This site discusses the need to avoid ambiguous pronoun references. Includes a helpful rewriting examples. Brief, but informative and factual.

Scroll to the heading "Getting Started" to find several prewriting links. Topics include "Where to Start a Paper," "Keeping a Pre-writing journal," and "Exploring Ideas Through Cubing."

Under the heading "Peer Editing Strategies," you'll find two links, "Do's and Don't of Written Commentary." and "Peer Editing Guide." The first emphasizes being helpful and considerate. The second lists questions to consider when reviewing a peer's writing. Questions cover the thesis statement, coherence and clarity, content, and style. Suggestions for marking the draft also given. Check the links on the right for more editing tips such as Sentence Structure and Mechanics.

This site provides tips and activities to help students develop voice in their writing. The tips are brief and direct and, if followed, should help a writer improve both voice and confidence.

This site has a list of transitional words and phrases organized by their function in a sentence or paragraph. Because they are organized under such headings as "providing an example" and "showing conclusions," it is easy to find an example appropriate to your writing need. W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.1c Transitions/Cohesion, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion

A discussion of how to use transitions for effective writing. W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.1c Transitions/Cohesion, W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.c

This site from the University of Richmond defines analysis through two sample paragraphs. It also contains a brief section on using analysis. A very brief site, but good, factual information is provided.