English Tutor Resource Manual
De Anza College
Compiled by Katie Brundage, Academic Skills Center
English Tutor Resource Guide: De Anza College
(Sentence Structure)
Where Can I
Example and/or
Find Information
Definition
About:
Clauses, Sentence
Types
&
Sentence Combining
Brenda is a vegetarian,
but Larry eats
everything.
Fragments,
Skills Center Library
(Back of L-47)

The Complete Sentence Workout Book

The User’s Guide to College Writing
(Part 4)
Online Resources
(Look up titles on
Google)

The OWL at Purdue

Web English Teacher

Webster Guide to Grammar
& Writing

Dave’s ESL Café

Writing Talk: Sentences (Part II)
After she got a fulltime job. (fragment)

Foundations First (pp. 225-253)

The Essentials of English (pp. 53-60)
& Run-Ons
I love The Simpsons it’s
a really funny show.
(run-on)

Jumpstart! (Chs. 7-8)

The Complete Sentence Workout Book

Yamada Language Center
ESL
Word Order
I bought yesterday all
my textbooks.

The Essentials of English (pp. 61-66)
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
Practice Grammar (Ch. 14)
Dartmouth Writing
Center
Misplaced &
Dangling Modifiers
Covered in sauce,
Frank enjoyed the
spaghetti.

English Brushup (Ch. 15)

Foundations First (pp. 284-298)

Practice Grammar (Ch. 8)
Parallelism
I will finish my classes,
graduate from college,
and a good job can be
found.

Jumpstart! (Ch. 20)
Comma Splices,
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Note: Academic Skills Students have priority use of the Skills Center Library textbooks.
English Tutor Resource Guide: De Anza College
(Composition)
Where can I
find information
about:
Example and/or
Definition
Prewriting
Strategies
Prewriting strategies
can help students get
started
Typical Format:
Topic Sentence
Supporting Details
Concluding Sentence
Affirmative Action
gives everyone an equal
chance.

Process & Practice (Ch. 1)

Foundations First (pp. 69-74)

Online Resources (Look
up titles on Google)

Paradigm Online Writing
Assistant
The Essentials of English (pp.272290)
Foundations First (Unit 2)

The OWL at Purdue

English Works!

The OWL of Roane State
Community College

Writing Talk: PARAGRAPHS (Unit 16)
College Writing Skills with Readings
(pp. 51-55)
The Confident Writer (Ch. 5)
5 Paragraph Essay,
Short Essay,
Argumentative,
Compare/Contrast, etc.

The Essentials of English (Ch. 42)

English Online

The User’s Guide to College Writing
(Parts 2 and 3)


Webster Guide to Grammar
& Writing
The Confident Writer (Unit 2)
Introductions &
Conclusions
Introductions begin an
essay; conclusions close
an essay


English Zone

The User’s Guide to College Writing
(Chs. 8 & 10)
Process & Practice (pp. 105-110)

Editing &
Proofreading
Help students take
control of their writing


Process & Practice (Ch. 5)
The Confident Writer (Ch. 6)
The Allyn & Bacon Guide to
Writing
Paragraphs
Thesis
Statements/
Providing Support
Essays:
Format & Types

Skills Center Library
(Back of L-47)
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Note: Academic Skills Students have priority use of the Skills Center Library textbooks.
English Tutor Resource Guide: De Anza College
(Reading Skills)
Where can I
find information
about:
Example and/or
Definition
Active Reading
Strategies
Pre-reading, during
reading, & post-reading


Steps to Reading Proficiency (Chs. 1-6)
Strategies to help
students understand
these concepts

College Reading Skills & Strategies
(Chs. 6-8)
Ten Steps…(a series of texts)
Taking notes in the
margins / putting a text
into your own words
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
Building vocabulary,
vocabulary in context,
etc.
Strategies to help
students increase their
understanding of what
they read
Specific strategies to
help students read to
prepare for tests


