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Guide to Grammar and Writing 
Helpful information for any course requiring writing, WRIT 121-122 especially.

How to Recognize Plagiarism
This site provides good practice for identifying plagiarism. It includes samples (with feedback) of original expository paragraphs with students' paraphrasing. Feedback includes the reason(s) why the students' work is or is not plagiarism.  

LCC Writing Center
Need help with writing? Visit this site to learn how the LCC Writing Center staff can assist you. Click on the "Resources" link for additional online writing resources.

Online Technical Writing: Online Textbook
A great source of information on writing business correspondence, resumes, technical reports, business plans, proposals, progress reports, instructions, user guides and more.

Purdue's Writing Lab
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab is often cited as the best one on the World Wide Web. Browse its large collection of "handouts." Some of the topics include outlining, writing a research paper, punctuation, argumentative writing, writing essay exams, writing definitions, and writing a thesis statement.

Sentence Sense
This online textbook is divided into four sections: grammar, usage, writing, and resources. Chapters 16 and 17 in Part 3 provide useful information on how to limit a topic, write a thesis topic, write a conclusion, and give and receive peer responses. A number of quizzes are also included.

Style Guides
Bibliography format information.  Includes MLA & APA styles.

Understanding Plagiarism
This tutorial uses paraphrased examples of original text to test students' understanding of plagiarism. The examples in this tutorial use MLA documentation style.

University of Victoria Writer's Guide
This guide provides introductory information on the writing process. The section on essays is especially detailed and includes examples of expository and literary essays.