Writing and Grammar Links
This page provides information about writing and grammar resources.
Do you need help with writing?
Introducing the new
A-B Tech Writing Center
Laurel Building, Room 114
Open to students in all programs!
English instructors are available to assist with
Brainstorming/pre-writing
Clarity of expression
Design
Organization
Thesis construction
Support for ideas
Smooth transitions
Appropriate language
Integration of secondary source material
Documentation
and more!
Beginning Tuesday, 1/22/08,
the Center will be open Monday-Friday.
Stop by Laurel 114 or call 254-1921, Ext. 218,
for hours of operation or
to schedule an appointment.
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If you are writing in psychology, sociology, or other behavioral science courses or science-related fields, use this guide from the American Psychological Association for citing electronic sources in the APA style. |
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If you are writing in psychology, sociology, or other behavioral science courses or science-related courses, use this guide from Purdue University Online Writing Lab. |
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"A comprehensive manual that not only covers citation of online documents but provides guidelines for producing them. . . . An excellent supplement to the standard style manuals." - Library Journal |
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Classic writing/usage guide, now on-line, part of the Bartleby Library. |
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"Annotated directory of web sites focusing on English grammar, style and usage, words, active writing, reference sources, word play, plain language." |
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A Glossary of Literary Terms and A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices |
Searchable glossary containing definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices and other literary terms. |
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This interactive handbook, by Charles Darling, provides advice on grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization for writing essays and research papers. "Contains several digital handouts on grammar and English usage, 130 computer-graded quizzes, recommendations on writing -- from basic problems in subject-verb agreement and uses of articles to exercises in parallel structures help with argumentative essays." |
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Guide to Locating and Documenting Internet Sources - Author/Date/Page Style |
This guide explains how to locate online sources, select appropriate information, paraphrase or quote information and paste it into a report, and document borrowed information correctly according to the Author/Date/Page Style. |
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Guide to Locating and Documenting Internet Sources - MLA Style |
This guide explains how to locate online sources, select appropriate information, paraphrase or quote information and paste it into a report, and document borrowed information correctly according to the MLA Style. |
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If you are writing in psychology, sociology, or other behavioral science courses or science-related courses use this guide by Charles Darling from Capital Community Technical College. |
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Use this guide if you are writing in humanities or English. This site by Charles Darling from Capital Community Technical College gives effective advice on and examples of the following aspects of writing research papers:
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How to Evaluate Website Content |
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Tutorials on using the Internet for research from University at Albany of the State University of New York. |
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Another classic writing/usage guide, now on-line, part of the Bartleby Library |
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The Modern Language Association provides online explanation on documenting electronic sources, including Internet sources. |
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If you are writing in humanities or English, use this guide from Purdue University Online Writing Lab. |
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The Online Writing Lab (OWL) from Purdue University is one of the foremost Internet writing labs in the United States, with many resources for students of writing. |
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"This online guide offers help in discovering, organizing, revising, and editing your writing - of special interest to English composition students and instructors." Contains guides to APA and MLA styles. Click here to download this guide to your hard drive. |
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This companion website to the The Prentice Hall Guide for College Writers provides interactive exercises to help you identify problem areas in your writing. |
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18 useful pages on prose style and mechanics, including MLA and APA style from The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |
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This service of Youngstown State University and the Ohio Library and Information Network provides the following guides to writing and research:
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This online textbook in basic writing offers students three approaches to becoming more confident writers. Part One examines how sentences work, giving students a structural understanding of the language they use every day. Part Two focuses on errors that commonly appear in written English. Part Three suggests techniques and topics for developing ideas in writing. Students may move back and forth among parts, using the resources collected in Part Four as support. This site was written by Evelyn Farbman and prepared for the Internet by Charles Darling, Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut. |
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This companion website to the Simon & Schuster Handbook provides interactive exercises to help you identify problem areas in your writing. |
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Free writing classes presented in video for Real Player. |
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"The UNC Writing Center" includes guidelines and examples for writing different types of papers and reports in many disciplines, including how to document research papers in both the MLA and APA formats |
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Enormous amounts of downloadable texts on areas from punctuation to writer's block |
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"Your connection to professional writers and editors, and the secrets that have made them among the best in their field." |
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"The Internet Writing Journal -- Award-winning Monthly Online Magazine featuring Author Interviews, Writing Articles and Book Reviews." |
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