,000 book sellers.
- Homework Spotlight--A well organized list of links to useful homework-related websites.
- Literary Links and Charms---Links to writing and literature resources.
- Writing and Grammar Resources
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