LibGuides: ENG 101: Extra Stuff

Web Resource for ENG Courses

Advice and Tips

Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips
Grammar Girl provides short, friendly tips to improve your writing. Covering the grammar rules and word choice guidelines that can confound even the best writers.

Free Resources/Programs/Applications

Grammarly
Corrects contextual spelling mistakes, checks for more than 250 common grammar errors, enhances vocabulary usage and provides citation suggestions.
EasyBib
Provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational. Helps students learn how to become more effective and organized researchers.
Zotero
A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Calibre
A free and open source e-book library management application. Can convert to/from a variety of e-book formats.

Assignment Calculators

Assignment Calculator -- University of Minnesota Libraries
Select an assignment type (essay, speech, etc.) and add your start date and due date to get a timeline for what to do, when to do it, and advice for how to do it.

Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers -- Britannica
Organize ideas, visually identify key points, and effectively communicate their understanding of new information with these Graphic Organizers that work across all subject areas.
Holt Graphic Organizers
Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize your ideas. Click on a graphic organizer to download a PDF of it. Once you’ve downloaded an organizer, type in your comments and print it out.

LearningExpress Library

LearningExpress Library provides instant access to the most comprehensive collection of test preparation tools, skill-building materials, and career resources available. In order to access LearningExpress Library content, you must first create a personal account.

The LearningExpress Library College Center provides a Grammar and Writing Skills Review module featuring practice sets, eBooks, and tutorials.

As part of the Computer Skills Center, LearningExpress Library provides video tutorials for Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and many other popular software applications you'll be using at ACTC.