Online Writing Resources

Link to these sites from the Cal Poly home page (www.calpoly.edu), click W on the A to Z index, select Writing Skills Program and choose University Writing Lab.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Purdue On-Line Writing Lab--an expansive WEB site with detailed information on punctuation, sentence structure, tips for multi-lingual writers, business writing, online tutorials, editing help, powerpoint presentations, handouts and much more. Includes links to APA and MLA style guides.

http://cctc2.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm

Guide to Grammar and Writing--Interactive quizzes, linked information, powerpoint presentations, including help on sentence level and paragraph development issues.

http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~olson/pms/intro.html

Punctuation Made Simple-- Descriptions with examples.

http://www.manythings.org

A fun study site for multi-lingual students--word games, puzzles, quizzes, slang, proverbs and much more.

http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook

On-Line Technical Writing--Power Revision Techniques-- More about style than grammar.

http://www.powa.org/

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant – Help with organizing, editing, thesis/support essays, argumentative essays, and documenting sources.

http://owl.wsu.edu/

Washington State University's Online Writing Lab--tutors will try to respond to your posted writing sample within 48 hours, but their students take priority.

http://www.wisc.edu/writing/

The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison--offers an online writer's handbook with grammar and style handouts.