University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

First-Year Center On-line Resources
Writing ResourcesWhat's the difference between a colon and a semicolon? How do you write a footnote in APA style? What do professors mean when they say writing is "awkward"? These web sites can help, especially when it's 1 am and the FYC is closed!

• UWM Writing Center The UWM Writing Center offers personal, one-on-one sessions to any UWM Student. (http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/English/wcenter/)
  
  
• The Purdue Online Writing Lab An excellent collection of resources of writers, including over 100 handouts on grammar, style, and the writing process. Also includes resources for writers studying English as a Second Language. (http://owl.english.purdue.edu)
  
  
• Mirriam-Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm)
  
  
• The MLA and APA Bibliography Styles (http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/)
  
  
• Writing Better: A Handbook for Amherst Students (Susan Snively, Amherst College) A useful overview of the writing process, from generating a topic to revision. (https://cms.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/
  writingcenter/advice/writingbetter)
  
  
• Papers: Expectations, Guidelines, Advice, and Grading (DeLombard and White, University of Toronto). A step-by-step guide to what makes a good college essay, with useful explanations of theses, structure, and interpretation. Written to help their own students, this guide will be of use to most undergraduate writers. (http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/~dwhite /papers.htm)
  
  
• English Zone A fun site geared towards students who are learning English as a Second Language. Offers opportunities to practice grammar, plurals, vocabulary, and conversation. (http://www.english-zone.com/).