"Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions."

-Albert Einstein-

Writing Resources:

Grammarbook.com - Grammar workbook and quizzes, Rules with examples (punctuation and capitalization)

Owl (Purdue's Online Writing Lab) -
Grammar and usage explanations, spelling
ESL assistance
Documenting sources
Exercises for practice
Power point presentations
Hypertext workshops
Tutorials: searching internet, on-line writing resources

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant -
Organizing, revising, and editing writing
Writing thesis/support essays
Writing argumentative essays (anticipating opposition)
Documenting sources

Rutgers Guide to Grammar and Style -
Getting an “A” on an English paper
Rules, style, usage, mechanics (punctuation)

The Writing Center - Comprehensive yet concise list of rules for good writers: parallelism, subordination, vivid word choices, active verbs, emphasis, precision, pronouns

Word Detective - Fascinating examinations of appropriate vocabulary, Excellent source for enhancing vocabulary

Writers' Workshop (University of Illinois) - “Writer resources”: grammar handbook, citation styles, ESL resources, writing tips, Comprehensive variety of explanations

Answers.com- One of the finest on-line encyclopedias

Bartleby.com (The Elements of Style) - Classic reference book for English usage and principles of composition

Bedford St. Martin's (Reference: Online Sources)- Reference guide for citing internet sources: MLA, APA, Chicago Style, CBE—with detailed directions and examples

Columbia University Press - Citing and documenting on-line sources, preparing Works Cited

Cornell University: Analyzing Information Sources - Analyzing on-line information sources

Dakota State University Online Writing Lab www.departments.dsu.edu/owl/index.htm -
On-line writing resources (handouts, handbook, tutorial) Visual tutorials: create MLA Works Cited page
Searching for images on AP Multimedia Archive

Garbl's Writing Center- Editorial-style manual,
Annotated directory of writing web sites, Concise writing guide

Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples - Excellent catalog for English students

OSUN Writing Lab - Links to dictionaries, on-line sites that explain MLA and other style manuals, search engines

Stylewizard - MLA citations