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 Resources Online The Chaffey College Language Success Center has compiled a list of websites for you. These sites offer a wide variety of grammar, punctuation, usage, and mechanics exercises. You will also find textbooks online, dictionaries online, Chaffey College websites and much more. Enjoy this site and good luck with your writing quest! Learning Styles How do you learn best: by reading a book and taking notes, by looking at pictures and diagrams, by listening to a lecture, or by assembling a model? If you know what your unique learning style is, you can study for your college course more effectively. You can find out what your learning style is by taking the VARK Questionnaire. Grammar Exercises and Usage Online Blue Book Grammar Exercises This site hosts various grammar and punctuation exercises. http://grammarbook.com Exercise Central Practice the usage of grammar, style, punctuation, and mechanics. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/exercisecentral/ Grammar Bytes In addition to grammar exercises, this site has an index of grammatical terms. http://chompchomp.com/menu.htm Grammar Girl and Grammar Grater Grammar got you down? Check out these websites for podcasts on grammar, word choice, style, and punctuation. http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com and http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/podcasts/grammar_grater/ Guide to Grammar and Writing This is Capital Community College's one-stop site for learning about the proper use of English in writing. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ Textbooks Online St. Martin's Guide to Writing This textbook is used in many English 1A classes. You can review key concepts from the textbook through interactive exercises and learning tools. http://bedfordstmartins.com/theguide Dictionaries Online Dictionary.Com When you are having problems spelling a word or choosing a word with just the right meaning, use this site. http://www.dictionary.com Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online This link gives you access to Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online. The site also links to their thesaurus. Are you having a problem with spelling or locating the right word to convey your meaning? Check out this useful site to increase your word power. http://www.m-w.com Chaffey College Online Chaffey College At this site you have access to admissions, departments, faculty, the library, and much more. Please take a look at what Chaffey is doing today. http://www.chaffey.edu English Department You can connect with your instructor or your English online course here. http://www.chaffey.edu/english Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center If you are writing a persuasive paper, check out this Chaffey Library resource. Get ideas for topics and a better understanding of the arguments surrounding today's issues. Access the Chaffey College Library at http://www.chaffey.edu/library. Click on Databases then on Gale Indexes. Enter the password. lastly, click Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. College Resources Dartmouth Writing in the Humanities Dartmouth College's online writing materials include guidelines on writing papers in the humanities for non-majors. You will find help with writing art history, film, music, religion, and philosophy papers. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/write.shtml International Writing Centers Association The IWCA website hosts a variety of information. You can access other Writing Centers, resources for writing, and several journal articles. http://writingcenters.org/index.php Ohio University Need help finding a topic to write about? Ohio University's webpage "Topics to Read, Write, and Talk About" provides you with almost all the information you'll need to choose a paper topic and write about it. Some topic pages even include definitions and links to sites useful for research. An indispensable tool for students with writer's block! http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/index.html Online Writing Lab, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Are you writing an abstract, argumentative paper, or cause and effect essay? The Online Writing Lab has links to sites that provide guidelines for writing different types of papers. http://www.siue.edu/is/writing/refbook/types/ University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas covers topics of interest to writers including these: using transitional expressions, spelling, revising, and writing in specific subject areas. http://uwc.utexas.edu/handouts Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) OWL offers a wide variety of handouts, workshops, and resources related to writing. Here is a short list of services provided:
Southern Utah University The Writing Center at Southern Utah University has a list of helpful and concise "tipsheets" that assist students with topics ranging from thesis statements and wordiness to active/passive voice and wordiness. http://www.suu.edu/hss/english/writingcenter/tipsheets.html The Writing Center at Colorado State University This is one of the most comprehensive sites about writing on the web. Dive in and explore! http://writing.colostate.edu/guides The Write Place, St. Cloud State University A wealth of writing tips awaits you. Of particular interest are the sections on business and resume writing. http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html UNC Writing Center UNC Writing Center handouts cover a range of topics from thesis statements and logical fallacies to documentation and grammar. Learn to write papers for different disciplines as well as your personal statement: the college entrance essay. http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/ Writer's Web, University of Richmond Get started on developing your writing process at this site. Highlights include prewriting activities and writing papers for biology, history, and the social sciences. http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html Writing Center at Texas A&M University Another multipurpose resource for writers, this site includes handouts on analyzing poetry, writing critiques, and annotating bibliographies. http://writingcenter.tamu.edu Documentation Guides Avoiding Plagiarism Wondering if you've plagiarized? Purdue University's online writing lab (the OWL) explains plagiarism and how to avoid it. