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OneLook 
OneLook searches through a large number of online dictionaries, all in
one place.
Merriam Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
The classic reference is online, and also provides audio pronunciation of words.
WordNet
Described by it's Princeton creators as "a lexical database of English language",
Wordnet allows users to see lexical and semantic association between words.
Visual Thesaurus 
This is just a trial version, but it's still an amazing tool for searching and seeing
associations between words.
The Owl at Purdue 
The authoritative Purdue OWL contains advice on every stage of the writing process,
from brainstorm to final draft.
A Writer's Guide: Sentence Sense
Capital Community College provides an online textbook in Grammar, Usage,
Writing, and Resources.
Writing Guides
The Colorado State University Writing Center provides an exhaustive view
of writing in short digestible reading screens, any of which can be printed.
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Chuck Guildford of Boise State University maintains this site. Helpful tabs at
the top of the page cover each step of the writing process: Discovering,
Organizing, Revising, Editing, etc.
Writer's Web
On Writer's Web the user is presented with a weblike structure for
navigation to writing topics.
McGraw Hill AllWrite 2.0
AllWrite 2.0 features 26 chapters of writing instruction, exercises, videos,
and testing.
The Writing Process
The Cleveland State University Writing Center walks students through each
step of the writing process.
Writer's Handbook Guidelines
The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Understanding Your Writing Assignment
A helpful definition of words used in typical writing assignmentsfrom
the University Writing Center at Texas A&M University
Thinking About the Topic: Mindmapping
Have a writing assignment, but don't know how to begin? Use mindmapping
to brainstorm idea, presented here by Deborah Seline of Wisc-Online.
Getting Started and Choosing a Writing Topic
Choosing a good topic for a writing assignment can be a challenge.
Here are some tips to consider from the Webster University Library
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for video demo
http://www.inspiration.com/tutorials/index.cfm?fuseaction=insp
for pdf Quick Start Tutorial
Using Transitional Words
by Laurie Jarvis of Fox Valley Technical College
Transition Words and Phrases
from the University Writing Center at Texas A&M University
Coherence: Transition Between Ideas
from the Capital Community College Foundation
Writing a Conclusion
from Literacy Education Online at St. Cloud State University
Proofreading Tips
from the OWL at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Bartleby.com, Project Gutenberg, Bibliomania 
Links to the full text of classic reference titles, poetry, plays, nonfiction,
and fiction
http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html:
The classic Elements of Style in online format
ENotes Videos
These videos on various works of literature can be used as a
supplement to reading
Shakespeare
"Ods bodkins!" This site, maintained by Dartmouth Professor Thomas
Luxon, is chock full of Shakespeare links.
The Hero's Journey
The Maricopa Center for Learrning and Instruction presents this fascinating
site with online tools for storytelling.
Bulwer-Lytton Writing Contest
Read the worst writing of the year, as chosen by a panel of judges
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