Resources for Writers
Resources from the Web:
- STEPS (Students Teaching English Paper Strategies): This web site is designed for students, by students, to provide a doable process for analyzing literature and writing about it.
- Most Common Errors Website: This site lists the most common errors in college student writing and explains how to fix them.
- Exercise Central: Website with Diagnostic Quiz and Practice Exercises: Sign in to take the free quiz under "personal study plan" and do exercises related to your most common errors.
- Penguin ESL Common Errors Workbook: This site explains common errors and offers online exercises.
- The Purdue OWL: General Writing Resources: This site features writing exercises and information about the mechanics of writing.
- Proofreading Techniques handout: Some tips from Dr. Jane Fife on how to proofread your writing.
How Students Can Use Writing Center Consultations:
- Make frequent appointments with the Writing Center to help keep you on schedule with your drafting.
- Discuss using writing to draft ideas.
- Discuss an effective writing process for you.
- Diagnose your common errors and explain how to fix them.
- Discuss examples of research articles in your discipline to better notice the conventions to apply in your writing.
Some of the links on this page may require additional software to view.