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Writing Resources

These links may provide you with ideas, suggestions, and information that will help you improve your writing.

Purdue's OnlineWriting Lab. A comprehensive site that includes excellent handouts, tutorials, and examples on topics ranging from the technical (e.g., grammatical rules) to the strategic (e.g., how to write a research paper):

University of Florida Reading and Writing Center.

The Center for Communications Practices at Renssalaer Polytechnic. Includes handouts and online resources. Provides an excellent resource for revision.

University of Wisconsin Writing Center. Their Writer's Handbook provides helpful handouts on grammar and style as well as excellent information on academic writing and documentation styles.

University of Victoria ( Canada) Writer's Guide.

University of Richmond Writer's Web. Interactive resources on the paper-writing process.

The Write Place. St. Cloud State's Literacy Education Online (LEO).

Guide to Writing and Grammar. Includes quizzes and PowerPoint presentations.

National Writing Centers Association's list of Online Writing Centers.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus. Much more comprehensive than Microsoft Word's spelling and thesaurus capabilities.

InfoHawk. Your gateway to doing better research. Not everything can be found on Google.