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This tutorial is no longer being actively updated and will remain available until the end of the Spring 2025 semester. After that time, it will be taken down. Please note that some content may be outdated or no longer relevant.

Northern Illinois University Resources

  • Northern Illinois University Writing Center
  • Northern Illinois Academic Integrity Tutorials
  • Citation Help - Northern Illinois University Libraries

Online Writing Labs (OWLs)

  • The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
  • Utah Valley University Online Writing Lab - Resources

MLA and APA Guidelines

  • Inclusive and Respectful Language about Disability in APA Journals
  • Guidelines for Avoiding Racial/Ethnic Bias in Language
  • Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language

Writing Centers

  • The University of Wisconsin Writing Center
  • Cleveland State University Writing Center
  • Tips and Tools, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
  • Writer's Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dictionaries

  • The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  • Your Dictionary

Citation Generators

  • Citation Machine
  • KnightCite Citation Service
  • Turabian Citation Generator

Sentence Diagramming Tutorial

  • Diagramming Sentences: The Basics of Sentence Structure
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