Here is a good site to help you eradicate sexist language from your writing: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=201

Just in case you get frustrated, head over to http://www.pmla.org/altsource.html for a good chuckle related to “alternative” source citations.
Another fun article related to plagiarism: http://www.newsweek.com/id/94543/page/1. This just goes to show you that plagiarism is not just something college teachers think about.

Thesis statements are sorely misunderstood by beginning writers, often exacerbated by well-meaning but inept high school English teachers.
And that is where this horrible Thesis Generator comes in
http://ozline.com/electraguide/thesis.html
Remember, to be truly useful, a thesis must be based on a research question that is problematic and specific. Yes/No questions are much less interesting and result in much [...]

We’ve talked about annotating and note taking in the past.
Here is another site that gives even more information and suggestions.
Advice for Students: Taking Notes that Work

Whether you’re a high school junior or a college senior or a grad student or a mid-level professional or the Attorney General of the United States, the ability to take [...]