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Resources for English Language Learners

Purdue Owl Multilingual Exercises: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl_exercises/multilingual_exercises/index.html (menu on the left with different exercises)
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Grammar explanations, sentence/paragraph/essay writing tips, and interactive quizzes http://guidetogrammar.org/grammar/index.htm
Dave’s ESL café: https://www.eslcafe.com/resources/grammar-lessons/
Activities for ESL Students - Thousands of quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language: http://a4esl.org/
Writer's Web (published by the University of Richmond) - This site is organized to reflect the stages in the writing process and links to topics such as getting started; writing first drafts; focusing and connecting ideas, analysis and argument; peer-editing strategies; sentence structure and mechanics; editing for clarity and style; and documentation and punctuation http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb.html
ESL Blues: The ESL Blues site offers overviews on a wide range of specific points of grammar and has tons of exercises for students to try: https://eslbluesapps.com/
"Grammar Bytes: Grammar Instruction with Attitude": https://chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Effective feedback for ELL students: check ou this helpful resource from Baruch College, which includes a link to a handout on providing formative and actionable feedback that promotes revision.

Please curate, according to the needs of your students.

An accessible, visually appealing grammar site: http://theoatmeal.com/tag/grammar.

A useful site for writing process, rhetorical modes, and basic grammar (including short videos): http://www.oercommons.org/courses/english-composition-1/view

A good site for writing process and rhetorical modes: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-englishcomp2kscopexmaster/