Resources

The Online Writing and Communication Center offers resources for writers, speakers, and teachers that help answer these questions and more.

  • Resources for Writers - This section includes advice on understanding an assignment, the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing), introduction strategies, elements of specific types of documents, and grammar.

  • Resources for Speakers - This section includes advice on writing a speech, methods of delivery, elements of an effective oral presentation, and the use of visuals.

  • Resources for Teachers - This section includes services the Center can offer for individual courses, strategies for creating effective writing and speaking assignments, methods for adding a writing or speaking component to your course, suggestions about writing effective letters of recommendation, techniques for dealing with ESL (English as a Second Language) issues, and several online sites that provide additional types of advice.

  • Mayfield Handbook Index (MIT only)

  • International Writing Centers Association's Resources for Writers
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