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Book-Specific Resources / Links / The Art and Craft of Writing THE PURDUE ONLINE WRITING LAB http://owl.english.purdue.edu This extensive site features handouts on writing-related issues, resources for working online, and hypertext workshops on resumes, cover letters, research papers, conducting research online, and e-mail tutoring. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS WRITING CENTER http://uwc.fac.utexas.edu Resources for college writing, including handouts on specific issues like "Analyzing a Poem" and "Cover Letters and Personal Statements." Includes many useful links to help with grammar, documentation, and writing for different purposes. THE ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTER http://www.dartmouth.edu/admin/acskills Click on "Academic Success" for tips from Dartmouth College on managing your time, reading textbooks, taking notes, and other study skills. STUDY SKILLS GUIDE http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/helplist.htm The academic advising office of the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University presents this site full of advice on time management, taking an essay exam, effective reading and note-taking, and other academic skills. PROOFREADING TIPS http://www.ualr.edu/~owl/proofreading.htm The online writing lab of the University of Arkansas maintains this brief list of useful tips for effective proofreading. AMERICAN STORIES http://www.wwcd.org/action/ampu/bray.html A short essay on the importance of talking and listening to sustain a civil and culturally diverse society; author Rosemary Bray argues for the importance of shared stories and a kind ear. TIPS ON WRITING ESSAY EXAMINATIONS http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/history/essayexm.htm Tips on writing essay exams, with useful test-taking strategies and definitions of exam terminology. INTRODUCTIONS AND THESIS STATEMENTS http://www.hamilton.edu/academic/resource/wc/Intro_Thesis.html This page, written by two students at Hamilton College, provides sound advice and examples from student papers in many disciplines. TEXAS A&M WRITING CENTER http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/writing/journal.html Questions to help you analyze a journal article or essay. WRITING PARAGRAPHS http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/paragrph.html A page providing an excellent overview and exercises, part of the University of Ottawa's HyperGrammar site, a wonderful resource in itself. UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND'S WRITING WEB http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html Explore topics by stage of the writing process, from writing a first draft to documenting sources. INVENTION TECHNIQUES http://rwc.hunter.cuny.edu/writing/on-line/invention.html The Hunter College Writing Center reviews ten different invention techniques. THE GETTYSBURG POWERPOINT PRESENTATION http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Peter Norvig's Web page offers this parody of a PowerPoint presentation, using President Lincoln and the Gettysburg address. GUIDE FOR WRITING RESEARCH PAPERS BASED ON MLA DOCUMENTATION http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml Created by the humanities department at Capitol Community College, this site offers in depth, step-by-step instructions for writing MLA-style research papers. USING MLA FORMAT http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html The Purdue University Online Writing Lab's overview of MLA basics. This selection is based on the work of Nick Carbone, a well-known scholar of online discourse. |
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