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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Mla Formatting and Citation Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation formatting the page with MLA Style.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Chicago/turabian Formatting and Citation Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the Chicago Manual of Style and its shorter version of Turbian's Manual of Style. It explains the formatting and citation systems and how are similar and different.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Genre

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on genre which cautions students to be sure there are writing the type of writing that was assigned. They need to know the different genres and what is expected of them.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Citations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on the need for proper citation of all sources including in-text, footnotes, and endnotes in the appropiate style.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Title

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips on writing a strong title.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: The End

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of text requirements that may be necessary after the conclusion of a research paper.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Pre Printing Check

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of items to check before printing a final copy.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Post Printing Check

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips for printing a final copy.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Asa (American Sociological Association)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the basics of the ASA citation style including in-text citations and the basics of bibliographic citations with examples. A link is provided to the ASA website for more information.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Chicago (Chicago Method of Style)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on Chicago Manual of Style rules for citation of sources; it includes in-text and bibliography examples and offers links to the Chicago Manual of Style website and the Turbian Style website.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Strunk's the Elements of Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Bartleby.com's online version of William Strunk, Jr.'s classic reference book, "The Elements of Style."
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Writer's Choice: Grade 9 Proofreading Practice

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides 2 exercises in which students proofread passages for errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and usage, and then retype the passage correctly. When finished they can click on Answers for feedback.
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Other

Williams College Library: Chicago Manual of Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lists information on citing books, articles, interviews, electronic sources, etc. Unique because it tells how to cite interviews. Also has information pertaining to Williams College Students only.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Global Revisions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page focuses on how to do global revisions, reading and rereading drafts for content and quality, before editing for errors.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Organizing and Developing Your Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of four important parts of a writing project with links to additional information on each.
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Colorado State University

Colorado State University: Writing @ Csu Writing Guides

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a fairly sophisticated series of writing guides. It assumes that users already have a solid grasp of spelling, grammar and mechanics, so it focuses more on organization and types of presentation than on more basic skills....
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: 5 Basic Proofreading Habits

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of the five specific things to focus on when proofreading your writing.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: What Is Proofreading?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what proofreading is, how it differs from editing, and provides tips on how to proofread.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Wrangling Research, Apa Style

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An overview of the purpose and rules of APA guidelines. Includes a slideshow tutorial and video on formatting the document in MS Word 2007. Additional resources are also listed. [0:32]
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Supporting Points and Proof

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of supporting details and tips on writing them.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Standard Documentation Formats

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Documenting Internet resources is becoming standardized. You'll find some of the basics here, plus links to more detailed guidelines now included in respected academic style guides. L.9-10.3a Standard Format, W.11-12.6 Technology,...
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Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: 10 Perfect Pieces of Advice on How to Edit Your Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list of 10 ways to edit your writing.
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Grammarly

Grammarly Handbook: Mechanics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of the importance of mechanics and links to additional information on specific focus areas.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Writing Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Straightforward tutorial explaining the rules about numbers in writing.