Learning Lab

Grammar Topics

• NC State University's Online Writing Lab
  An informative site with loads of actual student questions answered clearly and often cleverly
• Grammar Book
  Blue book of grammar and punctuation.
• The Grammar Lady
  Fun site for tips and practice.
• Adjectives and Adverbs
  - explains the basic differences between adjectives and adverbs
• ChompChomp.com
  Grammar Bytes
• Guide to Grammar and Writing
  - the most comprehensive grammar site on the internet!!
• Parts of Speech
  - handouts for nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions
• Punctuation
  - handouts for sentence punctuation, apostrophes, commas, hyphens, quotation marks, and other punctuation
• Sentence Construction
  - handouts on sentence parts, patterns, sentence errors, sentence punctuation, clauses and phrases, dangling modifiers, parallel structure, and active and passive voice in verbs
• Writing (Planning / Writing / Revising / Genres)
  
• Guide to Grammar & Writing
• Practical Punctuation Guide, Self-Help Handouts

Style and Writing Tools

• Companion Site to Longman Writer.
  Comp I textbook companion site.
• Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.
  A classic, now available on-line.
• Indiana University Writing Resources
  A good source for APA citation, book review format, using outlines, writing a good thesis statement, paragraphs and topic sentences. Explanations are clear and detailed. Accessible through the "Writing Resources" icon.
• Humanities Documentation Style
  Comprehensive Site for MLA documentation.
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  This site offers good suggestions for literacy analysis and revision of papers. Accessible through "Online help for common writing assignments and problems."
• Allyn and Bacon Compsite
  Guides, pointers and activity areas to help with writing projects
• University of Pennsylvania
  Offers grammar and style notes.
• Diana Hacker
  Companion site for Hacker's A Writer's Reference.

Literary Resources

• MIT Libraries Literature Resources
  Excellent site devoted primarily to English and American literatures
• Internet Classics Archive
  Searchable works.
• Victorian Web Overview
  Wonderful site for Victorian lit studies.
• Lit Links
  Wide variety of lit links.
• Online symbolism dictionary
  
• Anthology of Middle English Literature
  Entries on Chaucer, Gawain, Malory and others.
• American Verse Project
  19th Century American Poets
• William Faulkner
  
• Fantastic Fiction Biographies
  Bibliographies for over 3000 authors of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy

Library Resources

• Stanford University Library
  
• A Web of Online Dictionaries
  
• OneLook Dictionaries
  Names, terms, acronymns, abbreviations, etc.
• Translating dictionaries
  Over 15 languages. Free.
• Library of Congress
  
• Virtual Reference Desk
  
• The Alternative Dictionaries
  an Internet slang collaborative project.
• The Internet Public Library
  Collections include reference, exhibits, newspapers, and more!
• The Book of Cliches
  
• Thesaurus, Phrases and Quotations
  Search site.

Online Writing Labs

• Purdue online writing lab
  

Other Writing Projects

• Writing in the Job Search
  Handouts and tutorials on writing on the job, resumes, business letters, memos and much more.
• Technical Communication
  Companion site to Mike Markel's book. Excellent resources for technical writing.
• Handspeak
  Online sign language dictionary
• Jack Wolcott's Theatre History on the Web
  
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
  

English Composition

• Developing a Working Thesis
  
• Sample Essays:
  • Cause - Effect
    
  • Classification
    
  • Definition
    
  • Description
    
  • Example
    
  • Narrative
    
  • Persuasive
    
  • Process
    
• Dartmouth Writing Program

Reference

• Ask a Linguist
  
• Bartleby.com: Great Books Online
  
• Elements of Style, by William Strunk, Jr.
  A classic, now available on-line.
• Indiana University Writing Resources
  A good source for APA citation, book review format, using outlines, writing a good thesis statement, paragraphs and topic sentences. Explanations are clear and detailed. Accessible through the "Writing Resources" icon.
• Learning Lab Tips on Critical Analysis - Fiction
  A great resource for critical analysis of fiction by Carroll Campell.
• Learning Lab Tips in Critical Analysis - Poetry
  By Carroll Campell What is poetry? How is it analyzed? What are the elements of poetry? Answers to these questions and many more.
• MELO Writing Center
  
• MGCCC Library Research and Writing Guide
  
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  This site offers good suggestions for literacy analysis and revision of papers. Accessible through "Online help for common writing assignments and problems."
• Roget's Thesaurus
  
• The Internet Public Library
  Collections include reference, exhibits, newspapers, and more!
• Webster's Dictionary