General

• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant by English professor Chuck Guilford is a comprehensive site for writers from novice to expert. The site offers detailed coverage of each stage of the writing process, as well as writing activities, grammar advice and exercises, and much more.
• Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing by Joseph M. Williams and Lawrence McEnerney provides a concise yet thorough introduction to the essential steps in the writing process through this site. It is easy to navigate and details how to prepare, write, revise and polish a draft. The site also offers a thoughtful explanation of the differences between writing in high school and writing in college, which first-year students will likely find very helpful.
• General Writing Concerns from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) divides its contents into categories such as Prewriting, Effective Writing, Genres, Revising, and Proofreading. This particular site is only a portion of Purdue's large Online Writing Lab.
• Using the Computer to Improve Your Writing by Margaret Procter, University of Toronto: This site is geared specifically to making the most of writing on the computer. The University of Toronto endeavors to actually show how you can improve your writing by using a computer.
• http://www.buzzin .net/english/glossary.htm#t offers a comprehensive list of language terms, such as hyphens and tone, and links to detailed examples.

Analyzing a Topic or Assignment

• http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/form.pdf - A worksheet for deciding if the topic you've chosen is workable.
• http:// www.sss.uq.edu.au/linkto/ugweb/linkAnalyse.html - Introduces topic analysis from the perspective of teacher expectations, and then proceeds to develop the subject thoroughly.
• http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/plan/ understand.html - UWC's handout on "Understanding Your Writing Assignment" gives definitions for various directional words you might find in a writing assignment.

Audience Analysis

• Audience Analysis (TAMU handout) - a primer on audience and how it affects your whole document.
• http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/processes/audmod/list6.cfm - This site provides a detailed look at audience, and is divided into organized sections with easy to follow individual links.
• http:// papyr.com/hypertextbooks/engl_101/audience.htm - A thorough explanation of what should be considered when analyzing an audience.
• http:// web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/EssayWritingAud.html (University of Victoria) focuses on audience and tone.
• http://www.io .com/~hcexres/tcm1603/acchtml/aud.html - This site is directed to technical writing, but is useful for general purposes as well.

Conclusions

• http:// leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/conclude.html provides several useful strategies for writing successful conclusions.
• http ://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/conclusions.html offers strategies to use and avoid when writing conclusions. Also lists four kinds of ineffective conclusions.
• http://www.uwc.ucf.edu/ Writing%20Resources/Handouts/conclusion_ideas.htm lists quick ideas for writing good conclusions.
• http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Conclusions.html provides suggestions on how to end your essay effectively.
• http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/Writing%20index.htm lists things that a good conclusion should and should not have or do. Also offers sample conclusions and advice on writing conclusions.
• http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Resource/WC/SampleConclusions .html offers suggestions about writing conclusions, as well as common mistakes to avoid.

Finding a Topic

• http://library. webster.edu/wbt/t-w1-00.html - First-rate advice, nicely organized.
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_plan3.html - Purdue provides tips on starting the writing process in the form of "thought starters."
• http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/plan/ selectingtopic.html - UWC's handout on "Selecting a Topic" discusses how to go about deciding what constitutes a good quality topic for a writing assignment.
• http://www. utoronto.ca/writing/critrdg.html - This site on how to read critically could be helpful in developing a topic as well.
• http://www. cs.umd.edu/~oleary/gradstudy/node9.html - Directed at graduate study and finding a topic for research, but some good general advice can be gained from the site as well.  

Introductions

• http://leo. stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/intro.html explains what an introduction is and how to write an effective one.
• http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Types/introstrategies.html lists ten useful strategies for writing successful introductions.
• http:// writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/intros.html provides examples of types of introductions to avoid and lists good ideas for introductions.
• http://www.ssdd.uce.ac.uk/learner/Writing%20index.htm list the most common mistakes students make when writing introductions and how to avoid them.
• http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~wigley/WritingIntroductions.rtf offers stylistic tips for writing effective introductions.
• http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/introconslu.html is a short guide on writing introductions and conclusions with useful examples.

Invention/Prewriting

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/print/general/gl_plan1.html - Though this link's title begins with the word "Planning" followed by "Invention" in parentheses, the focus is on invention, which it investigates thoroughly.
• http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/started/ - UWC's "Getting Started" page provides three different ways to think about invention.
• http://www. csuohio.edu/writingcenter/invent.html - Provides a thorough overview of the possibilities encompassed in the invention process.
• http://www.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/elejeune/prewriting.htm - Just some good general advice on getting started.

