Mini Lessons
The following tutor-produced Mini-Lessons cover almost any topic you might need for perfecting your grammar and style elements in a paper. These handouts can be downloaded in MS Word (.doc) format for easy printing.
| Thesis Statements | Dashes | Hyphens |
| Quotation Marks | Possessive Nouns | Case |
| Italics | Which or That? | Pesky Pairs |
| Coordinating Sentences | Quoting Poetry | Quoting Prose |
| Proofreading | Synonyms for Said | The Pronoun You |
| Relative Clauses | The Ellipsis | Nonsexist Use of Language |
| Semicolon | Words to Coordinate & Subordinate | Passive Voice |
| Transition Words | Sentence Structure | Reading Tips and Strategies |
| Making an Outline | Commas to Combine Sentences | Grammar |
| Inclusive Language | Colons | Plagiarism |
More mini-lessons and guides are available at Literary Education Online from St. Cloud University and Purdue OWL's Handouts Listed by Topic.