Many of the sites listed here are aimed at college students, but these sites have been rated as useful by high school students.

General writing information

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/index.html
• Online tutoring available for writing
• Will answer questions regarding the writing process via e-mail
• Handouts available online which discuss sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and parts of speech
  

www.ipl.org/teen/aplus
• Step-by-step instruction for writing research papers
• Help for researching on the Internet

http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
• Information on many subjects for high-school students
• Links to encyclopedia indexes, current events, and general information
• Homework help available via e-mail
  

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html
• General writing tips
  

Research

www.ipl.org/
• Internet Public Library site

http://bob.ucsc.edu/library/ref/instruction/
research/libres.htm
• Tips for writing research papers
• Specifics on bibliographies, in MLA and APA styles

www.libraries.wright.edu/libnet/instruction
/index2.html
• Getting started with research
• Types of resources available
• Help in planning research strategy

www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/
adams/resea.html
• Easy-to-read tips on researching any topic
• Steps for organizing information

www.library.dal.ca/ssh/termpap.html
• Easy-to-read, numbered steps for researching any topic
  

Plagiarism

www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html
• Definition of plagiarism and acceptable ways to use others' work
• Advice on how to avoid plagiarism
  

Proofreading and editing

www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/
proofread.html
• Easy-to-read tips on editing and proofreading
• Links to step-by-step handouts on the writing process: introduction, thesis statements, and conclusions, with links to samples

http://dcs.unl.edu/conted/stylemanual/prooftips.html
• Brief tips sheet on proofreading, with no examples

Abstracts and thesis statements

www.angelfire.com/il/rhet105/thesis.html
• Tips on writing thesis statements
  

http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/bizwrite/abstracts.html
• Definition of an abstract
• Tips on writing abstracts

www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/
abstracts.html
• General, step-by-step guidelines for writing an abstract
• Short examples

Presentation

www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/
vpa/vpa.htm
• Tips on making presentations (Note: many are not applicable to the graduation project)

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