English Related Web Sites

Last Updated: 2-16-06
Table of Contents 
Capitalization Punctuation Vocabulary
Critique and Assessment Research Organizations
Grammar Rhetoric Education and other Resources
Plagiarism Spelling Departments
Prose and Style Writing Citing Electronic Sources
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CAPITALIZATION
Capitalization, http://www.neu.edu/styleguide/5_0.html 
Capitalization of foreign terms, http://www.library.yale.edu/cataloging/music/aacr2cap.htm     
Capitalization Rules, http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?CapitalizationRules 
Capitalization Worksheets and Puzzles,  http://www.edhelper.com/language/capitalization.htm
Language Testing Practice: Capitalization, http://www.abcteach.com/docs/7912.html 
A Little Help with Capitals, http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_caps.html 
Questions on Capitalization, http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/grammar/Capital3.html
  Writer's Style Guide : Capitalization, http://www.utexas.edu/visualguidelines/capitalization.html 

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CRITIQUE AND ASSESSMENT
common Errors in English, http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/errors.html (11-22-99)
GradeSaver: Editing Essays, Resumes and College Applications, http://gradesaver.com/(02/16/00)
Interactive English Language Exercises, http://www.baysights.com/aardvark/interactive/
Rubistar, http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

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GRAMMAR
Bedford Bibliography for Teachers of Writing, http://www.bedfordbooks.com/bb/index.html
Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, http://www.grammarbook.com/ (03/15/00)
Collective Nouns, http://www.ojohaven.com/collectives/
Common Errors in English, http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html
Contragram, http://www.contragram.ugent.be/  An area of contrastive grammar.
An Elementary Grammar, http://www.xtec.es/~dpermany/creditvirt/students/unit2/task2/hiway.htm
English Grammar the Easy Way, http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/   Contact: lirdn(at)yahoo.com
The Grammar Lady, http://www.grammarlady.com
Guide to Grammer and Writing, http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/  
HyperGrammar, http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/  (03/15/00)  Contact:  David Megginson
An Interactive On-Line Reference Grammar, http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/language/  (06-07-00)
Internet Grammar of English, http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/
Language Arts, http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek1/larts.htm   Extensive collection of online resources  Contact: jcheek(at)kennesaw.edu  
Online English Grammar, http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/index.cfm  Contact: webmaster(at)edunet.com (9-27-99)

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PLAGIARISM
Academic Honesty Site (Resources for avoiding or detecting student plagiarism) http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/integrity
Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers, http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
Glatt Plagiarism Services, http://www.plagiarism.com/  (06-18-01)
Plagiarism, http://www.web-miner.com/plagiarism An extensive collection of online resources.
Plagiarism and the Web, http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbhl/wiu/plagiarism.htm   (03-14-00)
The Plagiarism Resource Center, http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu Contact: bloomfield(at)virginia.edu  Use to check papers against plagiarism. (07-02-01)
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It, http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html  (10-04-00)
Plagiarism.Org, http://www.plagiarism.org/  Contact:  info(at)plagiarism.org  (11-05-00)
Thinking and Talking Bout Plagiarism, http://bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/techtiparchive/ttip102401.htm
Turn it In, http://www.Turnitin.com Contact: office(at)iparadigms.com  (07-02-01)
Using Technology to Counter Plagiarism in the Digital Environment: Discouraging “Cut and Paste” Paradigms,     http://warriorlibrarian.com/IMHO/antiplag.html  Contact: abcredaro(at)ozemail.com.au

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PROSE AND STYLE
Elements of Style, http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html 
History of Prose Style, http://www.towson.edu/~tinkler/prose/prose1.html   

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PUNCTUATION
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, http://www.grammarbook.com/
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization, http://stipo.larc.nasa.gov/sp7084/index.html  (12-05-00)

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RESEARCH
Research It, http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html
The Word Detective, http://www.word-detective.com/ (03/15/00)

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RHETORIC
Rhetoric, http://www.latin.about.com  (03-14-00)
Rhetoric and Composition, http://eserver.org/rhetoric/ Provides a list of links to web resources.  (03-14-00)
Yahoo's Rhetoric Page, http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=Rhetoric

