There is an ever-increasing number of useful resources on the internet for teachers of writing. The Center has compiled an annotated list of links to many of these helpful websites. Just click on the source.

Online Reference Materials (Dictionaries, Thesauri):
1.Bartleby’s Reference Books Online includes links to dictionaries, thesauri, English usage books, books of quotations, and a variety of sources for specialized topics.

2.Cambridge Dictionaries Online includes links to American English dictionaries, French-English and English-French dictionaries, as well as Learners, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs dictionaries.

3.Merriam Webster Online includes a search box for dictionaries and thesauri.

4.Your Dictionary provides a dictionary search as well as an online translator.

5.Dictionary.com includes a dictionary, thesauri, language resources, and an online translator.

6.One Look Dictionary allows you to browse several dictionaries.

7.Thesaurus.com is a link to Roget’s Thesaurus, which also provides links to language resources, dictionary.com, and an online translator.

8.Biographical Dictionary contains references to over 28,000 individuals.

Online Style Manuals:
1.The Modern Language Association’s Homepage

2.Purdue University provides an online formatting guide and examples of proper MLA style.

3.USM libraries provide an easy to read, but not extremely searchable guide to formatting MLA citations.

4.Capital Community College Library offers a comprehensive list of MLA citations.

5.The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides a wonderfully organized and easily searchable guide to MLA citations.

6.The Homepage for APA style.

7.Purdue University’s guide to using APA style.

8.Capital Community College’s guide to writing research papers in APA format.

9.The University of Washington’s writing center is dedicated to psychology and APA format.

10.University of Southern Mississippi’s guide to Turabian style citations.

11.The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s writing lab offers style guides for formatting Chicago/Turabian-style papers.

12.Garbl’s Style and Usage provides link to online style manuals.

13.Strunk and White’s Elements of Style Online.

Bibliographies:
1.The Bibliography of Basic Writing Sources for Teachers.

2.Bedford Bibliography for Teacher’s of Writing.

Grammar Resources:
1.Hyper Grammar is a helpful an easily-searchable site provided by the University of Ottawwa’s Writing Lab.

2.Capital Community College’s Guide to Grammar and Writing is a fun site that allows the viewer to ask grammar question, quiz grammar skills, and browse through indexes. This is a great place to direct students for help.

3.Paul Brian’s Common Errors in English offers a list of “errors in English usage and how to avoid them.”

4.Purdue University’s Handouts offer advice on general writing concerns, punctuation, spelling and capitalization, parts of speech, sentence construction, etc. In any case, this is a great place to have all of you grammar/writing questions answered.

5.“WebGrammar is a site devoted to grammar:”

6.Grammar Help offers a lengthy list of grammar help pages and interactive exercises.

7.Jack Lynch’s Guide to Grammar and Style: fun for teachers, but possibly overwhelming and too formal for students.

8.Garbl’s Grammar Grappler allows you to ask grammar questions and have them answered through email.

9.Ask Oxford, produced by the editors of the OED, answers questions about grammar and usage.

General Online Teaching Resources:
1.Colorado State University provides links to resources for designing writing assignments (includes sample assignments and grading criteria), evaluating writing assignments, and dealing with plagiarism. This site also includes resources for writing across the curriculum, planning classes, and teaching specific writing skills.

2.Purdue University offers an excellent list of online teaching resources including writing sites, ESL resources, lesson plans and classroom material, online journals, and discussion groups.

3.UNC Chapel Hill provides a site dedicated to writing assignments for the composition classroom. Also contains links to other university’s assignment databases.

4.NCTE Homepage.

5.Jack Lynch’s Resources for Writers and Writing Instructors contains an excellent and thorough list of links helpful to any writing instructor.

6.The Journal of Teaching Writing.

Writing Across the Curriculum Resources:
1.WAC Clearinghouse at Colorado State University.

2.Northern Illinois University’s WAC Homepage offers historical information about writing across the curriculum as well as a variety of student and teacher resources.

3.Purdue University’s writing across the curriculum and writing in the disciplines website provides general information about WAC programs and links to a comprehensive list of WAC programs in other universities.

4.Malaspina University College’s writing across the curriculum site is dedicated to providing resources and advice for those teaching and taking WAC courses.

5.Bibliography and annotated bibliography of articles about writing across the curriculum.

6.Georgia State University’s WAC website offers general information, online writing resources, and grant opportunities.

7.The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s website contains a bibliography divided by discipline.

ESL Resources:
1.Dave’s ESL Café. Links to over 3000 resources for ESL students and teachers.

2.Ohio University ESL provides links specific to Ohio University students, but also general ESL students and teachers.

3.Purdue University’s website has a page dedicated to ESL resources for teachers, including online journals, syllabi and assignments, general reference, and teaching specific tasks.

Professional Writing Resources:
1.Purdue University’s online writing lab provides information and links about job searching, resumes, cover letters, employment letters, memos and reports, academic applications, and general business writing.

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