Writing Tools

Using and Documenting Sources

Citing Sources from the Web -- formats for Works Cited entries and MLA notes.

MLA Notes -- how to integrate source citations into your text.

A System for Taking Notes -- tips for organizing your support material.
 

Writing Help Files

Four "secrets" of successful writing

Quick reference:  Punctuation

Quick reference:  Mechanics

Demon word pairs

Problems with comma splices and fragments

Problems with modifiers

Problems with pronouns
 

Online References

Research-it! -- An all-in-one page with dictionary, thesaurus, translators and other language tools.

Merriam Webster Dictionary

Roget's Thesaurus

 
Online Help Sites -- "how-to" guides, tutorials and references for writing and research.

Parkland Writing Center

Purdue Univ. Writing Resources

Colorado State Univ. Writing Guides

Duke University -- guide to library research.

Online English Grammar

Common Errors in English

Bartleby.com -- links to reference books, fiction and non-fiction classics, poetry.

Elements of Style -- the classic by William J. Strunk on usage, composition and clarity.

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