Exam Preparation

Preparing for the writing section of the ABCTE Professional Teaching Knowledge (PTK) examination can be challenging. The ABCTE PTK Practice Writing Package supports your preparation by affording you the opportunity to practice with up to four PTK writing samples for immediate evaluation. Powered by IntelliMetric®, within seconds you’ll receive a score that will allow you to better prepare yourself for the actual ABCTE exam. IntelliMetric® utilizes advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to score open-ended essays with unparalleled scoring accuracy.

The PTK Practice Package includes:

• 4 scored submissions on 2 different practice prompts
• Grammar and spell-checking features
• An online thesaurus and word bank
• Diagnostic feedback and score interpretation

The Guide to Grammar and Writing is sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports scholarships, faculty development, and curriculum innovation. Also see their resource on Principles of Composition.

Paradigm is an interactive, menu-driven, online writer's guide and handbook.

The OWL website contains over one Gigabyte of writing-related material, with new material being added almost every month. The website contains hypertext workshops, subject tutorials, huge collections of links to help users find information on the Internet, PowerPoint presentations about all aspects of writing, and a voluminous quantity of web pages. The site covers all aspects of writing – from essay writing to establishing arguments to punctuation.

In the 1890s, a proofreader at the University of Chicago Press prepared a single sheet of typographic fundamentals intended as a guide for the University community. That sheet grew into a pamphlet, and the pamphlet grew into a book—the first edition of the Manual of Style, published in 1906. Now in its fifteenth edition, The Chicago Manual of Style—the essential reference for authors, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers in any field—is more comprehensive and easier to use than ever before.

This classic reference book is intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It gives the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

The Everyday Writer is a brief, tabbed reference handbook that gives the kind of quick, simple answers students want and need. It has extensive and up-to-date coverage of online writing and research and answers to the questions students most often ask in a tabbed section of guidelines on the most common errors.

An easy-to-read look at the rules of grammar.

In this practical and funny writing book,  filled with examples, comparisons, and allegories, O'Conner provides simple, straightforward tips to help you sort your thoughts and make sentences that make sense.

A Writer's Reference is a writing tool that provides crucial but concise advice on composing and revising, grammar and mechanics, research and documentation, as well as print and electronic document design. See also the companion website with online exercises and additional resources.

Straighterline offers an online basic writing course that examines the fundamental process, theories, and methods that enhance a student's overall writing ability. It introduces various strategies for writing within multiple disciplines and professions and examines basic principles of effective college-level writing through drafting and revising sentences, paragraphs, and essays. Topics to improve sentence structure and clarity include grammar, punctuation, and word choice. In addition to learning proper research techniques, students explore various writing genres including narration, cause and effect, compare and contrast, definition, and argumentation.

Writing professionals will carefully review and provide personalized feedback to students for 7 graded essays and 7 essay drafts.