Saw this today and thought you all might find it interesting – and useful. How to Graduate from College with a High GPA
Hello class! You can use this post to comment on the reading about note taking, idea generation for research projects, and informative and surprising information. You will get 3 handouts in class, but there are others that you should check out. They are: Reading Process (PDF) Annotating (PDF) Mapping (PDF) Capturing (PDF) Peer Review Sheet [...]
We are meeting at the library on Wednesday evening, so go there first. We will be in room LI 207 (of the new library). You need to bring a completed printout of the 5 questions available in the PDF for the Intermediate Research lessons. To get the PDF, do the following: Go to the library [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]