Main Ideas &
Supporting Details
Annotating &
Paraphrasing
Vocabulary
Reading
Comprehension
Strategies
Reading Skills for
Test Taking

Skills Center Library
(Back of L-47)
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



Online Resources (Look
up titles on Google)
Guide to College Reading (Part 2)
Guide to College Reading (Part 3)
Steps to Reading Proficiency (pp. 270271)
Guide to College Reading (Part 1)
Developing Vocabulary Concepts for
College Thinking (All)
College Reading Skills & Strategies
(Units 3 & 4)
Steps to Reading Proficiency (Ch. 6)
College Reading Skills & Strategies
(Chs. 15 & 16)
The Confident Student (Ch. 3; pp.
202-209)
Note: Academic Skills Students have priority use of the Skills Center Library textbooks.

English Works!

The OWL at Purdue

English Club

Read Write Think

Ohio ESL

Study Guides & Strategies

Mind Tools

American Folklore (good for
ESL reading practice)
English Tutor Resource Guide: De Anza College
(Grammar)
Where can I
find information
about:
Verb Tenses
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Articles & Count /
Noncount nouns
Modals
Passive & Active
Voice
Word Forms &
Word Choice

Example and/or
Definition
Skills Center Library
(Back of L-47)
It rained yesterday.
(Past tense)

Chartbook (Chs. 1-5)

Think About Editing (Unit 4)
We have a dog.
(plural subject, plural
verb)

Chartbook: (Ch. 6)

Grammar Troublespots (7)
An apple (C)
A bicycle (C)
The jewelry (NC)

Think About Editing (Unit 5)

Chartbook (pp. 32-35)
I can’t go today, but I
could go on Tuesday.

Chartbook (Chs. 9 & 10)
Joe broke the vase.
(active)
The vase was broken
by Joe. (passive)
I was interesting in
the book.
I have much interests.

Chartbook (Ch. 11)

Think About Editing (Unit 7)

Think About Editing (Unit 6)

Practice Grammar (Chs. 15 & 16)
Online Resources (Look
up titles on Google)

a4esl.org

Webster Guide to Grammar
& Writing

Dave’s ESL Café


Yamada Language Center
ESL
The OWL at Purdue

English Zone

Boggle’s World ESL

English Works!
Note: The grammar points featured here reflect the most common grammar errors made by college writers; for other grammar issues, consult the
Chartbook or Think About Editing, two very good resources.
 Note: Academic Skills Students have priority use of the Skills Center Library textbooks.
English Tutor Resource Guide: De Anza College
(Mechanics, Punctuation, & Other)
Where can I
find information
about:
Example and/or
Definition
Comma Usage
We ran, for the bus was
leaving.
Colons
&
Semi-Colons
Spelling
Quotation Marks
Apostrophes
MLA & APA Style
Guidelines

He had one great love in
his life: himself. (colon)
Dogs love water; cats
hate it. (semi-colon)
John Lennon said, “Give
piece a chance”.
He said, “I’m hungry.”
Lexy’s dog is named
Lorelei.
Most academic papers
are formatted in the
MLA or APA style.
Skills Center Library
(Back of L-47)
Online Resources (Look
up titles on Google)

The Essentials of English (Ch. 25)


Jumpstart! (Ch. 26)
The Essentials of English (Chs. 26 &
27)

Webster Guide to Grammar &
Writing

Chartbook (see Index)

The OWL at Purdue

The Essentials of English (Ch. 38)
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MLA website


Better Spelling
The Essentials of English (Ch. 29)

APA website


Jumpstart! (Ch. 28)
The Essentials of English (Ch. 28)

Citation Machine


The Essentials of English (Ch. 44)
Paradigm Online Writing
Assistant

The User’s Guide to College Writing
(Ch. 18)
Note: Academic Skills Students have priority use of the Skills Center Library textbooks.
Punctuation &
Mechanics Skills
Various useful skills for
students to learn.

The User’s Guide to College Writing
(Chs. 12 & 13)

Essentials of English (Parts 4 & 5)
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