Online Writing Labs & Resources
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Free writing resources covering citations, grammar and mechanics, research writing, and college essay writing. Resources for Grades 7-12 Students and Instructors features content related to the writing process, rhetoric and logic, style and language, and more.
University of Richmond Writer's Web - A free, public-access writing handbook designed and maintained by University of Richmond students and faculty. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Writer's Workshop - The writers' resources include a free grammar handbook that explains basic grammatical rules, a citation handbook that summarizes and illustrates bibliographical formatting, and writing tips for general and genre-specific assignments. Merriam-Webster - A consolidated dictionary and thesaurus from the long-trusted language source. In addition to definitions, synonyms and antonyms, this site provides usage advice and sentence examples. |
Grammar Girl - A user-friendly and free searchable guide to common grammar, punctuation and usage rules.
Grammarly - Built by linguists, this free online editing tool corrects contextual spelling errors, checks for more than 250 common grammar errors, suggests synonyms, provides citation suggestions, and even explains your mistakes.
CITATION TOOLS
NoodleTools - An integrated platform for citation, note-taking, outlining, document archiving and annotation, and collaborative research and writing. Students and teachers have access to NoodleTools through the school subscription. Ask a librarian if you need help creating an account, logging in, or creating citations.
MyBib - A simple and free citation and bibliography generator. Features a Chrome extension that automatically cites websites you visit.
Grammarly - Built by linguists, this free online editing tool corrects contextual spelling errors, checks for more than 250 common grammar errors, suggests synonyms, provides citation suggestions, and even explains your mistakes.
CITATION TOOLS
NoodleTools - An integrated platform for citation, note-taking, outlining, document archiving and annotation, and collaborative research and writing. Students and teachers have access to NoodleTools through the school subscription. Ask a librarian if you need help creating an account, logging in, or creating citations.
MyBib - A simple and free citation and bibliography generator. Features a Chrome extension that automatically cites websites you visit.