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SPELLING
Absolutely Ridiculous English Spelling, http://www.say-it-in-english.com/SpellHome.html     
Common Errors in English, http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Ebrians/errors/errors.html
Free Online Spelling Course, http://www.splashesfromtheriver.com/spelling/  
The King's English, http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/fowler/
Lists of Spelling Lists, http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlists.htm    
Online Spelling Quiz, http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM  
Spelling, http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/spelling.html 
Spelling Games, http://www.gamequarium.com/spelling.html     
Spelling Lesson Plans,  http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/spell/    
Spelling Plans, http://www.teachersdesk.org/spell_plans.html    
A Spelling Test, http://www.sentex.net/~mmcadams/spelling.html  
Spelling Therapy, http://carintech.com/gfx/spelling/  
Spelling Tips, http://www.capousd.org/gwes/hudelson/spelling.html    

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WRITING
11 Rules of Writing, http://www.junketstudies.com/rulesofw/    (02-14-00)
About.com - Writers' Exchange, http://writerexchange.about.com/arts/writerexchange/
Essay Tips, http://www.bestessaytips.com  Contact: barbaracollins2000(at)gmail.com        
Getting an A on an English Paper, http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/%7Ejlynch/EngPaper/
Internet Resources: Genres of Writing,  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/genre.html (12-04-00)
National Writing Project, http://www-gse.berkeley.edu/Research/NWP/  (03-14-00)
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing, http://www.nutsandboltsguide.com/   (02-09-10)
Online Writing Lab, Purdue University, http://owl.english.purdue.edu
PEN Home, http://www.pen.org/ (03/15/00)
Tips, Tools & Ideas to Improve Your Writing, http://aci-plus.com/tips/    (10-17-99)
Writing Center, http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html  Contact: jessid(at)richmond.edu    
The Writer's Place, http://www.awoc.com/AWOC-Home.cfm    (02-14-00)
Writer's Workshop: Online Resources for Writers, http://www.engl.niu.edu/comskills/main.html  Contact:  gabbo35(at)yahoo.com
Writers Write, http://www.writerswrite.com/  (12-05-00)
WritingClasses.com - Online Writing Workshops, http://www.writingclasses.com/
Writing World, http://www.writing-world.com/

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VOCABULARY
Baggetta's Vocabulary Lists, http://angelfire.com/ak/english10/teachers.html
The Parts of Speech, http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.html
Vocabulary Builders, http://www.vocabulary.com

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ORGANIZATIONS
English Club for Teachers, http://www.englishclub.net/teachers

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EDUCATION AND OTHER RESOURCES
Resources for Writers, http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/writing.html
The Study Guides and Strategies, http://www.studygs.net  Contact: JFLANDSBERGE(at)stthomas.edu

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DEPARTMENTS
100 links to English Department homepages, http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~wcd/engweb1.htm
English Department Home Pages Worldwide, http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/english/links/engdpts.html Contact:   david.hoover(at)nyu.edu   (05-10-01)

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CITING ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Official Sites
APA Style, http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html  Contact:  journals(at)apa.org  (07-27-00)
MLA Style, http://www.mla.org   Contact:  websupport(at)mla.org  (07-27-00)

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Other Sites for Comparative Study
APA & MLA Citation Styles, http://www.utexas.edu/depts/uwc/.html/citation.html  Contact: writing(at)www.utexas.edu  (07-27-00)
Citation Machine, http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php Chose the format of literary material and then enter the bibliographic data and the page provides both a MLA and APA format citation that you may copy and paste in you document. NEW!!!
Citation Style for Research Papers, http://www.liunet.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm  Provides formats for APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago and AMA  Contact: robert.delaney(at)liu.edu (07-27-00)
Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Resources, http://www.library.ualberta.ca/library_html/help/pathfinders/style/  Contact:  Josie.Tong(at)ualberta.ca  (07-27-00)
Citing Electronic Sources, http://booleweb.ucc.ie/databases/guides/biblio/citelinks.htm
Citing Internet Resources, http://www.connectedteacher.com/newsletter/citeintres.asp
Citing the Cites, http://english.ttu.edu/kairos/1.2/inbox/mla_archive.html#citing_sites
Elements of Style, http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
A Guide for Writing Research Papers, based on the APA-Style, http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_intro.htm  Contact:  CDarling(at)commnet.edu    (02/16/00)
Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation, http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm  (8-28-99)
How do you cite URL's in a bibliography? http://www.nrlssc.navy.mil/meta/bibliography.html Contact:
webmaster(at)nrlssc.navy.mil
MLA, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html  Contact:  cgos(at)columbia.edu
Quick Cite, http://www.rapidcite.com   (for building bibliographies) 
Turabian, http://www.gunung.com/seasiaweb/Scholarly_Citations.html   Contact:  seasiaweb(at)gunung.com
Turabian-Style Citations of Electronic Sources, http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/cite.html
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format,  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html (12-05-00)
Vocabula Review, http://vocabula.listbot.com/
Writers Inc, http://www.thewritesource.com/mla.htm

