JBJ Class

Writing Tips


  • 15 Grammar Goofs (some common mistakes)
  • Academic writing tips (great resources from the Purdue OWL)
  • ​Avoiding Wordiness (some great writing tips)
  • Coherence (making your writing flow)
  • General writing tips (links to pages about mechanics, grammar, etc.)
  • Grammar Girl (LOTS of great tips)
    • Editing Checklist (her suggestions for what to check before turning something in)
  • Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers
  • ​Punctuation when combining sentences (one of many good resources on this)
  • Punctuation within quotations
  • Purdue OWL (the best source for how to do MLA)
  • 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 (from the Writing Center at UNC)
  • Transitions #1 and #2 (both from the Purdue OWL)
  • Using Commas (just one of many sites that show how)
  • Using Semicolons​

Vocabulary
  • ​College Prep Vocabulary List
  • ​Where words came from (a great way to remember what words mean)
  • ​Ways to learn vocabulary (some suggestions you might want to try)
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