Department of English
205 Roy Cullen Building
Phone: (713) 743-3004
Fax: (713) 743-3215
RELATED PROGRAMS
Creative Writing Program
Language & Cultural Center/
Intensive English (ESL)
Writing Resources
Style Guides
- Writers Handbook at Wisconsin
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL)
- APA Formatting and Style Guide (OWL)
- Strunk's Elements of Style
Grammar
- Blue Book of Grammar and Pronunciation (Grammar and pronunciation exercises, and quizzes with answers)
- Grammar Bytes! (Index of grammar terms, and large collection of handouts and online exercises)
Documentation Guides
- APA Style (OWL)
- MLA Style (OWL)
- Citing Electronic Sources (OWL)
- Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources in Specific Disciplines (OWL)
Writing Guides for Students
- The English Critical Essay (Guidelines for writing a critical essay by Linda Hutcheon and Nancy Kang at the University of Toronto)
- Editing and Proofreading Strategies (Hints for proofreading assignments. Grammatical instruction to prevent common mistakes)
- How the Language Really Works (Detailed explanation of reading texts critically and responding them)
- The Writing Process (Grammar and MLA handouts, graphics illustrating the writing process, and instruction on the writing process)
- Writing Good Openers (Tips for writing good introductory paragraphs, and examples of introductory paragraphs)