From the Gettysburg Seminary Writing Tutor

The following are links you might find useful for help with your writing:

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/oldindex.html

This is an excellent website for guidance on a number of writing questions.  They have a convenient place to search through handouts and materials that you can print out and use as you are writing.  They cover grammar, spelling and punctuation, as well as research tools and information for documenting sources.

Duke Divinity School's Center for Theological Writing
http://www.divinity.duke.edu/programs/ctw/resources.aspx

This website is geared more for the seminary student.  There are links for how to do theological research and how to locate book reviews.  As well, there are links to specific grammar issues such as verb, phrases and particular issues for those who write in English as a second language.  The writing guides may be particularly useful to you.  They range in topics from "Help! I have a paper due!" to tips on reading and taking notes.  There are guides for avoiding plagiarism and rules for citing sources within your paper.

Evaluating What You Find on the Internet
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/ugrl/staff/sharkey/interneteval/

This tutorial guides you through steps in critical thinking when working with information gleaned from the Internet.  So often, we assume what we read on different websites is true.  This site offers questions to consider when evaluating information on a website for use in a paper or for your own personal use.

Louisville Seminary Online Writing Lab and Study Resources
http://www.lpts.edu/Academic_Resources/ASC/Online_Writing_Lab.asp

This online writing lab at Louisville Seminary provides printable resources directly relating to seminary writing: study strategies; writing basics; using correct grammar and sentence structure; researching, incorporating and documenting sources; English as a second language.  The study strategies could be quite helpful, especially for those who have not been in an academic environment for a period of time.  Topics include test taking strategies; planning your time; reading smarter; getting the most from readings and lectures.

Study Guides and Strategies
http://www.studygs.net/

There is a multitude of help on this website for just about every possible issue a student would encounter.  The site covers preparing, with interactive schedule and planning tools.  There is information regarding learning styles, including inventories to discover your own style.  Studying, classroom participation, collaborative learning, project management, reading skills, test preparation skills, test taking skills, writing basics, research basics, and website evaluation tools are all part of this extensive site.  This list barely scratches the surface of what is offered on the site.

The University of Texas at Austin Undergraduate Writing Center
http://uwc.fac.utexas.edu/pages/students/handouts.html

This site includes some very helpful handouts on grammar, style, specific formats, documenting sources and the writing process.  Some handouts unique to this site are the following: resisting cliches, issues with passive voice, using gender inclusive language, and criteria for a quality paper.  Although written to an undergraduate audience, it is helpful advice for any writer in an academic setting.