• Here are links to online guides to a wide range of writing issues, from grammar and citations to technical writing and essay exams.  Check out these sources, but don't forget to consult your Freshman English handbook!

  • Grammar
  • English as a Second Language
  • Style
  • Composition
  • Research
  • Documentation
  • Writing Guides to the Disciplines

  Grammar

  • Darling's Grammar
  • Jack Lynch's Guide to Grammar & Style
  • University of Wisconsin Writer's Handbook
  • Twenty Most Common Errors
     

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  English as a Second Language

  • EduFind
  • Bilingual Activities for ESL Students
  • Dave's ESL Cafe'
  • Ann Raimes ESL Center

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  Style

  • Strunk & White's Elements of Style
  • Roget's Thesaurus
  • Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with examples
  • NCTE Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language
  • H.W. Fowler's The King's English

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  Composition

  • Writer's Web
  • Writer's Workshop Online Writing Guide
  • Writer's Handbook: Academic Writing
  • Online Technical Writing
  • Writing Lab Reports
  • Writing Guides (by discipline)

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  Research

  • How to Evaluate a Web Page
  • HU Interactive Research Tutorial
  • Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals
  • Writer's Handbook: Academic Writing/Research
  • Tutorials on Finding Internet Sources

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  Documentation Style Guides
  Created by Northern Illinois University

  • American Political Science Association (APSA)
  • American Psychology Association (APA)  
  • Chicago/Turabian Style (CMS)
  • Council of Biology Editors (CBE)
  • Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
  • Numbered Systems in Scientific Fields
  • American Chemical Society (ACS) Style
  • American Medical Association (AMA) Style
  • Government Documents
  • Legal Citation
  • National Library of Medicine (NLM) Style

  For links to other documentation guides:

  • Citation Builder

  • Duke University's Guide (by academic discipline)

  • Guide for Citing Online Texts

  • University of Wisconsin's Guide

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Writing Guides to the Discipline

Click the link to your discipline to find online writing guides:

Writing in Biology
Writing in Economics
Writing in History
Writing in the Classics
Writing in Political Science
Writing in Physical Education
Writing in Mathematics
Writing in Psychology
Writing in Law
Writing in Theology
Writing in Chemistry
Writing in Engineering
Writing in Medicine
Writing in Philosophy
Writing in Culture Studies
Writing in Sociology
Writing in Film
Writing in Music
Writing in Speech
Writing in Nursing
Writing in Theatre
Writing in Dance
Writing in Education
Writing in Art
Writing in Foreign Language & Literature
Writing in Physics
Writing in English
Writing in Anthropology

Writing in Biology

Marquette University:

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginBiologyCourses.shtml

George Mason University:

http://classweb.gmu.edu/biologyresources/writingguide/GenIntro.htm

Oregon State University

http://microbiology.science.oregonstate.edu/writing

University of Richmond

http://writing2.richmond.edu/training/project/biology/biology.html

Colorado State University

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/index.cfm?guides_active=science&category1=38

Writing in Economics & Business

Colorado State University

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/index.cfm?guides_active=business&category1=37

George Mason University

http://classweb.gmu.edu/WAC/somguide/

Duke University:

http://lupus.econ.duke.edu/ecoteach/undergrad/manual.pdf

 Marquette University:

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginEconomicsCourses2.shtml

Carleton University

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/carl_ltc/quantitative_writing/index.html

 Writing in History

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/soc_sciences/history.shtml

George Mason University:

http://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/westernciv/writing/index.html

Columbia College

http://www.columbiasc.edu/WID/history/index.asp  

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginHistoryCourses.shtml

University of North Carolina

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/history.html

Schrag Writing Guide

http://www.schrag.info/teaching/index.html

Massey University

http://www.massey.ac.nz/?wa7433711e

Bowdoin College

http://academic.bowdoin.edu/WritingGuides/

 Writing in the Classics

Utah State University

http://www.usu.edu/markdamen/WritingGuide/00intro.htm

University of Kwazulu-Natal

 www.classics.und.ac.za/GuideEssays.doc

Skidmore College

http://cms.skidmore.edu/classics/Study_Skills/writing/index.cfm

Massey University

http://www.massey.ac.nz/?wa7433711e

Writing in Political Science

University of North Carolina

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/polisci.html

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginPoliticalScienceCourses.shtml

University of Richmond

http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/polisci/intro.html

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginPoliticalScienceCourses.shtml

