Writing Links

 

The Writing Process

General Introduction

• http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/termpapr.html
• http://www.sba.muohio.edu/hwi/teamwritingprocesses.htm
• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/writeproc.html

Starting To Write

Topic: Writing
Level: Intermediate
Skill: How To Begin Writing
Type Of Material: Explanatory Notes

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_plan1.html
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

Editing & Revising

Topic: Writing
Level: Intermediate
Notes: Suitable for self-study and teacher resources
Skill: Revising in Writing
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/revising.html
• http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/editing.html

Sample Essays

• http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/sample.html
• http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/sampleessay.html
• http://tip.gallaudet.edu/englishworks.xml

Writing A Report

Topic: Writing a Research Report
Level: Intermediate
Notes: Suitable as Guidelines for Students Report Writing
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/656/01/

Writing A Summary

Topic: Tips for Summary Writing
Level: Intermediate
Notes: Suitable as Guidelines for Students Summary Writing
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/summary.html

Writing An Essay

Writing a Five Paragraph Essay

Topic: Writing an Essay with Five Paragraphs
Level: Basic - Intermediate
Notes: Suitable for self-study and teacher resources
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://tip.gallaudet.edu/englishworks.xml

Types of Essays

Topic: Essay Writing
Level: Basic - Intermediate
Notes: Suitable for self-study and teacher resources
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/descriptive.html
• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/narrative.html

Components in an Essay - Writing the Introduction

• http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/intro.html
• http://ec.hku.hk/acadgrammar/essay/section2/part3.htm
• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/intro.html
• http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/EssayWritingIntros.html
• http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/intro.htm
• http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/introductions.html

Components in an Essay-Writing the Body Paragraphs

• http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/body.html
• http://fictionwriting.about.com/?once=true&

Components in an Essay - Writing the Conclusion

Topic: The Conclusion Part of an Essay
Type Of Material: Explanatory Notes
Skill: Intermediate

• http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/conclusions.html
• http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/conclusions.html

Components in an Essay - Sample Essays

• http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/sample.html
• http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/sampleessay.html

Effective Writing

Effective Writing

Topic: Writing
Level: Basic - Intermediate
Skill: Conciseness in writing
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html

Effective Writing

Topic: Using Transitions
Level: Basic - Intermediate
Notes: Suitable for self-study + teacher resources
Skill: Transitional Expressions
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes

• http://www.infoplease.com/homework/ttransition.html
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/600/01/

Problems And Errors In Writing

Topic: Writing
Level: Intermediate
Skill: Mistakes in writing
Type Of Material: Explanatory notes + examples

• http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/grammar/marking/paramark.htm
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/573/01/

Citations & References

• http://www.uwlax.edu/biology/communication/CitationsVsReferences.html
• http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/res-citsandrefs.html
• http://library.ucsc.edu/help/howto/use-apa-citation-style
• http://apastyle.apa.org/

Business Letter and Resumes

• http://www.webenglishteacher.com/letters.html

Thesis Writing

Dissertation/Thesis Guide

Topic: Thesis writing
Level: For postgraduates
Type Of Material: Self-study notes
Notes: Excellent guide from Michigan State University prof. S. Joseph Levine. With great links and also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

• http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/

The Thesis Writing Process

Topic: Thesis writing
Level: For postgraduates
Type Of Material: Self-study notes
Notes: Links to other aspects of graduate study and career choice. From Dianne Frost OLeary.

• http://www.cs.umd.edu/~oleary/gradstudy/node10.html

Thesis Proposals: A Brief Guide

Topic: Thesis writing
Level: For postgraduates
Type Of Material: Self-study notes

• http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/thesis.html