The Dos Pueblos HS Writing Center
RESOURCES
'Thankfully, you don't have to know everything. You just have to be willing to look things up.
Hopefully this page will help. It is, of course, under ongoing construction.
Resources for College Essays
Presentation Slides of tips for planning and writing your application essays.
These slides were put together by Ms. Selzler for a tutor workshop after she attended Susan Goodkin's presentation at La Colina JH in the spring of 2013, then did some online research.
Downloadable handouts to help you at every stage of the writing process.
The go-to online college writing center, especially for up-to-date help with formatting (MLA, APA).
Online Reference Sites
Resources for English Learners
This handy dictionary gives many examples of how a word is used, and what words are commonly used together.
Grammar Links for English Learners
This is a google doc with links organized alphabetically to address common EL problems. It will grow as topics arise in the center.
"She's sitting pretty." "Break a leg!" "Button your lip." Do you ever wonder what we are talking about? Try typing odd phrases you hear into this dictionary.
Resources by Stage in the Writing Process
Close Reading
See Literacy TA link above.
Prewriting
Drafting and Revising Content
Editing for Style and Correctness
Elements of Style lessons and practice activities from the classic by Strunk & White
Formatting
MLA Format Example with instructions for how to set it up in Google Docs.
Resources by Discipline
This site lays out the new Common Core standards so you know what literacy skills you are supposed to be practicing at each grade level.
Literacy in the Disciplines Comparison
This document charts what is most commonly read, written, and researched in each of the major disciplines, as well as what formatting standards are generally used.
English
Summary (Quarter 1)
Critique (Quarter 2)
Critique Overview (Borden)
Model of Critique 1 (Global Warming)
Model of Critique 2 (Free College)
History
Sciences
Math
Arts
Other