The Writing Lab at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
The nation's flagship electronic writing center. This site offers an unusually wide selection of handouts, exercises, and self tutorials on topics including punctuation basics, resume writing, writing research papers, and documentation across academic disciplines.
Cal State Los Angeles Writing Center
http://www.calstatela.edu/centers/write_cn/
This page offers a long list of writer’s resources on grammar, rhetoric, documentation, and style.
The University Writing Center at UNC, Chapel Hill
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/index.html
Excellent resource with handouts supporting all steps in the writing process, as well as information about writing for different disciplines.
One Look Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com
This website allows you to use several different dictionaries at the same time.
Researching and Documenting Sources (from Purdue University)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
Purdue’s online guide offers useful information and advice as well as links to MLA and APA style guides.
The Bedford St. Martin's Sample Document Gallery
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/modeldocs/
Sometimes the best way to understand the wonderful world of citation is view a sample. This website offers you papers in MLA, APA, and Chicago (in the Humanities section); business and technical writing samples; and samples from the sciences.
Writing in the Arts and Sciences at Marquette
http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/DepartmentalReferenceGuide.shtml
A page of tips for students and a checklist for writing research papers in a large number of academic disciplines.
Easy Bib
http://www.easybib.com
Helps students create properly formatted bibliography entries.
The Grammar Slammer
This site provides a no-frills, yet extensive list of grammatical definitions and terms.
Grammar Bytes
http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
This site offers a unique and refreshing look at grammatical concerns with helpful illustrations along with clear and concise explanations.
Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/
A great step-by-step site that offers advice on everything from topic selection to finishing touches.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
http://www.powa.org/
Another interactive page that assists in the developmental stages of writing. It offers descriptions of various methods in creating effective writing strategies.
University of Richmond Writing Center - Writer's Web
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html
This site has detailed information on mechanics and other structural issues. It also provides in-depth looks at editing, analysis and writing across disciplines.
Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/5/
This is a link to the Purdue Owl and its ESL resources which are thorough, in-depth and user-friendly.
DeAnza College - Excellent ESL Websites
http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/madiganjulie/stories/storyReader$8
This is a link to DeAnza College which has compiled a list of ESL websites that provide games, activities, and quizzes for student of all levels.
Oatmeal
http://theoatmeal.com/
Writing is about more than structure and grammar - it is also about creativity! Writer's block shows us that coming up with creative, original material can be as hard (or harder) than mechanics and sentence structure. So here's a site the can ignite a creative spark with an amusing take on the ordinary.
