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Altoona's
OWL (Online
Writing Lab)
Links for writers
Advanced writing | Avoiding plagiarism | Business writing
English as a Second Language (ESL) | Getting started
Grammar and punctuation | Organization | Other OWLs
Writing about literature, poetry, or films
| Prewriting questions for book, movie, or play reviews | |
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Reading and writing about poetry |
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReadingPoetry.html |
| Writing an abstract | http://web.princeton.edu/sites/writing/Writing_Center/Handouts/abstracts.pdf |
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Links to handouts on conducting research and citing properly |
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html |
| Avoiding plagiarism (This page includes examples in writing essays and computer programs.) | http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/plagiarism.html |
| Using MLA style | http://www.mla.org/style |
| Using APA style | http://www.psu.edu/dept/altoonalrc/APA.htm |
| Business writing | http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html |
English as a second language (ESL)
| Common errors in English | http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/ |
| ESL links | http://www.rong-chang.com/ |
| Getting started, prewriting (Click on "writing process.") | http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/composition.htm |
| Overview (lots of links) | http://writingcenters.org/writers.htm |
| Common grammatical errors and how to fix them | http://www.arc.sbc.edu/grammar.html |
| Common punctuation errors and how to fix them | http://www.arc.sbc.edu/punctuation.html |
| Tips on editing and proofreading your papers | http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/proofread.html |
| Commonly misspelled or misused words | |
| For grammar help, use this excellent site for review and self-quiz. This site has a search engine for grammar help. | http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm |
| Grammar handouts | http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html |
| See the section on "paragraphs" or "essay & research paper level" | http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm |
| Purdue University Online Writing Lab--the original OWL | http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ |
Writing about literature, poetry, or films
| Organizing and writing a review about a book, movie, or play | http://www.temple.edu/writingctr/student_resources/reviews.htm |
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