English 9 - Mr. Ubriaco

You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture.
    Just get people to stop reading them.
~ Ray Bradbury

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Eclectic Writer An invaluable reference site for writers and would-be writers.
A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices Definitions, with examples, of sixty rhetorical devices of writing style and arrangement to promote effective written expression.
How to Write a Term Paper This section of the Gale website walks students through writing a term paper covering all steps of the process including research. On the left hand side you'll find links to other Free educational resources offered on this website.
Kent State University's Writer's Toolbox Site is separated into the following sections--quick reference writing guides, writing tutorials, reading critically, source citation formats, business writing tips and a dictionary/thesaurus.
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing An easy-to-use, award-winning guide for writing better college essays, including help with style, structure, evidence (including citation styles and citing the Internet), and mechanics."
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant A comprehensive guide to writing nonfiction essays that includes activities and exercises appropriate for high school students and above.
Purdue University Online Writing Lab: Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Find handouts, PowerPoint presentations, and exercises for learning Grammar (adjectives and adverbs; nouns; prepositions; and pronouns). The Spelling section includes sound-alike words; noun plurals; and suffixes. The Punctuation review covers apostrophes and quotation marks; commas; and hyphens
Revision: Cultivation with a Critical Eye This site offers distinct definitions of the various stages of revision: large-scale revision, small-scale revision, editing, and proofreading.
University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide. Originally prepared for students in the English Department at the University of Victoria, the Guide is an introduction to the process of writing and to the study of literature.
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