Writing Resources

Nobody writes perfectly the first time around. Good, polished writing takes time, and often this means working on several drafts by revising, editing, and proofreading. This site has been constructed to help you work on your writing and proofreading skills at your own pace, outside of classroom time.

Under Writing Handouts and Exercises you can find links to to explanations and exercises. Each page will give you simplified rules that you can apply to your own writing.  If you find yourself still struggling after looking at the explanation and doing the exercises, make sure to talk to your instructor.

Writing Resources also includes a variety of informational sites related to research and documentation.

Handouts/Exercises

Grammar and Usage Help

Grammar explanations and exercises

Articles (with exercise)

Subject-Verb Agreement (with exercise)

The Writing Process Includes:

Developing Paragraphs
Paragraph Coherence
Writing Arguments
Thesis and Topic Sentences

How Do I ____?

Write About Literature   

Take an Essay Test   

Cite Sources   

Quote or Paraphrase and Summarize 

Write Graduate School Application Essays   

Other Resources

English as a Second Language/ Non-Native Speakers