Resources For Writing
Our writing instructors have prepared a series of handouts for students to use as references to improve their writing in a variety of areas:
- General Writing Tips
- The Writing Process
- Self-Reflection Writing Blog Post
- Writing an Essay
- Writing a Research Paper
Grammarly
The free service for Florida Tech constituents highlights grammar and mechanics errors and offers suggestions for improving sentence structure, word choice, and style for all kinds of documents. also helps prevent plagiarism by checking against a database of over eight billion web pages. To create an account, follow these steps:
- Click on the Grammarly Premium link above.
- Enter your name, @fit.edu or @my.fit.edu email, and a password (NOT TRACKS).
- Check your inbox for an activation link.
Go the Grammarly Premium FIT Library Guide for more help.
Purdue Online Writing Lab
The award-winning Purdue Writing Lab has resources for writing, research, grammar, mechanics, style guides, ESL, job search, and professional writing activities. Search their databases for guidelines, review, and practice materials.
Research Materials
- Evans Library Research Guides
- Purdue Online Writing Lab MLA Format
- Integrating Sources into Research Papers
- Understanding MLA Style, 8th Edition
- Template for Creating MLA 8th Edition Works Cited
Other Grammar Resources
- English Grammar 101
The site offers free online review and practice materials for grammar. - Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tricks
Quick lessons in grammar with humorous commentary are offered. - Sentence Diagramming
To view the intricacies of how sentences work, sentence diagramming shows graphical relationships.
Useful Writing Guides
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White
This is a classic style manual for strong English writing.
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