Student Resources

Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
This interactive writer's guide provides step-by-step instruction for writing different kinds of essays from the informal to the argumentative. The site also includes information on the stages of the writing process. Studying the examples and completing the activities in each stage will certainly help you develop your writing skills.

The Purdue University Online Writing Lab
This online writing lab provides you with the tools you need to become a better writer. Resources for Writers links to more than one hundred instructional handouts with exercises in such topics as the writing process, sentence construction, and research. You can also link to a number of other Online Writing Labs and Internet Search Tools.

St. Cloud State University Literacy Education Online
Having trouble with a writing assignment? This site is loaded with solutions to common writing problems. Whether you have a question about commas or clarifying ideas, the suggestions offered here will help you feel more confident about your writing skills.

Creative Writing for Teens
This huge collection of online writing resources covers everything that young writers may need to know. Just click on a topic listed in the left column—such as Writer's Block, Story Development, or Editing/Revising—and you're on your way to better writing.

Researchpaper.com
By showing you how to develop ideas and organize research, this site may help jump-start your research paper assignment. The Writing Center offers tips on writing a research paper—from developing an outline to citing sources to proofreading the final copy.

Merlyn's Pen Magazine
Visit this online magazine, written exclusively by teens, to find great essays, poems, and stories. If these young authors inspire you, submit your own work to the editors and receive feedback on your submission.