Descriptive Writing Resources and Videos
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Purdue OWL's introduction to descriptive essay
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Butte College's tip sheet for writing a descriptive essay
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Roane State's overview of narrative and descriptive writing, including student examples
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A 10-minute video lesson on writing descriptive paragraphs
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A 5-minute video lesson on structuring and writing a descriptive essay
Plagiarism and How to Avoid It
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Wilmington University's Video Introduction to Academic Integrity
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Wilmington University's Presentation on Plagiarism and How to Avoid It
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Yale's Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
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South Eastern University's 5 Steps to Avoiding Plagiarism Video
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Shmoop's Video Introduction to Plagiarism
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Purdue OWL's In-Text Citation Basics
Outlining and Pre-Writing
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Printable guide to outlining from Yale's Graduate School Writing Center
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Creating an outline video guide from Rasmussen College
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Purdue OWL's four main components for effective outlines
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Harvard College Writing Center's guide to outlining
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Overview of prewriting and outlining from University of Maryland
The Writing Process
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Illinois Institute of Technology's overview of the writing process with additional resources on each step
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Detailed overview of the writing process with resources from The University of Kansas
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Video introduction to the writing process
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Capella University's guide to the writing process
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Loyola University of Chicago's overview of the writing process
Writing Abstracts
Brainstorming Resources
Instructor Resources
Designing Writing Assignments
from The Center for Teaching Excellence at Wilmington University (This is a short overview.)
Designing Writing Assignments Course Agenda and Resources
from The Center for Teaching Excellence at Wilmington University (This includes a course description.)
Designing Writing Assignments Course Materials and Guide
from The Center for Teaching Excellence at Wilmington University (These resources include what include criteria to consider when designing a writing assignment, writing genres, and genre-specific rubrics.)
Cause and Effect Writing and Essays
Drafting Resources
ESL Instructor Resources
The following resources contain information and advice for instructors working with non-native speakers of English including, but not limited to, cultural differences in education, class participation, communication, listening comprehension, note-taking, writing, and presenting.
Tips for Teaching Non-Native English Speaking Students by Margareta Larsson of Georgia State University
Files for Faculty and Writing Specialists by University of Toronto
Recognizing and Addressing Cultural Variations in the Classroom by Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence Intercultural Communication Center-Carnegie Mellon University
Valuing Written Accents from George Mason University
Teaching International Students: Pedagogical Issues and Strategies by Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan
Creating Inclusive College Classrooms by Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan
The following e-books are available through the Wilmington University Library and also contain a variety of information and resources for instructors working with non-native English speaking students.
Look at me when I talk to you: ESL learners in non-ESL classrooms by Helmer & Eddy (2002)
WAC and second language writers: Research towards linguistically and culturally inclusive programs and practices by Zawacki & Cox (2014)
Teaching international students: Improving learning for all by Carroll & Ryan (2005)
International student adaptation to academic writing in higher education by Tran (2013)
Color Theory
How to Revise
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Harvard College's guide to revising the draft
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The University of North Carolina's overview of revising drafts
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Revising and editing video lesson
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Roane State's revision and grammar resources page
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Revision video lesson from Tennessee State University
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Editing video lesson from Tennessee State University
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Aims Community College's overview of the revision process with a revision checklist
ESL Student Resources – Writing
The following links provide writing resources for non-native speakers of English.
ESL Students by Purdue Online Writing Lab
Writing Advice by University of Toronto
Writing Machine by Hong Kong University
College Writing for ESL/ELL Students by SUNY Empire State College
ESL/EFL Resources by Duke
Classification and Division Writing
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Video introduction to classification writing
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Missouri State's overview of classification essays
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Roane State's introduction to division and classification writing
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Portland Community College guide to classification writing with example
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Short video lesson and listing and classification
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How to develop and organize a classification essay
Paragraph Development
ESL Student Resources – Vocabulary
The following links contain academic vocabulary resources and exercises for non-native English speakers.
The Academic Word List by Dr. Averil Coxhead
Vocabulary Exercises for the Academic Word List (AWL) by ESL instructor Gerry Luton
Academic Word List (AWL) Practice Pages by Konan University
Academic Word List (AWL) Tool by RMIT University
Vocabulary Exercises by British Council
Compare and Contrast Essays and Writing
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University of North Carolina's overview of comparing and contrasting
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Santa Barbara City College guide to writing a compare/contrast essay with graphic organizers
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Roane State's introduction to compare/contrast writing with student examples
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San Jose State University's organizational patterns for the comparison/contrast essay
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Video introduction to comparison/contrast writing
Paraphrasing
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How to paraphrase video from the University of Guelph
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The University of North Carolina's guide to paraphrasing
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Video on how to avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing
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Chapter on paraphrasing and quoting
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The University of Wisconsin compares successful and unsuccessful paraphrases
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Purdue OWL's paraphrasing exercise