Online Writing Resources for Students

Writing in College

• A Short Guide to College Writing (University of Chicago)
• Common Writing Assignments (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
• Seven Deadly Sins of Writing (Hamilton College)
• Student Learning Center Writing Program (University of California – Berkeley)
• What is an Academic Paper? (Dartmouth College)

Writing in the Disciplines

• Brief Guides to Writing Papers in the Disciplines (Harvard University)
• Writing for Specific Disciplines (George Washington University)

Grammar and Style

• HyperGrammar (University of Ottowa)
• Common Errors in English (Washington State University)
• Guide to Grammar and Style (Rutgers University)
• Grammar Resources on the Web (University of Chicago)

Using Sources

• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (University of California – Berkeley)
• Research and Documentation (Diana Hacker/Bedford Books)
• Wesleyan’s Guide to Citing Sources
• Wesleyan’s Guide to Types of Sources
• Wesleyan Student Handbook: Plagiarism
• Writing an Annotated Bibliography (California Polytechnic State University)

Reference Material

• OneLook Dictionary Search
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Reference.com
• Roget’s Thesaurus

Resources for Multilingual Students

• Common Errors in English Usage (Washington State University)
• Dictionary of Idioms (Answers.com)
• English as a Second Language (Dartmouth University)
• English as a Second Language Resources for Students (Purdue University)
• Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus

Other On-Campus Resources for Writers

• Dean’s Office Peer Tutoring Program
• SARN Peer Advisors
• Set up a personal research session with a librarian
• Subject and Research Guides
• The Jellybean Papers (for honors thesis writers)
• Wesleyan University Library
• WesScholar