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Dead Link Archive
For the following Dead Links, use Internet Archive to find a version of these sites.  Highlight and copy the URL, then go to the Way Back Machine at http://www.archive.org/index.html  and then paste the URL into the web address box.   Often icons are not available and the most recent version may not bring up the page.  Go to an earlier date on the archive list for that site.   If you find a dead link in the list above, feel free to use the Way Back Machine with it.
Literature Pedagogy Readings, http://sites.unc.edu/teaching/complinks.html
Busting the New Breed of Plagiarist, http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/writers/bugejal.htm
Bibliography of Basic Writing Sources, http://www.morrisville.edu/~hildebfl/dwbib.html
English Composition and Grammar Resource, http://ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Grammar Girl's Guide to the English Language, http://webwitch.dreamhost.com/grammar.girl/
Grammar Handbook, http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm
Grammar Links, http://www.leanleaper.com/grammar_links.htm
Language Arts, http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/bks/la.html
Avoiding Plagiarism, http://www.depauw.edu/admin/arc/plag.html
Busting the New Breed of Plagiarist, http://www.awpwriter.org/magazine/writers/bugejal.htm
A Faculty Guide to Cyber-Plagiarism, http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/plagiarism
Online Plagiarism, http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/plagiary.htm
Plagiary and the Art of Skillful Citation, http://condor.bcm.tmc.edu/Micro-Immuno/courses/igr/homeric.html  (03-14-00)
PlagiServe, http://www.plagiserve.com/   Free service.  (07-14-01)
Basic Prose Style and Mechanics, http://www.rpi.edu/dept/11c/writecenter/web/web/text/proseman.html
Elements of Style, http://www.cc.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/ (03/15/00)
The Text Doctor, http://www.textdoctor.com/resources.htm    (8-30-99)
Punctuation Guide, http://www.allsands.com/Misc4/punctuationgu_uje_gn.htm   (12-05-00)
Critique Partner Connections, http://members.tripod.com/PetalsofLife/.cpc.html (03/15/00)
Literature and Writing Resources on the World Wide Web, http://www.itp.berkeley.edu:80/LitITP.html    (01-27-00) Contact: webmaster(at)itp.berkeley.edu
NWCA Resources for Writers, http://departments.colgate.edu/diw/NWCA/Resources.html
Research Links in Rhetoric and Composition, http://instruction.ferris.edu/taylorj/rhetcomp.htm
World-Wide Web Resources for Rhetoric and Composition, http://www.ind.net/information/internet/comp.html  A mega site of web resources.  (03-14-00)
The Gemini Strategic Research Group's Essential Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples, http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/rhetoric.html/ (03/15/00)
A+ Research and Writing, http://www.ipl.org/teen/aplus/links.htm An excellent listing of online writing resources.  (03-14-00)
Academy of American Poets, http://www.poets.org/
Alliance for Computers and Writing, http://english.ttu.edu/acw/  Requires subscription and a login to access but the home page provides links to web resources.  
Garbl's Writing Resources On Line, http://pwl.netcom.com/~garbl1/writing.html (03/15/00)
Main Writing Guide, http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/mainmenu.html (03/15/00)
National Writing Centers Association, http://departments.colgate.edu/diw/NWCA.html  (8-30-99)
Online Writery, http://missouri.edu/~wleric/writery.html (03/15/00)
A Page for Fiction Writers and Readers, http://www.nerc.com/~dlw/page2.html
Paradigm, Online Writing Assistant, http://www.idbsu.edu/englsih/cguilfor/paradigm/ (03/15/00)
Avoiding the "Lone Ranger" Syndrome in Computer-Based Writing Instruction, http://www.daedalus.com/wings/kemp.1.1.html   (03-14-00)
Renegotiating Empowerment:  Moving a Collaborative Writing Assignment into Virtual Space, http://www.daedalus.com/wings/condon.2.1.html 
Tools for College Writing, http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/divisions/english/290/
Wisconsin - Madison Writing Center, http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/main.html Contact: writing@facstaff.wisc.edu
Writer Online, http://www.novalearn.com/wol/