George Mason University

http://classweb.gmu.edu/piaguide/

Writing in Physical Education

Writing in the Health Sciences

 http://www.hswriting.ca/index.php

Writing in Mathematics

Purdue University

http://ems.calumet.purdue.edu/mcss/kevinlee/mathwriting/writingman.pdf

Oregon State University

http://people.oregonstate.edu/~drayt/MTH338/advice.html

Carleton college

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/carl_ltc/quantitative_writing/index.html

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/math/

Montgomery College

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/~bnichols/Guide%20to%20Writing.pdf

Writing in Psychology

University of Washington

http://web.psych.washington.edu/writingcenter/writingguides.html

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginPsychologyCourses.shtml

George Mason University

http://psychology.gmu.edu/writing/advice.htm

Allegheny College

http://webpub.allegheny.edu/dept/psych/Writing.html

Writing in Law

University of Arkansas

http://www.ualr.edu/cmbarger/

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/Law.shtml

Chicago-Kent College of Law

http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LWTA.htm

Writing in Theology

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginTheologyCourses.shtml

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/religion.html

George Mason University

http://classweb.gmu.edu/WAC/ReligiousStudies/

Loyola University

www.loyola.edu/academics/collegeofartsandsciences/WAC/Theology.doc

Writing in Chemistry

Oregon State University

http://www.chemistry.oregonstate.edu/writing/WritingGuide2000.htm

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/sciences/chemistry.html

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginChemistryCourses.shtml

Swarthmore College

http://www.swarthmore.edu/x10546.xml

Kenyon College

http://chemistry.kenyon.edu/getzler/08F-CourseFiles/BriefGuideWritingChemistry.pdf

Writing in Engineering

Swarthmore College

http://www.swarthmore.edu/x10548.xml

Writing in Engineering

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginElectricalandComputerEngineering.shtml

Virginia Tech

http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/

George Mason University

http://classweb.gmu.edu/WAC/iteguide/

Colorado State University

 

Writing in Medicine

Writing in the Health Sciences

http://www.hswriting.ca/index.php

Yale University

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2589431

University of Texas

http://www.uth.tmc.edu/ama_tma/resolution_writing_guide.pdf

Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication

http://www.icmje.org/manuscript_1prepare.html 

Writing in Philosophy

 George Mason University

http://classweb.gmu.edu/WAC/philosophy/index.html

Oregon State University

http://oregonstate.edu/cla/philosophy/sites/default/files/pdf/WRITING_GUIDE.pdf

University of Melbourne

http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/resources/essay-guide.html

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/philosophy.shtml

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginPhilosophyClasses.shtml


Writing in Culture Studies

Oregon State University

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginSOCSCourses.shtml

Writing in Sociology

Darthmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/soc_sciences/sociology.shtml

Writing in Film

Darthmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/film.shtml

Writing in Music

Darthmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/music.shtml

Writing in Speech

Oregon State University

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/speech/writing/

Writing in Nursing

Writing in the Health Sciences

http://www.hswriting.ca/index.php

George Mason University

http://chhs.gmu.edu/writing/index/

Writing in Theatre

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/communication/index.asp

Writing in Dance

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/dance/index.asp

Writing in Education

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/education/index.asp

Colorado State University

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/index.cfm?guides_active=scholarly&category1=36

Writing in Art

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/arthistory.html

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/art/index.asp

Writing in Foreign Language & Literature

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginForeignLanguagesandLiteraturesCourses.shtml

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/modern_lang/

Colorado State University

http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/index.cfm?guides_active=literature&category1=35

Writing in Physics

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginPhysics2.shtml

Carleton College

http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/carl_ltc/quantitative_writing/index.html

University of Toronto

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/physics

State University of New York at Geneseo, Physics Writing Guide: How to write a Physics Journal Article

http://www.geneseo.edu/~mclean/Dept/JournalArticle.pdf

Writing Physics Papers:

http://www.physik.uni-regensburg.de/forschung/fabian/pages/mainframes/lecturenotes/lecturenotes_files/writing_physics_papers.pdf


Writing in English

Dartmouth College

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/english.shtml

George Mason University

http://classweb.gmu.edu/WAC/EnglishGuide/

Marquette University

http://www.marquette.edu/wac/departmental/MarquetteUniversityWritinginEnglishCourses.shtml

Columbia College

http://www.columbiacollegesc.edu/WID/english/index.asp

Writing in Anthropology

Oregon State University

http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/wrguide/