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- Essay Correction Symbols and Grading Scheme For 200- and 300-level courses
- Writing in German without Thinking in English
- Forming Sentences Quickly This is primarily intended to help you learn vocabulary, but may help you generate ideas in other contexts also.
- Essay Writing Checklist
- Advice on Using a Dictionary Includes some practice exercises!
- Grammar and Usage Advice Written for students at the 200- and 300-level.
- German 101: Advice for Aufsatz 1; Advice for Aufsatz 2; Advice for Aufsatz 3
- Einen Aufsatz auf Deutsch schreiben Some guidelines and useful phrases for writing essays at the 232-level and above [von Kathryn Sederberg]
Umlaute, ß and Fraktur
- Umlaute und ß auf amerikanischen Computern
- Creating documents in Fraktur (an old German font – click here to see what it is)
Looking for an essay topic?
Check out the German on the Web link list, or this list of famous German-speaking people.
Wondering how to begin/end an email or letter?
This page (auf Deutsch!) or this summary of it (auch auf Deutsch!) may be helpful!