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Writing Resources

1. Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Quoting, and Avoiding Plagiarism
Paraphrasing without Plagiarizing How to Quote Correctly Literal and Free Paraphrasing	Punctuating Quotes Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing Effective Paraphrasing
2.  Steps in the Writing Process
What is the Writing Process? Generating Ideas- Freewriting Generating Ideas- Brainstorming Generating Ideas- Clustering/Webbing	Developing an Outline What is a First Draft? Editing Punctuation Proofreading Tips Editing and Proofreading Strategies
3.  Writing Conventions
Using a Variety of Sentence Struture Transitioning Between Ideas	Cohesion Avoiding Wordiness
4.  Parts of an Essay
Basic Thesis Statements for an Essay Good and Bad Thesis Statements Thesis Statements for Different Kinds of Writing Introductions:  The Top-Down Model	Effective Introductions Attention Getting Introductory Techniques Conclusions Strategies for Conclusions
5.  Citation Styles
APA Conventions	MLA Conventions
6.  Types of Writing Assignments and Essay Tests
Compare/Contrast Essays Tips for Taking Essay Tests	The Process Essay Writing an Essay Test
7.  The Five Paragraph Essay
Analysis of a Simple 5 Paragraph Essay Outline of a 5 Paragraph Essay	Tips on Developing a 5 Paragraph Essay Sample 5 Paragraph Essay
8.  Spelling
Basic Spelling Rules 1	Basic Spelling Rules 2