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Organization and Development   The Sentence Level   Writing with Sources
  1. Bad Paragraph / Good Paragraph: Effectively Developing a Persuasive Paragraph
  2. Organizing and Developing a Persuasive Essay
  3. Organizing and Developing Persuasive Paragraphs
  4. Thesis Statement
  
  1. The Fascinating World of Commas
  2. Formal Writing Voice
  3. Identifying and Correcting Common Errors in Writing
  4. Semicolons
  5. Using Specific and Concrete Diction
  6. "Words, Words, Words"
  
  1. Citing and Documenting Online Sources
  2. Citing Sources
  3. Documenting Sources from Online Subscription Databases
  4. Online Research Resources
  5. Quoting, Paragraphing, and Summarizing
  6. Sample "Works Cited" Page for Online Sources
  7. Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
  8. Using Sources Effectively
Using Quotations   Checklists   Miscellaneous
  1. Integrating Quotations into Sentences
  2. Using Quotations Properly
  
  1. Checklist for Using Online Sources
  2. Checklist: Organization and the Support and Development of Ideas
  3. Checklist: Style and Mechanics
  4. Revision Checklist
  
  1. Evaluation and Grading Criteria for Essays
  2. Getting Started on Essays
  3. Peer Critique Form
  4. Requirements for All Essays
  5. Sample Essay on Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
  6. Sample Essay on Mansfield's "Miss Brill"
         
         
Links to Other Resources
         
Writing Guides and Websites   Grammar, Punctuation, Style   Writing Essays
  1. Guide to Grammar and Writing
  2. U of W-Madison's Writing Center's Writing Handbook
  3. Michael Harvey's The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing
  4. Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
  5. Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
  6. U of Richmond's Writing Center's Writer's Web
  7. U of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide
  8. IVCC's Style Book
  
  1. Jack Lynch's Grammar and Style Notes
  2. Strunk's Elements of Style
  3. Big Dog's Grammar: A Bare Bones Guide to English
  4. 11 Rules of Writing
  
  1. Lyman A. Baker's "An Explication of a Student Essay in Critical Analysis"
  2. University of St. Thomas' Writing Persuasive Essays
  3. Logical Fallacies
Writing Research Papers   MLA Style for Online Sources   General Research Resources 
  1. Guide for Writing Research Papers
  2. A+ Research & Writing for High School and College Students
  3. Researchpaper.com
  4. Dr. Gwen's Research Paper Information Page
  
  1. MLA's "How Do I Document Sources from the World Wide Web?"
  2. Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web
  3. The U of W-Madison Writing Center's MLA Style: Citing Electronic Sources
  4. Bedford / St. Martin's Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources: World Wide Web site
  
  1. Finding Data on the Internet: A Journalist's Guide
  2. Internet Public Library's Links to Online Newspapers
  3. New York Times
  4. Washington Post
  5. Chicago Tribune
  6. Chicago Sun-Times
  7. American Civil Liberties Union
  8. National Technology Transfer Center: U.S. Government Resources
  9. The Library of Congress
  10. The Gallup Organization
  11. National Public Radio Online
  12. CNN News
  13. U.S. News Online