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ Landmarks Citation Machine Education technology instructor David Warlick has created this interactive web tool that will help teachers and students cite outside sources in MLA or APA formats. http://citationmachine.net McGill Library Are you looking for a comprehensive guide to documentation? This site can link you to information on a variety of styles including AIP, APA, ASA, CSE, CBE, MLA, Chicago, Medical, and Turabian. http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-assistance/writing/citations/guides/ Noodletools Here is an interactive exercise that can help you provide the publication information needed for different MLA-style entries. Learn how to cite books, magazines, and online publications and how to create a works cited page. http://tinyurl.com/8k432t7 Plagiarism.org For an easy-to-understand explanation of plagiarism and tips on how to avoid plagiarism in your own writing, try this site. http://plagiarism.org/ Writer's Handbook This site explains three documentation styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago. When you are writing a paper, it is important to give credit where credit is due. Utilize this site if you are having difficulties with your citations. http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Documentation.html ESL Websites Englishpage.com This site has numerous well designed grammar and vocabulary lessons. http://www.englishpage.com English-Zone.Com Here's a comprehensive ESL site that is just as useful for English Language Learners as it is for native speakers. It includes sections on grammar, vocabulary, spelling, idioms, study skills, reading, and writing. http://english-zone.com ESL Gold This comprehensive website offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced writers help with writing, grammar, vocabulary, and idioms. http://eslgold.com E.L. Easton--English Online The English page contains links to sites dealing with types of writing, citation, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and vocabulary. http://eleaston.com Dave's ESL Cafe "Stuff for Students" includes information on idioms, phrasal verbs, and slang. Get your questions about ESL issues answered by clicking on the Help Center link. http://eslcafe.com Essay Tools Thesis Builder If you are writing a persuasive essay, use Tom March's Thesis Builder to construct a tentative thesis.. http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.php Personal Statements and Scholarship Essays Admissions Essay Help Packet, Writing Scholarship Essays Self-claimed Harvard educated admissions editors from the organization Essayedge.com have put together a helpful packet of tips for writing admissions essays. http://www.essayedge.com/teachers/essayhelppacketshort.pdf Application Essays The University of Wisconsin-Madison's online Writing Center breaks down the process of creating a college application essay. One section includes space for brainstorming ideas. http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/apessay.html Cambridge Essay Service This site has seven great tips for writing college entrance essays. http://www.hbsguru.com/College.html#1 Hispanic Scholarship Fund While the information in this site is slanted toward students who are applying for scholarships through HSF, the general guidelines for applying for a scholarship can help any scholarship hunter. http://www.hsf.net/Programs.aspx?id=518&terms=personal+statement Scholarship Help ScholarshipHelp.org covers all aspects of the scholarship application process, including explanations of the different types of scholarships, tips on evaluating them, and links to directories of scholarships. http://www.scholarshiphelp.org/scholarship_essay.htm Scholarship Tips UC Irvine's webpage on scholarship applications advises on issues such as "reading the fine print" and keeping copies of applications, information that other tipsters often omit. http://www.scholars.uci.edu/tips.asp Transfer Application Personal Statement Essays Want tips specifically for writing transfer application essays? Check out Cabrillo College Counselor Marcie Wald's expert advice. http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/articulation/documents/essaywksphandout_F_10.pdf Writing Scholarship Essays This is a brief but informative guideline mostly on content related issues for the scholarship application published by Kansas State University. http://www.k-state.edu/artsci/scholarship/essay.html Writing the Personal Statement Purdue University has produced a short webpage on writing personal statements, which includes sample essays as well as advice from admissions representatives. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_perstate.html Reference Resources Reference Desk "The best source for facts on the Net." This megasearch engine allows your mind to explore the rich vastness of information found on the Internet. Don't overload yourself! http://www.refdesk.com A Student's Guide to Research with the World Wide Web Learn to evaluate different types of websites for relevance, authority, and accuracy. http://www.slu.edu/colleges/AS/ENG/cai/research/index.html Writers' Networks National Novel Writing Month During November, write a novel with assistance from Nanowrimo. http://www.nanowrimo.org |
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