GRAMMAR, RESEARCH, & WRITING

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Tutoring, Message Boards, Bulletin Boards

Academic Assistance Access - a homework helper where you (and others) email questions and everyone receives back by email the answers to all questions asked.  You have to join the email list, which is free and fast, and designate the area in which you are joining, which includes high school subjects and college subjects, including English grammar
http://www.tutoraid.org/faq/

Jesse’s Word of the Day - daily answers to grammar and vocabulary questions; past answers are available, or you can send in your own question
http://www.randomhouse.com/jesse/

Word Games - links to all sorts of online word games, most of which are intended to boost your vocabulary
http://www.in.on.ca/~hoad/gamemenu.htm

Citation Form

Citing electronic sources in MLA style  
http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles

Documenting sources from the Web in MLA style
http://www.mla.org/main_stl.htm#sources

Guide for Writing Research Papers based on MLA documentation  - easy to navigate site
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm

MLA Citation  
http://www.johnco.cc.ks.us/~kgeekie/mla.htm

Grammar and Style Resources

The Comenius English Language Center – look at English from the perspective of someone for whom English is not their native language. Sections on fables and idioms, as well as writing
http://www.comenius.com/index.html

Darling’s Guide to Grammar and Good Writing - frequently overlooked rules for writing a research paper: punctuation, usage, terms oft confused and misused, basic grammar reminders, and a checklist of alt.english.usage FAQ
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/alt-usage-english-faq/faq.html

EduNet Grammar and Style Notes by Jack Lynch - alphabetized grammar rules and tips
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

Grammar Clinic - grammar questions answered by professional English language instructors (but it take up to a week for questions to be answered). Question Page, Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) archive, a chat called Grammar Clinic Café, and reference pages containing the answers to some past questions. 
http://www.lydbury.co.uk/grammar/index.html

An Elementary Grammar
http://62.6.162.42/WWW/intro.html

LitLinks - compilation of grammar, style, and writing advice
http://members.aol.com/litpage/litlinks.html#Litlinks

Online English Grammar - information, clinic, and practice pages   
http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.html

Strunk’s Elements of Style - the bible on writing clearly 
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

Writing and Research Resources

A+ Research and Writing - hints for high school and college students, step by step guide to researching on the web and at the library and to writing a research paper. Links, too.  
http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/

Deadly [Writing] Sins  
http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm

Five Tools for Writing Timed Essays
http://splavc.spjc.cc.fl.us/hooks/hooksessay.html

Help with Writing Research Papers - links to step by step guides, citation resources and avoiding problems
http://www.csun.edu/~hflrc006/ep19a.html

Helpful Hints for Writing Class Papers - list of guidelines from a University of Washington professor; the rules are his personal ones, but are useful for everyone
http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~brians/general_handouts/helpful_hints.html

A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA Documentation -use the page with frames and get an easy to follow index for information, hints, instructions, and examples  
http://cctc.commnet.edu/mla.htm

Online Writing Lab - a terrific interactive resource to help you improve your writing; resources, feedback, and links; grammar and writing online program; selection of worksheets, examples, and exercises covering a wide variety of grammatical topics – out of Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/writers/introduction.html

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - useful interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook
http://www.powa.org/

Possible Model for Clearly Structured Essays - short page with good advice
http://members.aol.com/litpage/structure.html

Research.com Writing Center - although the site is a combination of research paper ideas and search engine link-up, the writing center has lots of useful information about writing, research, and grammar.
http://www.researchpaper.com/writing.html

Tips on Writing a Good Paper - from Williams College
http://www.williams.edu/acad-depts/history/WritingGuide.html

University of Victoria Writer’s Guide  
http://www.clearcf.uvic.ca/writersguide/Pages/MasterToc.html

Writing Handbook - from Youngstown State University in Ohio, a well organized site on all aspects of writing (including grammar) and research, with links to MLA documentation sites
http://karn.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu/

Publishing

The Young Writer's Club - place to have your work published on the internet 
http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~david/derya/ywc.html

Positively Poetry - online publication of poetry written by young people up to age 15
http://home.hiwaay.net/~emedia/kv/poetry1.html

Big Tips and Little Tigers - tips for new writers, plus links at the bottom of the page to other information about publishing
http://www.talewins.com/Tips.htm

Links

Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/links.html