Resources for the Study of
Writing
for students at Centenary College of Louisiana
Jefferson Hendricks
Professor of English and Film Studies, Centenary College of Louisiana

(Please email me if you detect any broken links or have any good links to add; Thanks!)  

Basic Grammar & Writing   |   Writing About Literature  |    Business and Professional Writing  |   Reference Tools for Writers


Basic Grammar & Writing

Guide to Grammar and Writing -- Capital Community-Technical College, Hartford, CT
Big Dog's Grammar -- A Bare Bones Guide to English  
The Internet Grammar of English  --  University College, London 
Grammar Handbook  --  U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writers' Workshop
Writing Tips   --  U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writers' Workshop
Handouts on Grammar and Mechanics and Writing    --  Purdue U. Writing Lab
Common Errors in  English   --  Paul Brians, Washington State U.
The King's English, 2nd ed.    --  H. W. Fowler  --  a classic, for those wanting a hard-core in-depth old-school British grammar
Elements of Style--1918  --  William Strunk, Jr.
Publications Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language    --  Virginia L. Warren, Chapman College
Guide to Grammar and Style   --  Jack Lynch, Rutgers U.
University of Victoria's Writing Guide  --  English Department, U. of Victoria, B.C., Canada
The Writing Center  --  U. of Richmond
The Writing Center  --  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Red pinWriting Better:  A Handbook for Amherst Students  --  Writing Center, Amherst College

Writing to Be Read:  A  Rhetoric for Writing in the Post-Digital Era  --  Martine Irvine, Georgetown U. 


Writing About Literature

Writing About Literature  --  Online Writing Laboratory,  Purdue U.
How to Write a Paper   --  Denis Baron, U. of Illinois
Writing About Literature  --  U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stylesheet for Humanities Papers  --  Paul Halsall
 Writing Essays in Literature Class    --  Joe Landsberger, U. of St. Thomas
Red PinResearch and Documenting Sources    --  Purdue U. Writing Lab
Red pinUsing MLA bibliography format    --  U. of Illinois Writers' Workshop
Red pinOnline! Citation Styles   --  Bedford/St. Martin's Press



Business and Professional Writing

How to Write for the INTRAnet  --  Good Documents
Bull's Eye Business Writing Tips  --  Gloria Pincu
Writing Tips    --  Lisa Smith, Writing-at-Work
Hints and Handouts on Business and Professional Writing  --  Purdue Unversity Writing Lab
Red PinBusiness Writing --  Lynn Gaertner-Johnston
Red PinBusiness Writing Help  --  Donna Shaw,  Oregon State U. 
Red pinBusiness Writer's Free Library (links)


Reference Tools for Writers

Encyclopedias -- Almanacs Dictionaries -- Thesauri Glossaries for the Humanities

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this site last revised:  August  25, 2007