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How to Generate Citations in MS Word - LA College International
Citation and References - Generator in Microsoft Word
Slides show how to format APA references at end of research paper and how to format short APA citations inside text of your paper!

Son of Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php?start=&reqstyleid=2&newstyle=2
Choose APA style, choose type of resource, fill out form that appears next, and obtain formatted reference.

CiteFast - Very Basic Citation Generator
http://www.citefast.com/

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WRITING

Develop Different Types of Paragraphs & Essays - Tips & Articles - About.com, Richard Nordquist
http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/u/paressay07.htm

Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/
Owl Writing Lab helps preparing, researching, and writing the paper, as well as documenting sources. Web site includes tips on business writing, professional writing, and grammar.
Owl Site Map Index

Information Literacy
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/
Web site discusses brainstorming, research, evaluating sources, plagiarism and ethics, communicating, and writing an essay or paper

Evaluating Sources
http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/evaluate/evaluate.shtml Infodome - San Diego State University
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/infolit/evaluate.htm University of Cape Town

Wm. Strunk's Elements of Style
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
Rules of usage, elementary principles of composition, commonly misspelled words, commonly misused used words and expressions, and writing form.

Garbl's Concise and Plain Writing Resources
http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/concise.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~garbl/writing/plaineng.htm

Gender neutral writing, with examples -- Avoid sexist language
http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/style/gender.html
http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaGender_Neutral_Language.htm

Proofreading (Standard Proofreading Marks)
http://www.eeicom.com/staffing/marks.html
http://www.spellingpolice.com/higher/proof.html

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GRAMMAR

Basic Sentence Grammar - Building Sentences, Combining Sentences, Punctuation - About.com, Richard Nordquist
http://grammar.about.com/od/basicsentencegrammar/u/grammarlabel.htm

Grammar and Punctuation - Washington State Online Writing Lab
http://owl.waol.org/grammar.html

Punctuation Overview - Washington OWL
http://owl.waol.org/handouts/punctuation.pdf

Brief Grammar and Punctuation Rules - Free Grammarbook.Com Version
http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp

Instructional Hand Outs and Practice Sheets on
Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
Owl Writing Lab, Purdue University
Exercises plus Examples, engagement and some exercises

Common English Errors
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/editing.html

Words and Homonyms Most Commonly Misused, with Other Spelling Errors - Garbl's Guide on Words to Use
http://garbl.home.comcast.net/stylemanual/

Guide to Grammar and Writing - Capital Community College; Hartford, Connecticut
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Find guidance for writing sentences level and paragraphs. Web page also has a link to some grammar quizzes.
Grammar index

DICTIONARY, VOCABULARY

Webster's Dictionary Online
www.merriam-webster.com

Longman Vocabulary Web Site - Select your text for vocabulary exercises. - Learn by example
http://www.ablongman.com/html/long_licklider_vocabulary_2/

Words Most Often Confused
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonly_misspelled_words Wikipedia
http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/vocabulary.htm David Appleyard

Spelling Tips - Cuesta Community College
Eight basic rules and more (Also see menu on left side of web page.)
Exceptions to the Rules

Latin and Greek Roots & Suffixes - Enhance Your English Vocabulary
http://www.takeourword.com/theory.html#Roots Take TakeOurWord.Com

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Revised 3-03-11