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Student Resources
icon Diagnostic Test
Take this online test to assess your English skills.
icon Student Essays Annotated for Important Writing Features
These essays, written by students using Real Essays, are annotated for important writing features.
icon Exercise Central Lesson Plan
Practice your grammar and writing skills with this collection of exercises.
icon Writing Résumés and Cover Letters
Help and advice for writing as you apply for work.
icon Advice on Oral Presentations
Five strategies to make you a better public speaker.
icon Learning Styles Questionnaire
An online questionnaire to determine how you learn best.
icon Essay Planning and Peer Review Forms
Download useful forms for the essay-writing process.

Other Resources
icon Re:Writing for Instructors
Click for free workshops, bibliographies, and online journals for professional development. Demo and preview Comment, ix, and i-claim, our new digital teaching tools.
icon Re:Writing Basics for Students
Find tools and advice about writing and rhetoric, using and citing sources, and practicing your grammar and style.

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