Online Writing Resources for Students

Please check out our new webpage at https://www.wesleyan.edu/writing/Resources%20for%20Students/Online-Resources.html 

General Writing Resources

• Purdue Online Writing Lab (Purdue University)
• Resources for Writers (Brown University)
• Resources for Writers (International Writing Centers Association) 
• The Elements of Style
• The Writer’s Handbook (University of Wisconsin – Madison) 
• Writing Resources (Harvard University)

Writing in College

• Common Writing Assignments (University of Wisconsin – Madison)
• Seven Deadly Sins of Writing (Hamilton College)
• Student Learning Center Writing Program (University of California – Berkeley)
• Resources for Writing Arguments (Davidson 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)
• Grammar Resources on the Web (University of Chicago)
• The Elements of Style (Bartleby)

 

Using Sources

• Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial (University of California – Berkeley)
• 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

Other On-Campus Resources for Writers

• Dean’s Office Peer Tutoring Program
• CPI's Presentation Studio
• 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