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Understanding
Tone & Voice: http://toolsforwriters.org/cwo/principles/thinkingrhetorically/Voice,%20Tone,%20and%20Persona.htm This website from Tools for Writers gives an in-depth lesson on the different types of tone that writers can use in their papers. The site also offers advice on creating voice in a paper, as well as how to use different personas in your writing. Understanding
Audience:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/audience.html The Identifying Your
Writing Purpose http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/writingcenter/writeresources/purpose.html Ever have trouble figuring out the purpose of an
assignment? If so, check out this site by The American University of Eliminating
Wordiness Activity: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/nova/nova8.htm Do you find that your sentences are overly wordy? If
so, practice your skills with Examples: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html If you are seeking to make your writing more concise, the Literacy Education Online website has provided a list of words to avoid when writing. Summarizing: http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/summary.html Want to know more about summarizing? The Literacy Education Online website has all the info you need including how to write, edit & revise a summary. The site also provides a detailed guide on how to read summaries. Thesis
Statement: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/thesis_statement.shtml Have you been told that your thesis is too broad or
that your paper doesn’t have a thesis? If so, you have to check out Using Evidence
to Support Your Argument: http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~english/evidence.htm As a college student, you are constantly being told to “use evidence to support your claims.” The John Jay College of Criminal Justice has built a website that tells you how to use evidence in your paper. Structuring Paragraphs: http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/fwalters/para.html This site has resources on how to structure a paragraph
including: topic sentences, supporting sentences, the concluding sentence &
how to add supporting details to a paragraph.
Organizing
Paragraphs: http://www.english-zone.com/writing/para-strctr.html If you are looking for a template to write your paragraphs, check out this site by English-Zone because it provides you with a graphic organizer that you can model all your paragraphs on. Transitions: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/transitions.html If you are looking to improve your transitions, make
sure you check out the Introductions: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/introductions.html The Writing with
Clarity in an argument: http://www.wheaton.edu/learnres/writectr/Resources/clarity.htm Writing with
Clarity in a Sentence: http://www.writingwithclarity.com/writing/tips.asp This site includes ways to expand your vocabulary, the distinctions between similar words & info on common comma errors. Writing
Conclusions: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Conclusions.html If you are having trouble with Conclusions, check out
these tips from the faculty at Paraphrasing: http://library.duke.edu/research/plagiarism/cite/paraphrase.html Not sure about how to paraphrase? Check out Avoiding
Plagiarism: http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml Pre-writing
Brainstorming, Listing: http://www.strategictransitions.com/idea%20maps.htm If you want help learning how to brainstorm by listing, check out this site from Strategic Transitions. The site is full of examples on the different ways you can use listing to brainstorm. Pre-writing
Freewriting: http://www.humboldt.edu/~tdd2/Freewriting.htm Pre-writing
Strategies: http://www.osmania.ac.in/e-Education/Study%20Guides/rough_drafts.htm University of St. Thomas offers the ultimate guide to all pre-writing strategies! The site includes, examples, graphic organizers & strategies using each pre-writing strategies. Practice with
Topic Sentences: http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/topic.html The University Toronto provides a web site that focuses on effective strategies for constructing topic sentences. Make sure you check out the section on where a topic sentence is places in a paragraph.
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