Fundamentals of Writing Study Guide

This guide provides links to help you create a research strategy for fundamentals of writing. Knowing which options are available allows you to quickly select those most appropriate for your topic.

To start your research, SCC Library Information Specialists suggest:

LINCC Online Catalog Subject Browse Lists which are linked to SCC Library holdings including the Call Number & Availability for each.

 Internet Links:

• Editing/Proofreading/Revising
• Essays: Argumentative
• Essays: General
• Grammar
• Mega
• Online Writing Labs
• Paragraphs
• Sentences
• Style Guides

LINCCWeb Subject Headings linked to SCC Library holdings including the Call Number & Availability for each.

• Americanisms
• English language  - Grammar
• English language  - Grammar - Dictionaries
• English language - Grammar - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• English language - Grammar - Problems, exercises, etc.
• English language - Orthography and spelling --Dictionaries
• English language - Orthography and spelling - Problems, exercises, etc
• English language - Orthography and spelling - Programmed instruction
• English language - Paragraphs
• English language - Problems, exercises, etc.
• English language - Punctuation
• English language - Punctuation - Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• English language - Rhetoric
• English language - Rhetoric - Study and teaching
• English language - Sentences
• English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers
• English language - Textbooks for foreign speakers.
• English language - Usage - Dictionaries
• English language - Writing
• Essays
• Proofreading - United States
• Report writing - Study and teaching
• Report writing - Study and teaching (Higher)
• Spellers
   

Internet Links

Editing/Proofreading/Revising

• Common Proofreading Symbols
• Editing & Proofreading Strategies for Revision (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• I want to improve the way my writing sounds. (The Write Place, St. Cloud State University)
• Proofreading (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
• Proofreading for Commas (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Proofreading Strategies (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Proofreading Your Paper (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Twelve Common Errors: An Editing Checklist (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
• Revising Prose (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Writing Center)
• Steps in Editing Your Papers (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
   

Essays: Argumentative/Persuasive

• Academic, Persuasive Essay Topics (About.com)
• Guidelines for Writing Argumentative Essays (Gallaudet University)
• Writing Argumentative Essays (Bill Daly)
   

Essays: General

• Constructing an essay (Eastern Kentucky University)
• Essays (University of Victoria)
• Five Paragraph Essay
• How To Write a Five-Paragraph Essay (About.com)
   

Grammar

• Blue Book of Grammar & Punctuation: Straus
• Capitals (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Common Grammatical Mistakes: Spelling, punctuation, & usage (Webgrammar)
• Commas with Restrictive & Non-Restrictive Modifiers (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
• Dashes (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
• General Writing/Grammar Resources on the Web (Local Writers’ Workshop)
• Grammar & Style Guides for Writers (Inkspot)
• Grammar Help (about.com)
• Grammar Internet Sites
• Grammar, Spelling, & Punctuation (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Guide to Grammar & Writing (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• On-Line English Grammar (EduFind)
• Parts of Speech (about.com)
• Parts of Speech (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Pronoun consistency (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Pronoun reference/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Pronouns/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Punctuation (about.com)
• Punctuation (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Spelling (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Spelling/Vocab (about.com)

Mega

• A+ Research & Writing for College Students (Internet Public Library)
• Activities for ESL Students (Internet TESL Journal)
• English Lessons & Tests (Elek M??r englishlearner.com)
• General Writing Concerns (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL) includes: Planning/Starting to Write, Effective
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant (Chuck Guilford)
• Research & Documenting Sources (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
   

Online Writing Labs

• On-line Writing Lab, Purdue University (OWL)
• Other Online Writing Labs (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• OWL Handouts (Purdue)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center
• Writer's Guide (University of Victoria) 
  

Paragraphs

• Avoiding Primer Language (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Coherence: Transitions between Ideas (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Consistency of Tense & Pronoun Reference (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Editing Paragraphs (WritingDEN)
• Paragraphing (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• The Paragraph (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Paragraph Development & Topic Sentences (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Paragraphs (WritingDEN)
• Sentence-Combining Skills (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
• Sentence Variety (Charles Darling, Capital Community College)
   

Sentences

• Active & passive constructions/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Agreement: pronoun antecedent/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Comma-splices & fused sentences/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Dangling modifiers & Misplaced Modifiers/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Parallel structure/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Prepositions/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Semicolons (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
• Sentence Construction (Purdue University Online Writing Lab, OWL)
• Sentence fragments/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Sentences (about.com)
• Sentences (WritingDEN)
• Subject-verb agreement/ "Self-Test" (Big Dog's Grammar)
• Subject-Verb Agreement (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
   

Style Guides

• Clear, Concise Sentences (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)
• Transitions (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)

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