The Write Stuff by Rachel Stevens

START HERE!

rs877 — 2013-09-22 00:15:53 UTC

Read this document to learn more about what this board is (and isn't), as well as helpful tips for posting and using material.

Purdue OWL Website

rs877 — 2013-09-22 00:27:38 UTC

This website is an invaluable resource for MLA and APA citations.

Cline Library

rs877 — 2013-09-22 00:31:41 UTC

This is a link to NAU's Cline Library page. From here, you can conduct online research, check to see what books are in the library, and get help from librarians.

Persuasion Map

rs877 — 2013-09-22 01:49:19 UTC

Stuck on outlining your paper? Try making a persuasion map from readwritethink.org. This interactive site allows you to outline your thesis, main ideas, and conclusions. You can then print it out, save it for later, or email it. Working in a group? Not a problem! You can email it to as many people as you want.

OUTLINING YOUR PAPER:

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GRAMMAR HINTS, TIPS, AND HELP:

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USEFUL RESEARCH RESOURCES:

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Darling's Guide to Grammar & Writing

rs877 — 2013-09-22 01:59:01 UTC

Recommended by the University of Chicago's Writing Program, this simple-looking site offers an array of grammar assistance. From sentence-level instruction to freewriting advice, this site has it all--even quizzes!

APOSTROPHES!

rs877 — 2013-09-22 02:19:05 UTC

Stuck on apostrophes? Having a hard time remembering whether it's "the cats" or "the cat's"? Check out this video from Grammar Bytes to revisit your apostrophe rules.

Commas, commas, and more commas.

rs877 — 2013-09-22 02:25:35 UTC

From explaining the serial comma to managing introductory phrases, this video from education-portal.com is short, funny, and VERY helpful. What's more, it's part of an open source online English class, so there is additional information about comma use and a quiz to help you practice.

Outline Generator

rs877 — 2013-09-22 02:45:40 UTC

If you're looking for something a little less fancy than the persuasion map, try the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Outline Maker. Don't be fooled by its simple layout; this outline maker allows you to add discussion points and generate a printable outline. One drawback: it does not have a conclusion section.

DISCUSSION BOARD:

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Post your helpful findings here. Once approved, they will be available to view on our page!

Ms. Stevens' sample post

rs877 — 2013-09-22 02:53:47 UTC

This is a sample of what your post will look like. Make sure to include your name in your post title.

Grammar Exercises

rs877 — 2013-09-22 03:07:50 UTC

Looking for some grammar practice? This exercises, also from Grammar Bytes, can help refresh your grammar knowledge (or maybe even teach you something new!). Topics include: sentence fragments; comma splices; they're, their, there differentiation; and subject-verb agreement.

Grammar Girl

rs877 — 2013-09-30 23:46:32 UTC

Grammar girl Mignon Fogarty provides helpful tips and explains pesky grammar rules in this catch-all web site. There are videos, podcasts, and traditional articles that can help with many grammar woes.

CITATION FORMATION:

rs877 — 2013-10-01 02:26:19 UTC

These sites are helpful for creating citation pages.

BibMe.org

rs877 — 2013-10-01 02:28:04 UTC

This citation generation site is extremely helpful for finding the proper citation for APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian formats. From books and magazines to web sites and films, BibMe can help you find and create the citation information for a number of sources. As with any citation page, you will want to double check the generator's work, but it's a very helpful resource!

Citation Machine

rs877 — 2013-10-01 02:33:25 UTC

This is another helpful citation generator site. Like BibMe, Citation Machine can help you make references for APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian formats. The site isn't very pretty, but it's an excellent resource!

Flagstaff Public Library

rs877 — 2013-10-01 02:42:36 UTC

This is the link to the Flagstaff Public Library website. While its selection is not as diverse or extensive as Cline Library's online databases, the FPL can be a great supplemental research resource (and paper writing location!).

Common Misspelled Words

rs877 — 2013-10-01 03:13:51 UTC

A graet idea can go to waiste if it's not speled right. This site has 100 commonly misspelled words, as well as tips for remembering how to keep from making the same spelling mistakes twice.

