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Improve Your Writing Index INFORMATION Many students who feel weak in writing put off taking writing courses and hurt their grades in other courses as a result. Many courses require term papers, essay tests, and many other written assignments that make good writing skills an extremely important prerequisite. ADVICE If English is not your native language, be sure to focus on learning English and learning how to write in English as soon as possible. You must work much harder to learn to write good English than other students. INTERNET
LINKS (TIPS: Find a good writer to read your papers and give you feedback. Seek individual help from instructors. Also, use the Grammar check program on your word processing program. However, you must carefully check its suggestions against material in the following references if you are not certain that it is correct, because these programs make frequent mistakes.) General Writing Help for Anyone ***** The Elements of Style, William Strunk. This short classic is the
most widely used reference for decades. Knowing it's principles is a MUST! ****Paradigm Online Writing Assistant **** Guide to Grammar and Style By Jack Lynch ***University of Texas writing tips ***Jack Lynch's Guide to Writing and Style ***Handouts on a variety of writing topics ****Paradigm Online Writing Assistant *** PROCEDURE FOR WRITING A TERM PAPER *** HUNG UP ON WRITING PAPERS? FREE YOURSELF! *** HOW TO WRITE AND REVISE A ROUGH DRAFT ** SHORT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS (very brief) APA (American Psychological Association) Style Writing ***Writing Guide for writing APA (American Psychological
Association) Style Special Writing Help for ESL (English Second Language) Students ***ESL Resources for Students On Line Dictionaries and Other Writing References The American Heritage® Dictionary of
the English Language (Free on-line). The Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus ROGET'S THESAURI (2) Roget’s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases. 1922 QUOTATIONS Bartlett, John. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.
GO TO: book_sites.htm Other student services and
student organizations may also be helpful See courses in the English Department, courses for non-English speakers offered through Extended Education, and go to the English Dept Writing Lab.
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