Select a section of Web resources from the list below:
Writing Arguments
Grammar, Syntax, Style, Diction
Evaluating Resources
Documenting Resources
Writing Arguments
Developing Your Main Points
Penn State offers an Online Workbook with special guidance in Chapter 7 for writing arguments, written by Sam Walch.
Pointers for Structuring Written Arguments
R. Frost, who teaches at the University of Michigan, prepared this step-by-step process for writing arguments for his students and has posted it on his Web site for general users too.
Writing Arguments and Literary Works
This site delves into several issues about writing evaluative arguments and includes sample papers.
Grammar, Syntax, Style, Diction
A Quick Overview of Things to Remember
Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers tips and advice on "Punctuation," "Capitals," "Spelling," Sentence Construction," and "Parts of Speech." Common student errors include "Run-ons," "Comma Splices," and "Fused Sentences."
A Comprehensive List of Links to Online Wrting Labs and Tutorial Services
This site was originally prepared by Nick Carbone of the University of Massachusettes. Meg Caulmare now maintains the list where you can find additional writing tips and information about and resource materials.
Using Metaphors
Computers and Metaphors
Computers have added many additional words, phrases, and metaphors to our vocabulary. John M. Lawler's essay: "Metaphors We Compute By," discusses some of the metaphors computers have added to the English language.
Using Metaphors in Creative Writing
Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL) defines metaphors and shows how to use them in writing papers.
The Language of Law and Metaphors
Professor Bernard J. Hibbitts from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law writes about the way we use metaphors in legal discourse in his article, "Visuality, Orality, and the Reconfiguration of American Legal Discourse."
Evaluating Resources
"The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" of Internet Resources
Subtitled, "Why It’s a Good Idea to Evaluate Web Sources," this site offers examples, criteria, and suggestions for getting the most out of Web research.
Evaluating Internet Sources
Shows what to look for in Internet research in terms of the source’s purpose, content, style, functionality, and reliability.
Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Discusses how to determine the reliability of research sources, both online and off.
Judging Quality on the Web
Establishes standards for finding good information on the Web.
Evaluating Internet Research Sources
This site discusses strategies for evaluating sources, including the CAFE method: Challenge, Adapt, File, Evaluate.
Ten Easy "C’s" to Remember
Tips for evaluating a site based on content, copyright, credibility, context, and other "c" topics.
Documenting Resources
The Modern Language Association
The Modem Language Association (MLA) site has additional advice and comments on citations and documenting sources. Once the main page opens, follow the link to MLA Style.
Purdue’s Guide to MLA Documentation
This site contains notes and additional handouts about documentation using the Modern Language Association (MLA) format.
Questions and Answers About Documentation
Addresses common questions about manuscript preparation, references, and parenthetical citations.
Purdue’s Guide to APA Documentation
This Purdue Web site contains notes and handouts for using American Psychological Association (APA) documentation.
