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Tried and True Help from Your Colleagues
Is there anything you have created or borrowed that you find helpful in teaching the research process? Let us know and we'll post it on this page!
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Research Without the Dreaded PaperThirty-three smaller projects and activities for use in almost any course.All develop research skills; some are even fun!
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Terms Frequently Used in Writing AssignmentsAnd what you should do if your assignment uses one of them! Recommended by Lorie Donahue.
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Ten Tips to Help Your Students Write Better Research PapersHelpful hints from Michelle Valois, Jess Mynes, and Suzanne Levasseur, a handout from the Teaching and Learning Roundtable presentation.
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Common Writing AssignmentsSome possibilities from the Purdue OWL.
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Research PlanA step-by-step game plan by Sue Goldstein.
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The Annotated Bibliography: A Research Paper AlternativeAs a warm-up (or substitute) for a research paper, check out Sue Blake's annotated bibliography assignment..
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Annotating (How to Do It)Compliments of Sue Goldstein.
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Letter to the EditorSue Goldstein uses this as a first step in writing a research paper.
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Paramedic MethodLorie Donahue uses this sure-fire way to eliminate wordiness in sentences (from the Purdue OWL).
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Grading Criteria for Research EssaySue Goldstein's list of everything a great research essay needs.
More Tried and True Help
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They Say / I Say
by Call Number: Reserves ISC 210-BLAKEISBN: 9780393617436Publication Date: 2016Sue Blake finds this book indispensable for her LAS Capstone class.
What is an Annotated Bibliography?
How to Write College Papers
Sue Goldstein uses this quick review.
Notetaking
Mistakes That Tank Your Grade
A little funky, but students enjoy it!
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