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Writing Forum

Read past issues of the Grinnell College publication devoted to the teaching of writing. Published four times yearly since 1993, the Forum offers discussions about teaching writing at a small liberal arts college.


Dr. Syntax

Devised by Grinnell Professor of English Elizabeth Dobbs, this site features a system of teaching writing through syntax.


Other Resources for Faculty

The Writers' Workshop of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana offers numerous resources, including bibliographies, online tools, and links to other writing sites for people who teach writing.

Kairos is an electronic journal designed to serve as a peer-reviewed resource for teachers, researchers, and tutors of writing at the college and university level, including Technical Writing, Business Writing, Professional Communication, Creative Writing, Composition, and Literature.


Other Resources for Students

Purdue University's On-Line Writing Lab. Here you can ask for online help with your writing or access more than a hundred handouts on grammar and usage.

University of Missouri Online Writery.. A friendly site where you can talk about writing and access other resources.

Modern Language Association documentation system. This site, offered by Capital Community College in Hartford, CT, offers an easy-to-use summary of MLA documentation.

American Psychological Association documentation system. This site, offered by Capital Community College in Hartford, CT, offers an easy-to-use summary of APA documentation.


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