Writing Skills
jamies.tips/writing - This section provides a list of resources that English as a Second Language Learners can use to formatively improve their writing skills.
- Abstract Words, Broad Statements & Vague Details → Use Concrete Language
- What is Synthesis Writing?
- Virtual Writing Lessons & Virtual Tutors
- Jamie's List of Perspectives for Essays and Other Production Types
- Capitalization Rules - Knowing When to Capitalize Words
- Literary Devices, Literary Elements, and Literary Terms
- Formulating Arguments
- What is Plagiarism and How to Avoid It
- Improve Your Writing Skills by Writing to a Native Anglophone
- Grammar Error Type Nomenclature Project
- What is the Difference Between a Quotation and a Citation?
- Learning Resources for Level II to Level IV CEGEP Argumentative Essays Particular to Jamie's Classes
- How to Improve Word Choice
- CCDMD: Thesis Statements
- How to Narrow Down a Thesis Statement
- Topic Sentences
- Using evidence (proof) in an essay
- Editing / Revising / Proofreading Essay Drafts
- Differences between British, Canadian and American Spelling
- English Language Learner's Question and Answer Forum
- Draft - version control and collaboration for writers
- Writing Analysis: online spelling and grammar checkers and text diagnostics
- A List of MLA Format Resources to Help With In-Text Citations & the "Works Cited" Section
- Pro Writing Aid