Northern Illinois University
Effective Writing Practices Tutorial

Northern Illinois University Resources

• Northern Illinois University Writing Center
• Northern Illinois Academic Integrity Tutorials
• How Do I Cite It? Northern Illinois University Libraries

Online Writing Labs (OWLs)

• The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
• Utah Valley State College Online Writing Lab - Resources
• Louisiana Tech Online Writing Lab

MLA and APA Guidelines

• Guidelines for Non-Handicapping Language in APA Journals
• Guidelines for Avoiding Racial/Ethnic Bias in Language
• Avoiding Heterosexual Bias in Language

Writing Centers

• Webster University Writing Center
• The University of Wisconsin Writing Center
• The Writing Process, Cleveland State University Writing Center
• The Guide to Grammar and Writing, Capital Community College Foundation
• Handouts and Links, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center
• Advance Writing, University of Victoria
• Writer's Workshop Grammar Handbook, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Ottawa Writing Centre > HyperGrammar

Dictionaries

• The Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary
• Your Dictionary

Citation Generators

• Citation Machine
• KnightCite Citation Service
• Turabian Citation Generator

Sentence Diagramming Tutorials

• Guide to Grammar and Writing
• AP Language and Composition