The Writing Process

Sites which deal with the writing process

Organizing the Essay and its Process

• OWL, Purdue University's Online Writing Lab.  With a great list of handouts organized by category.
• The Writing Process - very comprehensive Writing Center, University of Richmond, Virginia
• Graphic Organizers - the basic spidering approach with lots of graphics North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
• Graphic Organizers - types are graphically presented San Diego County Office of Education, California
• Graphic Organizers - excellent indexed grid by types (can be copied for educational purposes) Greg Freeman, Bend, Oregon
• Writing Center handouts on writing - 5 paragraph essay & Generating Sensory Details, Maple Woods Writing Center, Missouri

Writing the Essay

• Essay Writing Tips - parts of an essay, how to write an essay, kinds of essays Writing Den by TestDen
• Writing an Effective Expository Essay - takes you step-by-step through the process University of St. Thomas, Minnesota
• Eleven rules of Writing - basics, basics, basics Junket Studies Internet Services
• Writing Effective Introductions - clear advice with examples
• Writing Effective Conclusions - good ideas with examples
• Using Transitions - explains why and gives examples

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