Resources
Writing Process Resources
Purdue Owl
- Character Questionnaires
- Character Tips
- Developing an Outline
- Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for Argument Papers
- Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions for Exploratory Papers
- Prewriting (Invention)
- Proofreading Your Writing
- Reverse Outlining: An Exercise for Taking Notes and Revising Your Work
- Starting the Writing Process
- Writer’s Block/ Writer’s Anxiety
Grammar Resources
Daily Writing Tips Archive—Grammar 101
- The Basic English Grammar eBook
- English Grammar 101: All You Need to Know
- English Grammar 101: Parts of Speech
- English Grammar 101: Interjections
- English Grammar 101: Conjunctions
- English Grammar 101: Verb Tense
- English Grammar 101: Verb Mood
- English Grammar 101: Verbs Voice
- English Grammar 101: Introduction to the English Verb
- English Grammar 101: Articles
- English Grammar 101: Adjectives
- English Grammar 101: Adverbs
- English Grammar 101: Prepositions
- English Grammar 101: Pronouns
- English Grammar 101: Plural Form of Nouns
- English Grammar 101: Nouns
- English Grammar 101: Sentences, Clauses and Phrases
Grammar Girl
Purdue Owl
- A versus An
- Active and Passive Voice
- Adjective or Adverb
- Apostrophe
- Appositives
- Capital Letters
- Commas
- Count and Noncount Nouns
- Dangling Modifiers
- Higher Order Concerns (HOCs) and Lower Order Concerns (LOCs)
- How to Use Adjectives and Adverbs
- How to Use Articles (a/an/the)
- Hyphens
- Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Irregular Verbs
- Numbers
- Parallel Structure
- Parts of Speech Overview
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Punctuation
- Quotation Marks
- Relative Pronouns
- Sentence Clarity
- Sentence Clarity Presentation
- Sentence Fragments
- Sentence Punctuation Patterns
- Spelling
- Subject/Verb Agreement
- Teaching and Assessing Grammar
- Transitions and Transitional Devices
- Two-Part (Phrasal) Verbs (idioms)
- Verb Tenses
Review Fuse
- Grammar Basics
- A few grammar tips
- Use English Punctuation Correctly
- HyperGrammar – A free online grammar course
- Mignon Fogarty’s quick and dirty tips for better writing
- 40+ Tips to Improve your Grammar and Punctuation
- English Style Guide
- Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style
- Better Writing Skills
- Dr. Grammar’s Frequently Asked Questions
- English Grammar FAQ
Critiquing Resources
Purdue Owl
- Fiction Writing Basics
- Pattern and Variation in Poetry
- Pattern and Variation: Aural
- Pattern and Variation: Visual Literary Analysis and Criticism
- Literary Terms
- Literary Theory and Schools of Criticism
- Reverse Outlining: An Exercise for Taking Notes and Revising Your Work
- Writing a Review
- Writing a Literary Analysis Presentation
- Writing About Fiction
- Writing About Literature
- Writing About Poetry
- Writing Task Resource List
Workshop Resources
Purdue Owl
- Primary Research
- Evaluating Sources of Information
- Internet References
- Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
- Searching the World Wide Web
Recommended Resource Sites
- Creative Writing Prompts
- Critique Circle
- Daily Writing Tips
- Grammar Girl
- Internet Writing Workshop
- Purdue Owl
