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LITERARY RESOURCES Literary Resources on the Net These pages are maintained by Jack Lynch of Rutgers — Newark. Comments and corrections are welcome. Updated 7 January 2006. Search for a (single) word: Or choose one of the following categories: General Sources These sources are too important to be buried in my miscellaneous pages, and too miscellaneous to be put anywhere else. The Voice of the Shuttle Alan Liu's superb collection of electronic resources for the humanities. Calls for Papers A current list from the cfp@english.upenn.edu mailing list. About These Pages This set of pages is a collection of links to sites on the Internet dealing especially with English and American literature, excluding most single electronic texts, and is limited to collections of information useful to academics — I've excluded most poetry journals, for instance. This page is maintained by Jack Lynch.

Writers Write THE GOTHIC : Materials for Study The Gothic: Materials for Study A hypertext anthology for ENEC 981: The Novel of Sensibility Written and Compiled by: Christine Ruotolo, Ami Berger, Liz DeGaynor, Zach Munzenrider, and Amanda French Contents Introduction Individual and Social Psychologies of the GothicThe Female GothicThe Gothic and the SupernaturalGothic Drama Annotated Bibliography Transition Signals in Writing Transition signals are connecting words or phrases that strengthen the internal cohesion of your writing. Transition signals act like bridges between parts of your writing. They link your sentences and paragraphs together smoothly so that they flow and there are no abrupt jumps or breaks between ideas. Transition signals also act like signposts making it easier for the reader to follow your ideas. There are several types of transition signals. Sample text The following words and phrases can be used to indicate transitions and to cue your reader about how ideas are logically connected in your writing. first, second, third etc. followed by then before, after next, finally previously, subsequently initially, followed by concurrently at that time for example to illustrate for instance in the case of case specifically namely in this case such as on this occasion notably indeed above all especially particularly crucially thereafter initially at that/this point immediately finally simultaneously then, later formerly meanwhile

THE VICTORIAN WEB Free eBooks at Planet eBook - 80+ Classic Novels and Literature SPARK NOTES - Study Guides 6 Common Mistakes That Stop You Getting Over a Band 6 in Writing Task 2 - IELTS Advantage Quick Links A few weeks ago I launched our new writing correction service and after marking hundreds of essays I noticed that most students make the same mistakes. Below are the 6 most common mistakes and how you can fix them and improve your writing. Forcing Vocabulary Many students try to prepare for IELTS writing by learning long lists of ‘academic’ words and then try to include these words in their essays. The problem with this is that it leads to candidates using words that are either inappropriate (the meaning is wrong) or inaccurate (the grammar is wrong). It is important to have a wide ranging vocabulary to get one of the higher band scores, but this doesn’t mean you should try and force as many complicated words into your essay as possible. Instead of learning long lists of words, try to read about the common Task 2 topics and note down any new words. Small Grammar Mistakes Most of the candidates I help have a very good grasp of grammar, but everyone makes small mistakes. Related