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Writing About Literature

The Writing Process (Rutgers U)
 
Writing About Literature -- Brief Guide on Organization (Goshen Coll.)
 
Writing About Literature (Northeastern U -- archived site: 03-07-2005)
 
Basic Tips for Writing about Literature
 
Writing About Literature (U of Alabama at Birmingham)
 
Literary Resources on the Net (Rutgers U)

Reader Response Prompts--For Informal Reflections and Narrative Inquiry
 
Patterns for a Literary Thesis
 
Critical Approaches to Literature
 
Quick List of Literary Terms 
 
Glossary of Literary Terms  (Gale Research/Thomson-Gale)


The Research Paper

Diana Hacker--Research & Documentation Online 

Diana Hacker--Example Research Paper
 
Literary Resources on the Net (Rutgers U)

Research Paper Assignment for English 9

Research Paper Assignment for English 12 Honors

Research Paper Working Thesis Wiki Page *


Style


Style
 
Elements of Style by Strunk & White
 
Principles of Composition
 
MLA Manuscript Style for Formal Papers 
 
MLA Style for Works Cited Bibliographies
 
Plagiarism -- What It Is and How to Avoid It 
 
Evaluating Internet Resources for Scholarly Work 
 
Pennsylvania State System Assessment--Writing Rubric

History of the English Language


Grammar

Grammar Guide (Rutgers U)
 
Top Ten Most Common Problems--Mr Youngs Sees In Students' Writing
 
Guide to Grammar and Writing 
 
Big Dog's Grammar & MLA Citation Quick Guide 

Grammar Gorillas Game

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Wordplay

The Word Spy
 
The Word Detective
 
Linguistic Fun
 
Fun With Words


Reference

Merriam-Webster Dictionary
 
Roget's Internet Thesaurus


Assessment

Writing Rubric (PSSA Domain Scoring)


 
 
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