Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Revision in Business Writing
Persuades the reader of the importance of revision, and outlines the process of good revision: language, tone, organization, and correctness.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Writing a Research Paper
Provides a comprehensive guide to writing a professional/technical research report. Includes information on purpose, pre-writing, audience analysis, and general technical writing guidelines. For more specific information, click on the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding and Analysis of Literary Text: Syntax
A learning module that teaches students about syntax in six mini-lessons: Introduction, What is Syntax?, The Building Blocks of Syntax-Clauses and Phrases, Adding on-Figures of Speech, and Your Turn.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Democratic Processes
In this activity, students write informative/explanatory texts describing various aspects of the political process in the United States. This self-paced module is aligned to College and Career Ready Standards for Literacy in Social...
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides & Strategies: Writing Basics
This site by University of St. Thomas focuses on the basics for writing any paragraph. It is developed in outline fashion and is very easy to follow. This site provides a basic overview of the process of writing without going into a...
Joe Landsberger
Study Guides & Strategies: Writing Basics
A fairly detailed list of steps to take, with descriptions of those steps, in order to write a good essay.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Plague Words and Phrases
"Avoid problems created by these words or phrases." Examples: And also, As to Whether, and lots more.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Definitions of Basic Sentence Parts
This site from Capital Community College Foundation provides all the different parts of speech and their definitions. It also shows word functions and their use.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Colon
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using the colon, including two forms of presentations as well as a quiz where students can apply their understanding of colon usage.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Ellipsis
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using the ellipsis. A quiz link is provided.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Bracket
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using brackets.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Slash or Virgule
Instructional resource providing notes and examples on the rules of using a slash, also called a virgule, slant or solidus.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Paragraph Development
This site from the Capital Community College helps with paragraph development and topic sentences.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract, Concrete, General, and Specific Terms
Insightful, conversational discussion of the four terms and how each are needed to improve communication provided for by the Capital Community College.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Using Commas With Introductory Phrases
This online quiz from the Capital Community College is tightly focused on commas and introductory phrases. Ten questions ask the reader to insert commas where necessary, then check the sentence against the website's version. Vocabulary...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing
A treasure of grammar and writing information. Index links broken down to sentence level, paragraph level, and essay level. Site also contains PDF samples of business writing and research papers, PowerPoint presentations, interactive...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Semicolon
What is a semicolon and how do you use it in your writing? Check out this tutorial to learn more about this punctuation mark in English sentence structure.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Colon
What is a colon and how is it used properly in your writing? This site gives examples of proper usage.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Punctuation
This site features a punctuation practice exercise. Students have an opportunity to test their punctuation knowledge when they visit this interactive resource.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Recognizing the Function of Phrases
In this quiz, students read the sentence, determine the function of the group of words in all capitals and select the correct answer. Java is required.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Review of Punctuation
Students will choose which, if any, of a list of sentences is punctuated correctly or incorrectly. When students select an answer, a pop-up box appears with feedback including the answer and explanation. Java is required.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quiz on Using Quotation Marks
This site offers a 10 question quiz in which students read a sentence or sentences and are asked to insert necessary punctuation --commas and quotation marks-- and capitalization. After completing each question or at the end, they click...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Style Chart [Pdf]
A brief organizer in which students can analyze a given selection's writing style. Includes sections on diction, figures of speech, images, and sentence structure.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Out of Proportion
Students are asked to explain how natural disasters affect environmental health.