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This site has lots of information about our assignments, but I'll provide links on Google Classroom when I assign them.
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Here are some extra resources that might come in handy:
Miscellaneous
Writing & Research
Vocabulary
Grammar & Punctuation
Writing & Research
- Purdue OWL (the best source for how to do MLA style)
- General writing tips (links to pages about mechanics, grammar, etc.)
- Academic writing tips (great resources from the Purdue OWL)
- Avoiding Wordiness (some great writing tips)
- Coherence (making your writing flow)
- Sentence Variety #1 (a good file showing ways to make your writing more interesting)
- Sentence Variety #2 (another one)
- Signal words (ways to introduce a quotation in your writing)
- "The Elements of Style" (a classic, short & sweet handbook on grammar & usage)
- Transitions #1 (from the Writing Center at UNC)
- Transitions #2, #3 , and #4 (from the Purdue OWL)
Vocabulary
- College Prep Vocabulary List (100 you should know before you graduate)
- Where words came from (a great way to remember what words mean)
- Ways to learn vocabulary (some suggestions you might want to try)
Grammar & Punctuation
- 15 Grammar Goofs (some common mistakes)
- Grammar Girl (LOTS of great tips)
- Editing Checklist (her suggestions for what to check before turning something in)
- Grammarly (like a spell-checker, but for grammar)
- Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers (how to avoid this common mistake)
- Punctuation when combining sentences (one of many good resources on this)
- Punctuation within quotations
- Using Commas [Type "commas" in the search box.]
- Using Semicolons (just one of many sites that show how)
