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The Writing pages provide access to information about several writing techniques from the formal [essays] through creative writing to specialised forms such as newspapers and includes assistance with Spelling and Punctuation skills, both strongly linked to our ability to communicate through the written word. It also includes several accepted Citation methods for use of quotations within written works of all kinds.
This page looks at Spelling and Spelling rules, punctuation and the writing process and several citation methods.
The First Page looks at creative writing techniques, essay writing, other specialised writing tasks, general advice and resources to assist in developing these skills.
Note that Poetry Writing is found on the Poetry page.
We continually add to the information available and are willing to consider suggested areas as time permits.
Spelling
Spelling
- 100 Most Often Misspelled Words
YourDictionary.com. Information, memory suggestions provided for each word and sometimes groups of words. - Fun with Words - Spelling
Links to words including those commonly misspelt, words we confuse, unusual word structures, other types. - OZSPELL
National spelling competition for 10-14 year olds. - Skillswise - Spelling
From the BBC. Use root words, suffixes, words that sound the same, syllables, look, say, cover, write & check, prefixes, confusing words, letter patterns, spelling plurals and silent letters to improve your Spelling skills. - Spelling
‘This section contains lots of quick-reference spelling tips. For example, if you can never remember whether the plural of potato is spelled potatoes or potatos, then you can jump straight to Plurals of nouns to get some straightforward advice. There’s also a handy list of Common misspellings, arranged in alphabetical order of the incorrect spellings, and a guide to the differences between British and American spelling’. - Spelling It Right
‘Learn How to Spell Confidently. Free printable worksheets, help and advice from an experienced English teacher and examiner’. - Spell Well [App Store]
‘Fun app for children that teaches spelling. Help Wordy the frog build a beautiful magic garden by spelling words correctly. This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad’. Fee-based. - Vocabulary and Spelling City
Videos, worksheets, activities, other resources.
Spelling Rules
- BBC Skillswise - Spelling
Information, activities ranging from Root Words to Silent Letters. A fun way to learn about correct spelling. - English Spelling Rules
Collection of rules with various examples. Produced by Dyslexia.org. - Guide to English Spelling Rules
David Appleyard. ‘Basics of British and American spelling with a minimum of effort’. Eight major areas - examples, descriptions for sections within these. - Spelling Hints & Tips
‘A priority area in all classrooms is the teaching of Spelling. To further reinforce this initiative at home, the following Mini Posters have been developed’. Moura State School, Queensland.
Highly Recommended ! - Spelling Rules
Collection of rules. Examples, occasional responses to queries regarding spelling rules.
Punctuation
- A Rough Guide to Punctuation
University of NSW Learning Centre. Covers each item and provides different usages and examples of these. You can also download a Printable Copy here. - Apostrophe Protection Society
How to use apostrophes correctly. Find examples of incorrect usage. - Basic Punctuation
From Primary Resources UK. Three sections covering Commas and lists, Questions & Exclamation Marks, Other Resources. Multiple topics for each with online, PDF, PowerPoint, Flash, Word and other formats. Some have several options. - Basic Punctuation [2]
Nine pages of information beginning with the correct use of the comma. Information and examples. - BBC, KS1 Bitesize
Punctuation games listed in 3 levels from Medium to Really Hard. Has worksheets in PDF format. - Capitalisation
- Correct Punctuation
‘This web site is intended as a brief guide to English punctuation. The site isn’t meant to be a comprehensive discussion of the history and future of punctuation marks or even a detailed study of correct punctuation as it’s used [and abused] today. It’s only here to offer a quick guide to the basics’. - English Punctuation
‘Use the punctuation section to learn how to make your English clearer and better organised’. Select from the graphics for individual punctuation items. - Guide to Punctuation
Larry Trask, University of Sussex. Very detailed presentation from why you learn through individual parts of punctuation. - Importance of Punctuation Marks in English Language
Article with embedded examples and several links. - Punctuation
Formal presentation. University of Ottowa. - Punctuation [Why do we need punctuation ?]
‘This section gives practical guidance on how to use commas, semicolons and other types of punctuation correctly, so that your writing will always be clear and effective’. From Oxford Dictionaries. - Punctuation and Capitalisation
Scroll down the page to find the sections covering these topics. - Punctuation [English Club]
Select from the graphics for individual punctuation items. - Punctuation Games
Select from a small range of games to help re-inforce punctuation skills. - Punctuation Made Simple
Most common punctuation forms. - PunctuationMadeSimple.com
‘Welcome to the most comprehensive punctuation resource on the web. This site is designed for writers of novel-length fiction and nonfiction ’. A more technical approach for older users. - Punctuation Marks
Individual punctuation marks are covered, while there is also access to a wide range of other grammatical, structural and compositional English processes/information. - Punctuation [Purdue]
Multiple sections on specific aspects. - Punctuation Rules
From Spacing to Dashes. Also has Capitalisation Rules. Linked to a Grammar Rules page. - Punctuation Rules [2]
Information, including examples of usage, of items from Periods to Virgules. Also links to Grammar information and a Glossary. - Punctuation [Wikipedia]
Introduction, History, other languages, Novel punctuation marks, references, further reading, other links. From Wikipedia. - Quotation Marks, Misused
Classic examples of where quotation marks have been misused. From the sublime to the simply ridiculous. - Using Punctuation Marks Correctly
The Learning Centre, North Coast Institute of TAFE, NSW.
Citations
Linked to avoiding Plagiarism.
- A Brief Citation …
[Guide for Internet Resources in History and the Humanities] - Citing Electronic Resources
- Citing Electronic Sources
- Citing Sources
‘Whenever you quote, paraphrase, summarize, or otherwise refer to the work of another, you are required to cite its source, either by way of parenthetical citation or by means of a footnote, as well as a complete reference in a bibliography. Offered here are resources for some of the most commonly used citation styles’. - Electronic Sources : APA Style of Citation
- Guide to Legal Citation
- handyCite
‘handyCite is a word 2007 add-in for management of bibliography’. - MLA Style Citations of Electronic Sources
Online Services
- Citation Machine
Free online service. - EasyBib
Online citation program. Provides multiple options from source on. We use this on the site. - Harvard Reference Generator Tool [Neil’s Toolbox]
‘Harvard/APA Referencing created for essays, reports and dissertations’. - OSLIS - MLA Citation Maker : Elementary
‘MLA Elementary Citation Maker [based on the 7th edition]’. - Purdue OWL - Reference List : Electronic Sources [Web Publications]
For Citing Electronic Information. Another high school site called Bibliographic Formats for Citing Information covers a range of citation areas, including specific online types of material. - Son of Citation Machine
‘Citation machine helps students and professional researchers to properly credit the information that they use. Its primary goal is to make it so easy for student researchers to cite their information sources, that there is virtually no reason not to - because … Someday the information that someone else wants to use … will be Yours !’ - WorksCited4u
‘Just enter the relevant information into our bib builder and your bibliography is ready to go at the click of a button !’
- Style Guides and Resources
Annotated links to a range of guides and resources from countries around the world. - The Chicago Manual of Style Online
Free Trial available otherwise check your institution or you will need a subscription, though these are fairly reasonable in cost.