Developmental English
Reference and Word Usage

Descriptive Writing

  • Things to Consider as You Write Your Descriptive Paper
  • Writing Descriptions
  • A Brief Guide to Writing Descriptive Essays

    • Narrative Writing

  • A Brief Guide to Writing Descriptive Essays
  • Principles of Writing Narrative Essays
  • Narrative Essay Prompts
  • Good Narrative Example -- Small Town Terror
  • Writing a Narrative Essay

    • Comparison/Contrast Writing

  • Comparing and Contrasting
  • LEO -- Comparison/Contrast Essays
  • A Brief Guide to Writing A Comparison/Contrast Essay
  • Del Mar College -- Comparison/Contrast Essay

    • Summaries and Case Studies

  • Writing Summaries
  • LEO -- Process for Writing a Summary
  • Ohio University -- Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary
  • WSC -- Writing Summaries
  • UVic English -- Summaries: An Introduction
  • Drew University -- Summary Writing
  • Problem-Solution Essay
  • Writing a Problem-Solution Essay
  • Colorado State Univ -- Writing Guides Case Studies

    • Miscellaneous Help

  • Types of Essays & Student Samples
  • Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
  • Using Exampls in your writing
  • The Five Paragraph Essay
  • Tipes for Writing Good Paragraphs
  • TOEFL Writing Topics
  • Transitions in Writing
  • How to Write an Essay
  • Writing Skills Lots of great links to writing all sorts of different types of essays and other forms of writing (i.g. letter writing, term papers, etc).
  • The Chemist's Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies An interesting recipe from the chemist's point of view. This illustrates the importance of writing to your audience.
  • The Writing Process