Grammarly Handbook

rs877 — 2013-10-01 03:46:09 UTC

From one of the most popular grammar-checking sites on the internet comes this online handbook for grammar rules, hints, and tips. While you have to pay to use the Grammarly main website, this handbook is free for public use. For some fun English-related posts, check out the Grammarly blog and Facebook links!

Semicolons Help

2014-04-12 02:03:50 UTC

The use of semicolons often confuses people, so this site provides rules of when to use a semicolon and when to use a different from of punctuation. It also shows examples.

Pre-Writing Strategies

2014-04-12 02:11:18 UTC

Many people struggle with starting their paper, so this site provides steps that guides people into narrowing down their topic and their ideas. It helps people get organized and figure out what they really want to talk about in their paper.

CSUN Library Research Strategies

2014-04-15 00:48:02 UTC

This is a website about how you are supposed to conduct research and make sure that the research is appropriate and a reliable source. This website will help you to find sources, evaluate the source, write on that source as well as help with the citation of the source.

Easy Bib

2014-10-16 11:12:58 UTC

This is another good citation generation website. As with any citation generation machine, you'll want to double check all entries Easy Bib creates for you.

Wiley Online Library

2014-11-24 19:22:12 UTC

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/browse/publications?type=journal

This online resource can help write a research paper in English 105 or any other class. The website has a wide variety of journals that can be put to use in a variety of research papers.

Each journal provides an abstract, so it is easy to tell what the article is about at a glance. All the articles are approved by different universities so they can be valid, and entries also provide all necessary citation information.

Science Direct

2014-11-24 20:50:39 UTC

This website is a great resource for writing a research paper that has a subject in a science field. It has 2500 books that can be used in research and 26000 scientific journals tat will also help with any research needed. On the very start of the website all you have to do is find the subject of science or the beginning letter of an article or book.

It also has all the information to create a well developed citation because it has publisher, dates, volume, pages, and much more.

American FactFinder

2015-02-03 19:25:22 UTC

Created by the US Department of Commerce along with the US Census Bureau, this fact checker resource has endless results and is easy to use. From facts about the nation, states, cities and citizens, American FactFinder provides popular facts for different searched topics.

One Stop English

2015-02-03 19:37:01 UTC

One Stop English is a website that students can use to update skills and learn more about current English writing techniques. Anyone can register through an account, or simply browse at ease. The home page has tabs that range from current news, grammar, skills, and more. There are interactive games that will help students better understand topics through completing fun activities.

PubMed

2015-03-07 06:51:44 UTC

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

Google Scholar

2015-03-09 00:55:14 UTC

https://scholar.google.com/

This is a link to Google's academic search engine, a very streamline alternative to individual databases. This search engine expands writers' usable resources from a single database to the entire internet.

Essay Info Writing Guide

2015-03-11 01:42:35 UTC

This website is a site that can will take you through an essay start to finish. The website is great for all writes.

Thesaurus

2015-03-11 05:54:12 UTC

This website is very helpful when

you feel as though you are being

repetitive and need to find a similar

word for the idea that you are trying

to present. its also good when you

want to find a sophisticated synonym

for a certain word.

Make Citation

2015-04-24 06:17:20 UTC

This is a helpful citation generator website. It is very simple and easy to use. You can create citations in MLA, APA, and 10 other formats. This site is basic but gets the job done well.

UNC's Need Help Understanding? Website

2015-05-01 22:55:39 UTC

This website is from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is very useful to those students who have never written an argument paper or those who need help with citing. As an added bonus, some of the instructional links also have videos on how to do a certain task or ability.

Also this website is useful for not just English 105 essays, but future writings as well, including speeches, book reviews, or even for application essays. If you, the writer, have any further questions you can do a quick question with them. Over all this website is a excellent source to go to when in need of help of writing an essay.

Portland Community College's Online Studies and Practice

2015-05-06 03:41:44 UTC

This website from Portland Community College is a great source to use when a student just wants to practice their English writing skills. This source gives online resources on grammar and writing, reading, vocabulary, spelling, study skills, and communication/pronunciation.

GENERAL WRITING STRATEGIES & HELP:

rs877 — 2015-05-06 17:26:25 UTC

Whether you're at the beginning, middle, or end stages of writing your essay, these resources will help answer your more general questions.