English 100 with Maggie Griffin
UNM Valencia Campus
Resources for Better Writing
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Writing and Shaping the Essay Grammar Types of Essays ESL Dictionaries and References

Writing and Shaping the Essay

  • Planning the Essay/Prewriting
  • Freewriting
  • Brainstorming
  • Clustering
  • The Five-Paragraph Essay
  • Writing the Introduction
  • Introductions
  • The Thesis Statement
  • More About the Thesis Statement
  • What is a Paragraph?
  • Writing Paragraphs
  • Organization
  • Creating Smooth Transitions
  • More About Transitions
  • Coherence
  • Using Clear Language
  • Concise Language
  • Eliminate Wordiness
  • How to Add Detail to Your Writing
  • Creating a Strong Conclusion
  • Writing Conclusions
  • Proof-reading and Editing
  • Advice About Editing
  • More About Proof-reading and Editing

    Grammar

  • List of Help for Specific Grammar Practice

    Types of Essays

  • Narrative and Description
  • Description
  • Process
  • Comparison contrast
  • Classification
  • Cause/Effect

    ESL

  • Resource Page for ESL
  • Better English.com
  • Grammar Quizzes
  • ESL Guide from Purdue OWL
  • Grammar Exercises

    Dictionaries and References

  • Your Dictionary (a good site)
  • Online Dictionaries
  • Student's Guide to Research with the World Wide Web
  • On-line Resource of Quotes
  • How to Write a Research Paper
  • Index Guides on the Web
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