AES: Diversity and Civil Rights in the U.S.

As you are reading, researching, and writing you can use the following tools. You can open Microsoft Word (for typing your compositions) and then switch back and forth between Word and your Web browser to use these tools.

Please Email me if you have questions or comments about these tools.

• On-Line Reference Works
• Grammar, Usage, and Style -- Manuals and Handouts

• Newbury House On-Line Dictionary of American English - Definitions, sample sentences, idioms, cultural facts and figures.
• The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT) - is a dictionary AND a thesaurus integrated into one work . When you look up a word, you'll get several useful pieces of information in one easy-to-read screen: syllables, pronunciation, part of speech, definition, synonyms, similar words, and derived words.
• The Quotations Page - Need a quote to introduce your composition? You can type in a key word and quotes will be provided for your choosing. http://www.starlingtech.com/quotes/index.html
• The Semantic Rhyming Dictionary - No more excuses for verses which don't rhyme! Just type in the target word and you'll get a list of rhyming words.

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• A Guide to Grammar and Writing by Charles Darling. Quite extensive. Java-enhanced grammar lessons with accompanying computer quizzes. Includes a hypertext index so you can find what you need quickly. Grammar questions can be posed for answers by return e-mail.
• Rules of Punctuation, capitalization and more! (OWL)

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Created by: krauss@lclark.edu
Updated: 2/11/05