Resources:

A Guide to Writing Essays

A Guide to Writing Bibliographies

A Guide to Grading: Writing Rubric, Oral Rubric

Time Lines: Jewish History Israeli Literature

Useful Links for Writing Help:

University at Albany library

Offers advice on research and has tutorials for students.

Albany Writing Centre

Staffed by the English department, this can provide students with support in the essay writing process.

Style guides provide answers to questions of presentation (style), syntax and sometimes-even grammar. The Chicago Manual of Style is particularly useful though large and expensive, there are many other shorter, cheaper resources. If you are writing a lot of essays or research papers, a style guide is extremely helpful. This link provides the answers to irregular questions.

Chicago Manual of Style Q & A

Fowler’s A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) is an alphabetical listing of points of grammar, syntax, style, pronunciation, and punctuation. The depth, style, and humour of the work have made it a classic of English philology. A copy can be found in reference sections of the library.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) make sure that you have access to this, or another good dictionary, which will provide invaluable assistance!