English Fundamentals and Written Communications Resources

http://www.abacon.com/compsite/resources/index.html
"Allyn & Bacon's Comp Site for English Composition contains original resources for users, both students and instructors, and interested browsers for all our English texts in the fields of composition, literature, developmental skills, and technical writing.

http://www.bartleby.com/64/index.html
"The American Heritage Book of English Usage. A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style."

http://www.bartleby.com/141/
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
"Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer."

http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/MasterToc.html
The Department of English, University of Victoria.  The Table of Contents for the University of Victoria Writer's Guide.  Topics include: Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Essays; Developing and Ordering Paragraphs; Preparing Summaries; Presenting Arguments Logically; Writing Clear Sentences; Choosing and Using Words; Knowing the Basics of Grammar; and Acknowledging Your Sources.

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/sensen/index.html
“Sentence Sense Online is designed to take advantage of the interactivity possible on the Internet. There are over 200 computer-graded or self-grading exercises to encourage students to apply ideas, test their mastery, and have fun with language along the way. Written by Evelyn Farbman and prepared for the Internet by Charles Darling Capital Community College, Hartford, Connecticut.”

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/
"The Grammar Handbook at the Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an online writing center.  This Handbook explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage. Links to APA and MLA style sheets."

http://humanities.uchicago.edu/forms_unrest/ROGET.html
"Search the head words or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911, version 1.02 (supplemented: July1991) released to the public domain by MICRA, Inc. and the Gutenberg Project.  ARTFL Project, University of Chicago."

http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
The Purdue Online Writing Lab is primarily a tutorial center for writers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  "General Writing Concerns: Scratching your head and sharpening your pencil?  Just got told you have to write a report, and don't know how?  Want some quick brainstorming activities to do with your students, or on your own?  Handouts in this category cover planning, starting to write, pre-writing, revising, and genres of writing.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
"Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation: Just what is a comma splice, anyway? And how do I remember where to put the apostrophes?  Handouts in this category will answer those questions and more about grammar, spelling, and punctuation."

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/index.html
"Professional Writing: Want to write a killer resume?  Need information about sending a memo?  Handouts in this category cover aspects of business and professional writing."

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
"Research and Documenting Sources: Want to know more about doing research and writing research papers?  How do MLA style and APA style differ? Handouts in this category inform you about doing research, writing research papers, and documenting sources."

http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/online.html
Writing Center at Rensselaer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, provides access to online resources and handouts to improve writing skills.

http://www.westwords.com/guffey/ebc5.html
Mary Ellen Guffeys Essentials of Business Communications.  Provides interactive reviews of textbook chapters.