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
Merriam Webster Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Roget's Thesaurus
 
Online Help Sites -- "how-to" guides 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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