Resources for Writers, http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/resources.html  (10-15-00)
The Writers Alliance, Inc, http://www.TRAINER.COM/left.html(03/01/00)
Writing and Editing Links, http://www.emporia.edu/socsci/journal/link_wri.htm
Writing Center at Colorado State University, http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/WritingCenter/index.html
Writing Centers Online, http://departments.colgate.edu/diw/NWCAOWLS.html
Writing Help from the College of Wooster, http://www.wooster.edu/writingctr/help.html (03/15/00)
Writing Papers of Literary Analysis:  Some Advice for Student Writers, (03/15/00)
Writing References from Ohio State, http://osunlabs.newark.ohio-state.edu/writing-lab/ref.htm (03/15/00)
Associations, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/english/assoc.html
English Teacher's Page, http://www.mlckwe.edu.au/english/
Phil's Place - Really Cool, http://mav.net/phil/neatstuf.shtml
APA Style PDF Page, http://www2.gasou.edu/library/broch_ref/apastyle.pdf
Bibliographic Formats for Citing Electronic Information, http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles  Content:  ncrane(at)zoo.uvm.edu  (07-27-00)
Citation, http://www.plcmc.lib.nc.us/online/links/citation.htm  An extensive listing of format related sites Contact:  webmaster(at)plcmc.lib.nc.us  (07-27-00)
Citing Electronic Information Resources (APA style) http://www.santarosa.edu/library/apa.shtml
Citing Electronic Resources, http://www.ipl.org/ref/QUE/FARQ/netciteFARQ.html
What are the rules for capitalization?  http://dictionary.reference.com/help/faq/language/c/capitalization.html
Composition, Rhetoric, and Writing Programs on the Web: A Hyperlinked Compendium, http://eee.uci.edu/programs/comp/others.html  An extensive listing of web resources for program of composition, rhetoric
Grammar, http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm
Guide to Grammar and Style, http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
Guide to Grammar and Writing, http://cctc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrases.htm
A Guide to Grammar and Writing, http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm  (06-19-00) Contact:  jlynch(at)andromeda.rutgers.edu
Guidelines for Nonsexist Language, http://unhinfo.unh.edu/womens-commission/nonsexist.html  (06-19-00) Contact:  womens.commission(at)unh.edu
Index to the Guide to Grammar and Writing, http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm  An extensive collection of online resources. (05-30-03)
Elementary Grammar, http://www.hiway.co.uk/ei/intro.html (03/15/00)
The "It's" and "Its" Page, http://www.rain.org/~gshapiro/its.html (03/15/00)
Lexical Functional Grammar (LFG) http://www-lfg.stanford.edu/lfg/clwww.essex.ac.uk/LFG/
Online Guide to Grammar and Writing, http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm (04/24/00)
Internet Plagarism, http://rideau.carleton.ca/~gsenecha/guide
Plagiarism, http://www.neoism.org/squares/plagiarism_index.html  (03-14-00)
Student Plagiarism in an Online World, http://www.asee.org/prism/december
Columbia Guide to Online Style, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
Punction, http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/punct.html   (12-05-00)
Punctuation Made Simple, http://www.cas.usf.edu/JAC/pms/  Contact: olson(at)chuma.cas.usf.edu (10-14-00)
Learning English on the Web, http://www.rong-chang.com/
Literary Calendar, http://litcal.yasuda-u.ac.jp/LitCalendar.shtml   (8-28-99)
WWW Scribe:  Web Resources for Writers, http://www.wwwscribe.com/ (03/15/00)
Spelling Rules, http://www.dyslexia.org/spelling_rules.shtml  
CompSite, http://www.abacon.com/compsite/
Free Essay Writing Tips, http://www.bestessaytips.com/  Contact:  strnplttrs(at)yahoo.com   
A Guide for Writing Research Papers, APA-Style, http://webster.commnet.edu/apa/apa_intro.htm (02/16/00)
Principles of Composition, http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/composition.htm
Tips and Resources for Writers,http://www.tipsforwriters.com (06/15/00)
Writer's Web, University of Richmond,  http://www.richmond.edu/~writing/wweb.html An extensive listing of writing resources.  (02-14-00)
Writing Argumentative Essays, http://www.eslplanet.com/teachertools/argueweb/frntpage.htm




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