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Complete List of Resources

For students' convenience, all the online resources on the LBCC Writing Center site are listed below, by category:

LBCC Writing Center Handouts:

Becoming a More Joyful, Confident Writer Tips for Becoming a More Confident Writer
Online Writing Lab
Analyzing assignments Analyzing Assignments
Punctuation Pattern Sheet Punctuation Pattern Handout
Using Sources Using Resources
Direct Quotations Direct Quotation
Paraphrasing Paraphrase
Summary Writing Summary Writing
Summary Worksheet Summary Worksheet
Response Writing
Clarifying Common Knowledge Clarifying Common Knowledge
Basic Research Tools Basic Research Tools
Updated MLA Guidelines Updated MLA Guidelines
Citation Basics Citation Basics
Anatomy of a VisualAnatomy of a Visual
Online Collaboration Resources Collaborating Online
Using Sources Using Sources
The LBCC OWL Handout
How to Craft a Thesis Statement How to Craft a Thesis Statement.pdf
How to Craft a Conclusion How to Craft a Conclusion.pdf
Transformative Transitions Transformative Transitions

Overall, outstanding Writing Center sites to assist with the writing process:

LEO: Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State University)
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/

Writer’s Web (University of Richmond)
http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html

The Writing Center (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/index.html

The Writing Center (University of Wisconsin Madison)
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/

Specific Writing Topics:

Writing Anxiety:

The Writing Center (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/writing_anxiety.html

Introductions:

Princeton Writing Center (Princeton University)--this site also discusses the connection between the Introduction and Conclusion of a paper
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/writing/Writing_Center/WCWritingResources.htm

MIT Online Writing and Communication Center (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/writinglab/writers/process/includes/MIT_Introduction_Strategies.pdf

Thesis Statements:

LEO: Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State University)
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/thesistatement.html

Dartmouth Writing Program (Dartmouth College)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/ac_paper/develop.shtml

Paragraph Development:

The Writing Center (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/paragraphs.html

OWL at Purdue (Purdue University)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/724/02/

Transitions:

The Writing Center (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/transitions.html

The Writing Center (Harvard University)
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~wricntr/documents/Transitions.html

Conclusions:

BYU Writing Center (Brigham Young University)
http://english.byu.edu/writingcenter/handouts/academicessays/conclusions.htm

Citation, Research, and Collaboration:

Plagiarism
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Writing Center
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html

Indiana University, Writing Tutorials
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

Common Knowledge
Clarifying Common Knowledge Clarifying Common Knowledge

Citation Format
Citation Basics Citation Basics
The OWL at Pudue
APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
MLA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Analyzing Reliable Sources
University of California Berkley
http://www.lib.berkley.edu/Teaching%20Lib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

Collaboration
Online Collaboration Resources Collaborating Online

Grammar:

LBCC Interactive Grammar Exercises (Linn Benton Community College)
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_aaron_lbbrief_1/

20 Most Common Errors
http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/everyday_writer3e/20errors/default.asp

LEO: Literacy Education Online (St. Cloud State University)
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/grammar/grammarcondensed.html

Reading Resources:
Reading provides one of the easiest ways to improve your writing. Reading asks you to look at the world in new ways. Reading also exposes you to different writing styles, helps you absorb new vocabulary, and stimulates your imagination. Best of all, reading is fun!

For some excellent reading suggestions visit Powell’s bookstore online where they have lists of award- winning books from science fiction to poetry:
(http://www.powells.com/prizes/prizes.html?header=Sub:%20Award%20Winners).

Here are some of the lists you might like to look through:

The Pulitzer Prize For Poetry award winners
http://www.powells.com/prizes/pulitzer_poetry.html

The Oregon Book Award
http://www.powells.com/prizes/oregon.html

The Hugo Award (Science Fiction)
http://www.powells.com/prizes/hugo.html

The Edgar Award (Mystery)
http://www.powells.com/prizes/edgar.html

The National Book Award for Fiction
http://www.powells.com/prizes/national.html

The National Book Award for Nonfiction
http://www.powells.com/prizes/national_nonfiction.html