Approaches to Critical Thinking:
"Some basic steps in
critically analyzing arguments, with links to web pages on informal
fallacies."
Capital
Community College Guide for Writing Research Papers: Guide
for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association
(MLA) Documentation.
English Club: Use this web site to find everything from lessons for students to jobs for teachers, including interactive pages such as forums, games, quizzes, chat, help and penpals.
Guide to Grammar
and Writing: Contains digital handouts on grammar and English
usage, over 170 computer-graded quizzes, recommendations on writing
-- from basic problems in subject-verb agreement and the use of
articles to exercises in parallel structures and help with argumentative
essays, and a way to submit questions about grammar and writing.
Guidelines
for Term Papers: A detailed description on how to write a term
paper.
KnightCite: The Hekman Library of Calvin College has provided this online citation generator service to assist students with citations for the three main academic styles: MLA, APA, and Chicago. The service is provided free of charge by the college, and although not required, those who choose to register on the site will have the option of saving all of their citations and multiple bibliographies to their account.
Created by Calvin College digital librarian Greg Sennema and Programmer Justin Searls, and supported by Calvin's ALIVE (Advanced Learning in Virtual Environments) program.
Library Research Guide:
Olin & Uris Libraries have prepared a guide to library research including Seven Steps to Effective Library Research and individual parts of the research process.
Library
Research Using Primary Sources: The
UC Berkley Library has prepared this guide
to help students learn how to do library
research using primary sources. The recommended
strategies are very helpful for any students
getting started on term papers.
National Council of Teachers of English:
The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. Since 1911, NCTE has provided a forum for the profession, an array of opportunities for teachers to continue their professional growth throughout their careers, and a framework for cooperation to deal with issues that affect the teaching of English.
OWL:
This is Purdue University's Online Writing Lab. This site provides
materials on topics such as punctuation, resumes, formats (such as MLA or APA)
for citing electronic sources; includes information on Internet-based
research. For a handout on how to avoid plagiarism click
here.
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources: The University of Wisconsin-Steven Point Librarians have devised a simple chart-based system clarifying the difference between primary, secondary and tertiary source material.
Primary Sources: The Reference
Librarians at the Library of Congress have written a guide for finding
and evaluating primary sources on the internet or in Library collections.
Look at this site for clarification on the difference between primary
and secondary source material.
Research and Documentation
Online: Online version of "Research and Documentation
in the Electronic Age"
by Diana Hacker. It contains research guides to Humanities, Social
Sciences, History, and Sciences.
Rutgers Newark English Department: Available on this site is a copy of the Writing Program Handbook describing basic english writing curricula. In addition are links to the Rutgers writing program and writing center.
SourceAid: Generates bibliographies,
endnotes, footnotes in MLA, APA, CMS and CSE formats. Free registration
required.
U.S. Copyright Office: "Here
you will find all our key publications, including informational circulars;
application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright
law and to the homepages of other copyright-related organizations."
Using
MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources: An online addition
of how to cite and document sources using the MLA specification.
Writing
Argumentative Essays: A unit of curriculum which aims to teach
students how to write short argumentative essays of approximately
1000 words.
Writers Workshop:
This site includes teacher web links; how to edit grammar and mechanics:quoting
and quotations, citing sources (MLA); plus info on plagiarism.
Writing
Center at Colorado State University:
Features include interactive tutorials,
demonstrations, and writing guides for
a variety of subjects from online research
to developing arguments to correctly citing
sources.
Writing
Resources on the Web: A directory to
writing labs and online resources covering
citation guides and writing mechanics.
Writing Process:
University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center provides instructional
materials covering the stages of the writing process; Common types
of writing assignments; Grammar and punctuation; Writing style;
Citing sources for term papers.
|