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RESEARCH & WRITING TOOLKIT: Recommended by MWCC Faculty

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!

Research Without the Dreaded Paper
Thirty-three smaller projects and activities for use in almost any course.All develop research skills; some are even fun!

Terms Frequently Used in Writing Assignments
And what you should do if your assignment uses one of them! Recommended by Lorie Donahue.

Ten Tips to Help Your Students Write Better Research Papers
Helpful hints from Michelle Valois, Jess Mynes, and Suzanne Levasseur, a handout from the Teaching and Learning Roundtable presentation.

Common Writing Assignments
Some possibilities from the Purdue OWL.

Research Plan
A step-by-step game plan by Sue Goldstein.
Narrow Your Research Topic Worksheet

Create an Annotated Bibliography

The Annotated Bibliography: A Research Paper Alternative
As a warm-up (or substitute) for a research paper, check out Sue Blake's annotated bibliography assignment..
Annotating (How to Do It)
Compliments of Sue Goldstein.
Letter to the Editor
Sue Goldstein uses this as a first step in writing a research paper.

Paramedic Method
Lorie Donahue uses this sure-fire way to eliminate wordiness in sentences (from the Purdue OWL).

Grading Criteria for Research Essay
Sue Goldstein's list of everything a great research essay needs.

More Tried and True Help

They Say / I Say by Gerald Graff; Cathy Birkenstein
Call Number: Reserves ISC 210-BLAKE
ISBN: 9780393617436
Publication Date: 2016

Sue 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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