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Garrett Winn’s Intermediate Writing Class for UVU
PC Language
March 31st, 2008 by Garrett in Resources, Writing Sites || No Comments ||

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

Fun Site on Citing
March 31st, 2008 by Garrett in Resources, Writing Sites || No Comments ||

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 [...]

Doing Research
February 20th, 2008 by Garrett in Classical Argument, Resources || No Comments ||

I’ve found a few interesting sources that talk about research. As usual, I’ve also linked to these on the Resources page.
Here they are, in no particular order:

Pew Study on Information-Finding Behavior - This blog talks about an interesting study on how and where people get information. You may be surprised by the results!
Beyond Wikipedia: 20 [...]

Research Tools
February 20th, 2008 by Garrett in Classical Argument, Resources || No Comments ||

I’ve mentioned these tools in class, but I am finally putting links on here for everyone to use. You can also find these on the Resources page.
The first is Zotero, a Firefox extension for organizing, tracking, and annotating source.
Next is NoodleTools,  a site with a couple tools for APA style, and a nice guide to [...]

Annotating Information
February 20th, 2008 by Garrett in Resources, Writing Sites || No Comments ||

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 [...]

LTUE Symposium
February 7th, 2008 by Garrett in Announcements, Orson Scott Card, SciFi Sites || No Comments ||

I announced this in the Tuesday-Thursday class, but wanted to post a link here for everyone.
Next week, on the 14th-16th, is the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium of Fantasy and Science Fiction at BYU.
It is completely free and has lots of great classes to attend. It runs pretty much all day long for those [...]

LTUE Symposium
February 7th, 2008 by Garrett in Announcements, Events, SciFi Sites || No Comments ||

[ February 14, 2008 to February 16, 2008. ] I announced this in the Tuesday-Thursday class, but wanted to post a link here for everyone.
Next week, on the 14th-16th, is the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium of Fantasy and Science Fiction at BYU.
It is completely free and has lots of great classes to attend. It runs pretty much all day long for those [...]