Organization

• http:/ /members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/outline.html From the outline to the conclusion, offers step-by-step suggestions for organizing an essay.
• http:// owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/argument.PPT PowerPoint presentation that explains the process of building an effective argument using the pyramid scheme.
• http://www. hamilton.edu/writing/style/organizing.html This website discusses how to organize a persuasive argument essay, a lab report, a philosophy paper, and an analysis of poetry.
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/ write.shtml Provides a thorough description of the elements of a structured essay, including organization (different patterns and methods for developing an argument), the outline, thesis statement, paragraphs, topic sentences, coherence, and introductions and conclusions.

Paragraphing

• http://www.utoronto.ca/ writing/parag.html - Good discussion of how to create coherency in paragraphs.
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/ general/gl_pgrph2.html - Describes the four traits of an effective paragraph and lists suggestions to ensure a well-developed paragraph. Click through to link on creating balanced paragraphs.
• http://www.ems.psu.edu/~schall/Paragraphing.html - Four methods for writing paragraphs and types of topic sentences. Includes a substantial list of transition words, sorted by function like causality and amplification.
• http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jewel001/CollegeWriting/REVISE+ EDIT/REVISE/Paragraph.htm - An excellent site on paragraphing, including examples of how to structure several different types of paragraphs, including topic shifts and dialogue.
• http://www .indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/paragraphs.shtml - Indiana University's discussion of paragraphs includes topic sentences, structire, creating coherence, and transitions.
• http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ - Thorough and well-written discussion of focus and topic sentences, and another on coherence. Effective examples offered.
• http:/ /writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/paragrph.html - Features lists of strategies for developing paragraphs, reasons to start a new paragraph, and ways of ordering information within a paragraph.

Planning a Draft

• http ://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_plan2.html - Thinking through a topic, and planning how to begin is covered at this site.
• http://uga.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/proofreading.html - Although this site is designed to help students in drafting, revising, and proofreading a personal statement, the guidelines apply to writing in general.
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_outlin.html - Instructions on the "how to" of an effective outline.
• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_outlinS.html - A sample outline.

Revision

• http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/proofread.html - tips and techniques for detecting errors
• http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/Proofreading.html - proofreading suggestions
• http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/genproofed.html - tips and techniques http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/editing.html#SPELL – examples of common errors in papers
• http://www.interactivetraining.co.uk/proofreading-tips.html - a list of the top 50 proofreading tips
• http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/proofing_grammar.shtml - catching common grammatical errors, includes a list of the most common spelling mistakes and homonym confusion
• http:// www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/revise.html - "Revising Prose" from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute's Writing Center offers 18 separate potential problem situations to check for in your writing.
• http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/revise/ revisingchk.html - UWC's version of a checklist for revision.

Thesis Development

• http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/draft/thesis. html - UWC's handout explains what a thesis is, provides a list of questions to aid in the development of one, and gives general guidelines on how to come up with a working thesis statement.
• http://www.utoronto.ca /writing/thesis.html - Provides helpful information on developing a thesis as well as a list of "myths" about what thesis statements are not.
• http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/ wworkshop/writer_resources/writing_tips/thesis_statements.htm - Asks questions, and then provides sample thesis statements in order to illustrate whether a thesis is restricted, unified, clear, analytic, original, and/or energetic.
• http://mciunix .mciu.k12.pa.us/~spjvweb/thesis.html - Lists attributes of a good thesis, gives equations for developing a thesis followed by tests to evaluate a thesis, and then provides a link to a "Thesis Generator."

Transition Words

• http://www.mun.ca /writingcentre/transword.shtml - Site is organized into categories according to what the transition signals; examples are provided for each category as well as an exercise for practice.
• http:// www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/transitions.html - This article discusses the function and importance of transitions. It suggests you decide how you will organize the paper before you decide what transitions to use. It also discusses how transitions work as well as the various types of transitions that occur: between sections, between paragraphs, and within paragraphs. Then it gives a list of logical relationships and the transitional words that express those relationships.
• http://uwc.tamu.edu/handouts/grammar/ transition.html - Straightforward and simple, our UWC handout>