Tuesday, May 17, 2011

5 Basic Writing Resources

1- Purdue Online Writing Lab

This website is a quick reference to MLA and APA style. It gives descriptions and examples on how to cite, quote, paraphrase, and summarize properly.

2- Guide to Grammar and Writing

This website gives rules and examples for grammar use and rules and examples for writing. This site also gives quizzes for users to take so they may practice and test themselves.

3- How to read college texts

This website gives college students a guide on how to read academic texts critically, what the structure of academic texts are like, how to skim and speed read, and how to read literature critically.

4-An Online Textbook for Basic Writing

This online textbook gives students three approaches in becoming better writers by examining how sentences work, common errors that appear in written English, and suggesting how to develop ideas for writing.

5- Online Dictionary

The online dictionary gives a quick look up for definitions, but it gives examples on how that word is used in various ways. It also has an online thesaurus, a translator for 50 languages into English or vice versa.

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