Generating Ideas

	Exercise 1:	How to generate ideas for your essay
	Exercise 2:	How to organize ideas you generated
	Exercise 3:	Generating and organizing ideas for your essay
	Exercise 4:	Completing essay outlines
	Exercise 5:	Completing essay outlines
	Test What You Have Learned

Introduction and Thesis

	Exercise 1:	Parts of an introductory paragraph
	Exercise 2:	Identifying different types of opening hooks
	Exercise 3:	Components of an introductory paragraph
	Exercise 4:	Sequencing the sentences of an introductory paragraph
	Exercise 5:	Identifying problems with thesis statements
	Exercise 6:	Identifying and correcting errors in thesis statements
	Test What You Have Learned

Paragraph Structure

	Exercise 1:	Identifying the features of a paragraph
	Exercise 2:	Choosing appropriate topic sentences
	Exercise 3:	Writing topic sentences
	Exercise 4:	Identifying sentences that affect unity
	Exercise 5:	Sequencing the sentences of a paragraph
	Exercise 6:	Using linking words in a paragraph
	Exercise 7:	Writing cohesive paragraphs
	Exercise 8:	Selecting the correct concluding sentence for each body paragraph
	Exercise 9:	Correcting bad concluding sentences in body paragraphs
	Test What You Have Learned

Paragraph Development

	Exercise 1:	Adding support to your paragraph
	Exercise 2:	Adding details to a body paragraph
	Exercise 3:	Using a variety of supporting techniques
	Exercise 4:	Writing specific details in body paragraphs
	Exercise 5:	Making conclusions or generalizations
	Test What You Have Learned

Concluding Paragraph

	Exercise 1:	Parts of a concluding paragraph
	Exercise 2:	Choosing correct concluding paragraphs
	Test What You Have Learned

Revising and Editing

	Exercise 1:	Learning to revise and edit
	Exercise 2:	Revising an essay
	Exercise 3:	Editing essays
	Exercise 4:	Editing essays
	Test What You Have Learned - Revising
	Test What You Have Learned - Editing

Writing Research Papers

	Exercise 1:	Introduction to writing a research paper
	Exercise 2:	What makes a good research topic?
	Exercise 3:	Types of sources
	Exercise 4:	Evaluating internet resources
	Exercise 5:	Sorting notes for your research paper
	Exercise 6:	Outlining
	Exercise 7:	Formatting your research paper
	Exercise 8:	Writing APA-style references
	Exercise 9:	Writing reference entries
	Exercise 10:	Paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism
	Exercise 11:	Summarizing lengthy material for your research paper
	Example of an Outline for a Research Paper
	Example of Research Paper (This is a PDF file)

Verb Forms

	Exercise 1:	Correcting verb phrases with a missing verb
	Exercise 2:	Fixing verbs that are missing a final –s
	Exercise 3:	When to use an -ed ending
	Exercise 4:	Using the past participle form (-ed/-en) after have or be
	Exercise 5:	Using the base form after modals (could, must) and do
	Exercise 6:	Using infinitives (to act) or gerunds
	Exercise 7:	Review: Fixing errors with verb forms

Verb Tense

	Exercise 1:	Using verb tenses correctly in your writing
	Exercise 2:	Using simple past (acted) or present perfect (have acted)
	Exercise 3:	Choosing the right verb in conditional sentences
	Exercise 4:	Using verb tenses to write about the past
	Exercise 5:	Using verb tenses to discuss problems and solutions (e.g., ACT essays)

Nouns and Articles

	Exercise 1:	When to use singular and plural nouns
	Exercise 2:	Using possessive endings correctly
	Exercise 3:	Making pronouns and nouns agree
	Exercise 4:	When to use a/an or no article
	Exercise 5:	When to use a/an or the
	Exercise 6:	When to use the or no article with plural or noncount nouns

Subject-Verb Agreement

	Exercise 1:	Basic rules
	Exercise 2:	Subjects with several words
	Exercise 3:	Subjects with and, or, each, or –ing
	Exercise 4:	Sentences with there is / there are
	Exercise 5:	Making verbs agree with subjects

Word Forms

	Exercise 1:	Using nouns, adjectives, and adverbs correctly
	Exercise 2:	Using correct endings for nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
	Exercise 3:	Using adjectives with -ed and -ing endings correctly
	Exercise 4:	Review: Using nouns, adjectives, and adverbs correctly

Sentence Structure

	Exercise 1:	Correct word order in sentences (basic rules)
	Exercise 2:	Correct word order in sentences (additional rules)
	Exercise 3:	Using parallel structures in sentences
	Exercise 4:	Identifying and fixing problems with word order
	Exercise 5:	Correcting missing and repeated subjects
	Exercise 6:	Fixing incomplete sentences (fragments)
	Exercise 7:	Correcting run-ons and comma splices
	Exercise 8:	Review: Correcting fragments and run-ons

Sentence Combining

	Exercise 1:	Using coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, so)
	Exercise 2:	Using subordinating conjunctions (because, although)
	Exercise 3:	Choosing transitional expressions (however, in contrast)
	Exercise 4:	Using relative (adjective) clauses
	Exercise 5:	Review: Combining sentences

Editing Exercises

	Exercise 1:	Correcting words often confused (there vs. their)
	Exercise 2:	Avoiding double negatives
	Exercise 3:	Identifying mistakes with final S's
	Exercise 4:	Editing for grammar errors in a response essay
	Exercise 5:	Editing for grammar errors in a persuasive essay
	Exercise 6:	Editing for grammar errors in a sociology paper