library banner
Error processing SSI file
Planning/Writing/Revising

The Process of Writing
http://www.riosalado.edu/distance_learning/tutorials/study/writing.shtml
An outlined description of the writing process.

Revision Survival Guide
http://www.beyondutopia.net/writing-survival-guide/revision/
This site offers suggestions for a basic revision process covering sections on the elimination of repeated words, ideas for expanding weak sections, as well as grammar and style.

The Writing Process
http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Process/writingprocess.html
The four stages of writing: prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing are reviewed within this site.

The Writing Process
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/writing/process.html
Ohio University has a website that has a collection of links related to the writing process.

Choosing a Topic and Pre-Writing
New Century College
Online Writing Guide for Students
http://classweb.gmu.edu/nccwg/prewri.htm
Aside from some general information on brainstorming techniques, there are also several links on the left column for narrowing the focus of a paper as well as choosing a topic.

Invention, planning, thought starters, overcoming writer's block
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_plan3.html
Students are able to print off the handouts related to invention and planning. There are twenty questions or "thought starters" that present ways of observing or thinking about your topic that students might find useful.