A. An essay that meets all the requirements of writing at the collegiate level, including worthwhile content; sensible organization; readable style; and appropriate form, format, and mechanics.
	B. An essay that specifies most of the above requirements, but contains easily correctable deficiencies in one of the areas above.
	C. An essay that needs extensive revision to meet one of the requirements, or contains the type or amount of mechanical errors that would distract readers.
	D. An essay that needs extensive revision to meet several of the requirements, or contains the type or amount of mechanical errors that would distract readers.
	F. An essay that fails to establish a thesis, needs extensive revision to meet all the requirements, and contains the type or amount of mechanical errors that would distract readers.

 WRITING BASICS

ESL Resources For Students
ESL Center
ESL Practice Tests

Owl Handouts    Excellent comprehensive resource!	Basic Punctuation	GRAMMAR Online grammar resources.
This A Test Of The Emergency Grammar System It is only a test. . . .	Blue Book of Grammar And Punctuation Guide, workbook, exercises.	Writing Center Handouts Grammar and mechanics, writing the paper, writing for specific fields.
Online Word Processing Tutorials	American Heritage Book of English Usage Practical guide to contemporary English.	Reader-Based Writing Style Guide For those nagging little "Should I...When do I. . .?" questions.
Index To Grammar And Writing Comprehensive! Includes cool PowerPoint presentations if you have PowerPoint installed.	Online Resources For Writers    Comprehensive!  Probably one of the best list of resources on  the Net.	Common Errors in English    Including Commonly Confused Words  ( scroll to bottom and click on errors ).
Building Sentences	Twelve Common Errors	Writing Handbook
Quizzes: Sentences and Sentence Problems Including fragments, run-ons, comma splices.	Guide to Grammar and Writing    Includes interactive exercises/quizzes	Writing Center Guide Online
Big Dog's Grammar: A Bare Bones Guide to English	User-Friendly Plain English	Online Grammar Handbook Comprehensive

Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization NASA's handbook for technical writers and editors.	Garbl's Writing Resources Online Many links to Web sites focusing on grammar,  style, usage, plain language, word play.	Purdue's Online Writing Lab    Under "Resources for Writers",  click on instructional handouts and writing resources.
Dangling and Misplaced     Modifiers	Guide to Grammar and Style	Corporate Style Guidelines
Deadwood Phrases   ( for EVERYONE! )	Writing Clear, Direct, Concise Sentences	Plain Language Resources  ( for EVERYONE! )
Non-Sexist Language.	User-Friendly Plain English	Punctuation Made Simple

PARAGRAPHS AND ESSAYS

Online Resources for Writers    Probably one of the best list of resources on the Net.	Writing Center Handouts Grammar and mechanics, writing the paper, writing for specific fields.	Writers' Web: Web Resources for Writers   Good place to start. Be sure to checkout the entire page.
Essay Writing	The Computer as Writing Assistant	Writing Handbook
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing Good section on writing clearly and plainly. Another section takes you from thesis statement to conclusion.	Guide to Writing a Basic Essay Short and sweet with all the essentials. A good introduction and place to start.	Strunk's The Elements of Style Just read the whole thing! OK? You might as well do it now
Essay Punch An online tutorial that takes you through the steps of writing an essay.	Paragraph Punch   An online tutorial that takes you through the steps of writing a paragraph.	ASU Writing Center   Basics and essay writing .
The Slot Matters of style with a sense of humor by Bill Walsh, copy chief of the Washington Post.	HyperTextBooks Probably the best composition course on the Web.	The Writing Process    Includes unity and transitional expressions (coherence ).
Transition Words and Phrases	Introductions and Thesis Statements	Purdue's On-Line Writing Lab

U-W Madison Writing Center	UVic Writer's Guide: The Essay	Paradigm On-Line Writing Assistant
Guide to Writing Paragraphs, Essays, and Research Papers	Writers' Workshop	Bemidji State University Writing Center
CSTW Resources for Writers  Includes basics, the writing process,  and writing in different subject areas.	Stages Of The Writing Process	Writing Resources Plus, get your questions answered.
Editing and Proofreading for Revision	OWL Handouts   Comprehensive! These handouts cover every aspect of writing. Highly recommended!!	Writing Skills Essays and Research Papers
Indispensable Writing Resources		Online Grammar Handbook Everything, including designing documents.

RESEARCH PAPERS, DOCUMENTATION, CITATION
RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS

Researchpaper.com	Research And Documentation Online	Writing Tutorial Services
Plagiarism: What It Is And How To Avoid It	How to Write a Research Paper	A+ Research and Writing
Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial University of California, Berkeley		The English Research Room Excellent research aids for students engaged in research. Includes online documentation.
	Research Paper  Step-by-Step Guide to Writing One.	A Student's Guide to Web Research For first year composition students.
Research Process and the Internet	A Student's Guide to WWW Research	Evaluating Your Research Paper
Steps in the Research and Writing Process	Critically Analyzing Information Sources
Evaluating Web Sources		Avoiding Plagiarism

How To Organize A Research Paper And Document  It With MLA Citations	Hot Paper Topics Plus   Resources For Those Topics	Top Links Excellent links on the most common writing topics.
Columbia Guide to Online Style Citation, documenting sources in text, preparing  bibliographic material.  Best place to start.		Research and Documentation Online Humanities, social sciences, history, sciences.
Hone Your Research Skills Including citing sources.	Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement
Citation Styles	Style Sheet For Humanities Papers	Working with Sources
Documenting Internet Sources ( MLA ) by Mary Ellen Guffey	Documenting Internet Sources ( APA ) by Mary Ellen Guffey	Documenting Your Sources
APA Documentation Style	MLA Documentation Style	Organizing a Research Paper/Documenting It With MLA Citations

Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on MLA Documentation	Guide For Writing Research Papers Based on APA Documentation	Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting
Common Writing Topics Contains links to resources.	Research And Documentation Online	Plagiarism And Research Papers
Sample Research Paper	Citing Electronic Sources	The Problem Of Plagiarism
Writing An A+ Research Paper	Term Paper Research: Getting Started	CITATION MACHINE  You just pick the type of source, fill in the blanks, and click on Process.
	RESEARCH PAPER TOPICS
Research Paper Topics I	Research Paper Topics II	Research Paper Topics III
Research Paper Topics IV	Research Paper Topics V	Research Paper Topics VI
	Research Paper Topics And Resources: Social Issues
	Research Topics and Questions

Professionals are people who can do their job when they don't feel like it. Amateurs are people who can't do their job when they do feel like it.

--Unknown

BUSINESS AND TECHNICAL WRITING

Quick Tips	Online Technical Writing Textbook	Highlighting And Emphasis
Editing For An International Audience	Common Page Design	The Chronicles of George

OTHER WRITING CONCERNS

Plagiarism	Avoiding Plagiarism	Writing Essay Exams
Statistics Every Writer Should Know	Winners of the Bad Writing Contest '95	Winners of the Bad Writing Contest '97
Worst Technical Writing Contest Winners	Best of Bad Writing '99	Fancy Yourself a Writer?
Apostrophe Protection Society	Redundant Redundancies	Five Events Which Shaped The History Of English
	Writer's Area Guide for unpublished writers.