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Writing Process
The
following list features links to dictionaries and useful resources addressing the writing process, grammar,
second language resources, and argumentation.
 Writing
process
Grammar
Second language resources
Argumentation
Dictionaries
Writing
Process
The
Writing Process—Effective
Writing Center
Offers a detailed chapter about the
writing process.
Stages
of the Writing Process—The
University of Richmond Writer’s Web
Discusses a range of topics addressing the
writing process.
General
Writing Concerns—Purdue University
OWL
Offers handouts and exercises on all writing stages.
The
Write Place Catalogue—St.
Cloud State University: Literary Education Online
Provides information
on topics including style, organization, grammar, punctuation,
source citation, and structure.
English as a Second Language Resources
The
UT International Office—University
of Texas at Austin
Provides English
programs and part-time language classes for students.
ESL Resources for Students—Purdue
University OWL
Handbooks
- Azar, Betty S. Understanding and Using English Grammar. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981.
- Raimes, Ann. Keys for Writers: A Brief Handbook. 2d ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
Learner Dictionaries
- Benson, Morton, Evellyn Benson, and Robert Ilson. The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: A Guide to Word Combinations. John Benjamins, 1987.
- Hornby, A.S. and C.A. Ruse. Oxford ESL Dictionary for Students of American English. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1991.
- Longman, Addison. Longman Dictionary of American English: Your Complete Guide to American English. Longman, 1996.
Grammar
Resources
A
Commonsense Guide to Grammar and Usage: Exercise Central—Larry
Beason and Mark Lester
Offers exercise sets to practice
editing
for grammar,
style,
punctuation, and mechanics issues.
Grammar,
Punctuation, and Spelling—Purdue
University OWL
Provides comprehensive handouts and exercises on grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
The
Guide to Grammar and Writing—Capital
Community College
Lists comprehensive handouts addressing grammar and English usage,
and provides computer-graded quizzes.
Writer’s
Reference—Diana Hacker
Provides grammar and
usage online exercises based on A Writer’s Reference.
Argumentation and Logic
Understanding
Persuasion—Joel
P. Bowman, Western State Michigan
Offers a comprehensive overview
of persuasive argumentation.
Aristotle’s
Rhetoric
Explains how to present an effective
argument.
Essays
and Arguments: A Handbook on Writing Argumentative and Interpretative
Essays—Ian Johnston, Malaspina
University College
The
Logic Café—The University
of Oakland
Provides interactive logic exercises, including
proofs, symbolizations, and truth tables.
Writing
Arguments—Writing@Colorado
State University
Provides an online writing guide features
elements of writing academic arguments.
- Fischer,
Frank, and John Forester, eds. The Argumentative Turn in Policy Analysis
and Planning. London: Duke UP, 1993.
Features essays
from authors who draw upon various theoretical perspectives and examine
the political and practical
roles of persuasive argumentation in policy
analysis.
- Giandomenico,
Majone. Evidence, Argument, and Persuasion in the Policy Process.
London: Yale UP, 1992.
- Hollihan, Thomas A., and Kevin T. Baaske. Arguments
and Arguing: The Products and Process of Human Decision Making. 2d ed. Waveland
Press, 1997.
- Phelan,
Peter, and Peter J. Reynolds. Argument and Evidence: Critical Analysis
for the Social Sciences. London: Routledge, 1996.
- Rieke,
Richard and Malcolm Sillars. Argumentation: Critical Decision Making.
6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 2004.
- Rybacki,
Karyn et al. Advocacy and Opposition: An Introduction
to Argumentation. 5th ed. Allyn & Bacon, 2004.
- Toulmin,
Stephen, Richard Rieke, and Allan Janik. An
Introduction to Reasoning. 2d ed. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co.,
Inc., 1986.
- Ziegelmueller,
George, and Jack Kay. Argumentation: Inquiry and Advocacy. 3d ed. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn
& Bacon, 1997.
Dictionaries
and References
Merriam-Webster
Collegiate Online Dictionary
Is an online dictionary and thesaurus. Features a word of the day and
an assortment of word games.
OneLook
Dictionary
Is a collection of specialized dictionaries.
WordNet
Is a
lexical
database for the English language—quick and easy
online thesaurus.
Respectfully
Quoted
Is a dictionary of quotations requested from the Congressional
Research Service
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