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You can find resources on
writing on the Internet, in the library, and in second-hand bookstores.
With so many resources available, it can be hard to sort the most useful
from the second-rate.
For help with writing
skills in general, check out the resources below. If you find
any
that
you
think are
particularly helpful,
please suggest them.
If you're looking
for help with a
particular type of writing, choose an assignment.
If you're having trouble finding information, check out these research resources.
 Getting Started
Citing
Sources
Avoiding
Plagiarism
Raising
Your Grade
Brushing
Up on Grammar
ESL
Resources
Getting Started
 Create
a Paper (interactive template)
The
Writing Process
Organizing
Information
How
to Mind Map (graphic organizing technique)
Note-taking
Strategies (PPT)
Cornell
Note-taking Diagram (.doc)
Note-taking
Resources
Citing
Sources in APA Style
 Hamilton
College Style Guide (.doc)
APA
Decision Tree (.doc)
Citation
Machine (enter
your information and get reference list entries and parenthentical
citations)
APA
Style Home Page
Social
Sciences: Documenting Sources (Diana Hacker's site)
Model
APA Paper (Shaw; PDF file)
APA
Style Essentials (Vanguard)
Using
American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Purdue
OWL)
FAQs
About APA Style (APAstyle.org)
APA
Documentation tutorial (uw-madison)
APA
compared to MLA (PPT)
Avoiding Plagiarism
How
Not to Plagiarize
Plagiarism—And
How to Avoid It
Plagiarism
Resources from Indiana U
Understanding
Plagiarism
What
Is Plagiarism and Why Do People Do It?
Hamilton's
Plagiarism Policy (PPT)
Raising Your Grade
Critical
Thinking
Note-taking
Strategies (PPT)
Note-taking
Resources
Revising
and Proofreading Strategies
Revision (PPT)
Don't Trust
Your Grammar Checker
Brushing
Up on Grammar
Exercise
Central (text companion site)
Online
Grammar Tutorial (gateway
to Exercise Central)
Interactive
Grammar Exercises
“Ask
the Grammar Guru” at
University of Kansas Writing Center
Charles
Darling's “Guide
to Grammar and Usage”
“Garbl’s
Online Grammar Guides”
Elements
of Style (Strunk
and White's classic self-help text)
OWLs
(online writing labs) on the Web
ESL
Resources
ESL
Reading
Dave's
ESL Cafe
ESL
Study Hall (reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, U.S. culture,
and listening)
Advanced
Composition for Non-Native Speakers of English
Randall's
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
Ruth's
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