EngC 1011 University Writing and Critical Reading

Writing Resources at the U of M and on the Web

Complied by Kevin Callahan T.A. 1/14/2000

There is an enormous amount of help for writing (including on-line reference works on grammar and usage) at the University of Minnesota and on the web. These are just a few sites to get you started.

University of Minnesota Campus Writing Links

Writing Assistance: Student Writing Center, Department of Rhetoric Online Writing Center, General College Writing Center, University Libraries, etc.. . .

http://writinglinks.umn.edu/

The Student Writing Center

The SWC provides writing help for undergraduate students in writing courses. SWC hours are M-TH 9AM to 4PM and Friday 9AM to 2PM. They are located in 306B Lind Hall.

http://swc.umn.edu/

The English Department Student Writing Center 306B Lind Hall (625-1893)

The SWC provides writing help for any undergraduate student. The center is staffed by

Graduate Assistants who also teach Composition courses, Teaching Specialists who

specialize in English as second language teaching (and teach Composition courses), and

Peer Tutors. The Student Writing Center has extensive walk-in hours every week, when

students may drop by to see a tutor without an appointment. Students, instructors, or

advisers may also request a weekly appointment for a student. The Center also has

computers which students can use for writing assignments, internet research, and

internet-based library research. The Student Writing Center acknowledges the generous

support of the CLA Information Technology Fees Committee and the Technology

Enhanced Learning.

The Department of Rhetoric's Online Writing Center

At the Department of Rhetoric's Online Writing Center, both graduate and undergraduate

students can receive personalized tutoring over the Internet from trained peer and

graduate writing tutors. Online chat sessions with Rhetoric tutors can also be arranged by

appointment for more indepth questions or concerns. In addition to e-mail tutoring and

The Grammar Oracle (an e-mail grammar hotline), the OWC contains both handouts and

interactive skills exercises to help students improve their writing. The OWC is an

interdisciplinary center, especially designed for questions about writing in the sciences or

technology. Moreover, in accordance with University Technology Enhanced Learning

initiatives, the OWC supports distance-learning students whose physical locale may

prevent their coming to campus for face-to-face tutoring.

University of Minnesota Writing Support Network

Trying to find help with your writing at the University of Minnesota? This menu provides links to several resources on campus.

http://www.writinghelp.umn.edu/

"About Writing Intensive Courses at the U of M" has many links.

http://CISW.cla.umn.edu/

The Minnesota Writing Project

Since 1991, the Minnesota Writing Project has become a solid base of operation for the National Writing Project . The MWP is committed to improving the writing of all students, strengthening university and school ... http://mwp.cla.umn.edu/

Writing Help

University of Minnesota URL: http://Composition.cla.umn.edu/CourseWeb/OWLpage

Last revised May 19, 1999

http://composition.cla.umn.edu/CourseWeb/OWLpage

/EngC Writing Program at the University of Minnesota

225 Lind Hall 207 Church Street SE Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455 Main office phone (612) 625-2888 The University of Minnesota English Department's Web site for EngC writing courses. ...

http://composition.cla.umn.edu/

Online Writing Help, References, Dictionaries, Grammar and Usage, Encyclopedias, etc. - UMD

http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/comp3160/compwww.html#Writing Labs

Internet writing help resources - UMD

http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/writing.html

Guide to Grammar and Writing

http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm

Writing Guide - UMD

http://webster.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/original.htm

William Strunk, Jr. The Elements of Style

http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html

The Merriam - Webster Dictionary

http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm

Columbia Online Guide to Usage

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html

Quick Check Grammar Guide

http://composition.cla.umn.edu/CourseWeb/~QkCk/QC_Contents

Guides to Style and Editing

http://juno.concordia.ca/faqs/apalynx.html

Purdue's Online Writing Lab - Online help and mega resources e.g. 150 handouts, online guides to grammar and usage, etc.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu//

Avoiding Plagiarism i.e. "the unacknowledged use of somebody else's words or ideas."

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/Files/151.htm

Plagiarism

http://www.che.umn.edu/SSW/resources/msw_handbook/1998-1999/part_VI/plagiarism.htm