English 1200 • Dr. William P. Banks • Spring 2004 • Relevant Links
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 ¥   General Writing Tips
 ¥   1200 Student BlogRoll

Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) An extensive archive of tips on grammar, mechanics, and citation styles/practices. Searchable.

Writer's Workshop (UIUC) An extensive archive of tips on rhetoric, style, starting projects, grammar, mechanics, and citation styles/practices.

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Use the Links Below to Access Blogs from English 1200

 ¥   Research Tips/Best Practices

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More to Come An even better annotation. Searchable.

 ¥   Online Citation Guides

EasyBib.Com A fill-in-the-blank Works Cited generator for both MLA and APA styles. Free to individual students.

Columbia Guide to Online Style (Janice Walker & Todd Taylor) The definitive guide for citing various kinds of online/Internet data.

Modern Language Association (MLA) Style The primary style guide for research in English and Foreign Language. Searchable.

American Psychological Association (APA) Style The primary style guide for research in the sciences, psychology, sociology, and education. Searchable.

Chicago Manual of Style (sometimes called Turabian) The primary style guide for research in history. Searchable.

 ¥   Evaluating Web Sources/Web Sites

Evaluating Your Sources Dr. Janice Walker's explanation for evaluating various types of sources. A must read!

Evaluating Web Sites Several questions to consider when attempting to decide the credibility of web site contents. (Cornell)

Evaluating Web Pages Careful, systematic approach with several examples. (UC Berkeley)

 ¥   Resources on "Blogging"

Motime.com A free blogging service. Blogs are hosted on Motime's site and have a narrow header advertisement. Allows reader comments. Several available themes.

Blog-City.com A free blogging service. Blogs are hosted on Blog-City's site. Fewer themes than Motime and a bit more complicated interface. Offers more advanced coders the ability to edit templates. Allows reader comments.

Blogdrive.com A free blogging service. Blogs are hosted on Blogdrive.com (but one may FTP to personal site). Many background templates, all of which are editable if you know code. Allows reader comments.

Blogger.com A free blogging service. Students can either host their sites at Blogger (blogspot.com) or on their ECU server space.


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