Practical and authoritative guide to contemporary English. Provides a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups, and scientific forms.

Automatic MLA bibliography formatting, alphabetizing, and printing.

Offers guides to efficient essay writing. Includes essay writing basics, thorough description of different essay types, and writing tips.

A journaling project in which schools create a paper doll, write a journal for a few days, and send it on to another school. Includes a list of partner schools and how to get involved.

Home of the world`s best-known annual spelling bee. Includes weekly literature-based word activities, a listing of local spelling bees, the history of the national event, rules, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Resource for learning about and writing in these genres.

Describes how to get started with an essay or paper, how to do research for it, and what things to watch out for in terms of style and punctuation.

Free service automatically compiles MLA formatted bibliographies.

Provides examples of correct format for books, periodicals, and a variety of online content.

Interactive exhibit takes visitors on a literary journey through the classic short story and examines the elements that come together to create a good story.

Allows teachers to create tests, crossword puzzles, and worksheets.

An interactive way of improving written work, with ideas for practice sessions and an explanation of the drafting and revision process.

A step by step guide to creating research projects. Includes tip sheets, worksheets and clear instruction with examples.

Principal requirements of plain English style. Focuses on the rules of usage in literature, composition and grammar.

Find the spelling errors in these fun sentences. Choose between beginning and intermediate levels.

Free service that simplifies the process of creating and editing MLA-style bibliographies.

A journalism professor and former copy editor offers an interactive test of 50 commonly misspelled words, as well as spelling tips.

A step-by-step guide to writing a basic essay, along with related links and resources.

Tips for each of the five stages of the writing process.

Identify the word that is spelled incorrectly. Choose between two levels of difficulty.

Brief guide helps students determine how to document research papers.