Improve your writing with these website and apps! Know any others? Email me!
These tools can be valuable resources to self-edit and improve writing skills.
However, it's essential to use these tools as aids and not rely solely on them, as human editing and revision skills are equally important.
Studylib.net -- Reliable grammar checking tool: copy/paste
Grammarly A widely used writing assistant that provides real-time grammar and spelling suggestions. It also offers suggestions for improving sentence structure, clarity, and style.
ProWritingAid A comprehensive writing tool that analyzes text for grammar, style, and readability. It provides detailed reports and suggestions for improving writing.
Hemingway Editor Helps simplify and clarify writing by highlighting complex sentences, excessive adverbs, and other areas that may need revision.
Reverso Offers a free online grammar and spell checker for English and several other languages. It also provides suggestions for enhancing sentence structure.
Purdue OWL Excellent resource fo guidance on grammar, citation styles, and various aspects of academic writing.
easybib.com Helps with citations also helps with grammar. they will try to get you to pay if you check for plagiarism, but the freebie version conducts a legit grammar check with feedback. Go to the site and click "Check Your Paper" and copy/paste the essay.
Readable Assesses the readability of your text and suggests improvements to make it more accessible and understandable to a wider audience.
Slick Write A free online tool that provides real-time feedback on grammar, style, and more. It also includes a feature to analyze sentence structure.
LanguageTool An open-source grammar and style checker that supports multiple languages. It provides feedback on grammar, punctuation, and style.
WordHippo -- Synonym Assistance (helps you find another word for...)
TwinWord Writer -- a tool with a built-in thesaurus that suggests alternative words when you pause in your writing. P.S. It has a tone generator, where you can see if you have negative or positive tone in your writing!
WordTune: "Everyone has tons of work to get through. Some accept the frustration. Others choose Wordtune Generative AI to speed up their tasks" (site's description).
*editminion --FINALLY! A VBO detector! Sort of. This tool analyzes your writing and picks out weak and over-used words. It can also tell you if your sentences are too short or long. ***Update 9 October 2023: this site is no longer usable. I emailed the creator to see if it will ever be available again...waiting for reply.
For Narrative Essays:
AutoCrit Designed for fiction writers but can be useful for students working on narrative essays or creative writing. It analyzes writing for style and helps improve pacing, dialogue, and more.
Cliché Finder Helps identify and eliminate clichés, making your prose more original and engaging.
The Google Chrome Extension Mybib Citation Generator. It stores all your sources as you work through your project and completes the Works Cited page for you!
Mendeley (helps you organize your research)
Written Kitten! -- instead of punishing you, this rewards you with pictures of kittens every 100 words. No, I'm not kitten you right meow.
Brain.fm – generates music with AI to help you increase your focus and attention. The site even has research to back up their claims.
SMMRY.com An Online Summary Tool --> R U flng lzy? SMMRY's mission is to provide an efficient manner of understanding text, which is done primarily by reducing the text to only the most important sentences.
Citations and Formatting MLA format and citation rules, the format required in most English courses (APA format used for science, philosophy, and journalism; Chicago Manual of Style used in History courses).
These sites provide reviews or short quizzes to help you retain academic vocabulary and content-specific vocab from past English courses.
125 AP English Terms (Quizlet): Academic and content-specific vocab for college-bound English courses.
Content Vocabulary Elements of Style (Online Practice Quiz)
Content Vocabulary Form and Genre (Online Practice Quiz)
Content Vocabulary Fiction (Online Practice Quiz)
Content Vocabulary Figures of Speech Terms (Online Practice Quiz)
Content Vocabulary Syntax (Online Practice Quiz)
Content Vocabulary Drama (Online Practice Quiz)
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