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Reading
Critical Thinking
Research and Working with Sources
- Academic Sources
- Research Papers, Start to Finish
- Online Library Database Use
- The Quote Sandwich | The Quote Sandwich (accessible)
- Signal Phrases
- MLA Works Cited Page
- MLA In-Text Citations
- APA Running Heads
- Chicago Turabian Style Citations
- Chicago Style Citation Guide
Essay Writing
- Brainstorming Methods
- Thesis Statements
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Paragraph Development
- Developing Ideas
- Rhetorical Triangle
- Editing & Proofreading Tips
Writing About Literature
In-Class Essays
Grammar Topics
- Nine Parts of Speech
- Articles
- Adjectives
- Compound Adjectives
- -ed and -ing Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Capitalization
- Conjunctions
- Easily Confused Words
- PrefixesÂ
- Interjections
- Nouns
- Collective Nouns
- Gerunds & Infinitives
- Objects: Direct & Indirect Objects
- Pronunciation for English Language Learners
- Prepositions
- Pronouns
- Possessive & Reflexive Pronouns
- Questions for English Language Learners
- Active & Passive Voice
- Strong Verbs
- Linking Verbs & Complements
- Verb Forms
- Verb Tenses
- Spelling Tips
- Suffixes
- Th- Words for English Language Learners
- Apostrophes
- Independent and Dependent Clauses
- Relative Clauses
- Comma Rules
- Coordination and Subordination | Coordination and Subordination (accessible)
- Fragments
- Quotation Marks
- Run On Sentences
- Sentence-Level Transitions
- Subject-Verb Pairs & Punctuation