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◄ Unit 6 Study Guide: Polishing Your Research Paper
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Steven D. Krause's "The Process of Research Writing - Academic Research Writing: What Is It?"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 11, Section 1: The Purpose of Research Writing"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 11, Section 3: Managing Your Research Project"
Cornell University Library: "The Seven Steps of the Research Process"
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Analyze Your Discourse Communities"
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 6: Research Writing in the Academic Disciplines"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Audience"
Texas A&M University Writing Center: "Audience Awareness"
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 1: Research Writing and Argument"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 6, Section 1: Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content"
Activity: Identify Your Research Topic
Writing for Success: "Chapter 11, Section 2: Steps in Developing a Research Proposal"
Activity: Develop a Working Thesis
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Webbing"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 8, Section 2: Outlining"
Unit 1 Assessment
Evernote
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Reverse Outline"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 11, Section 4: Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information"
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 4: Finding and Evaluating Research Sources"
Duke University Libraries: "Evaluating Sources"
North Carolina State University Library: "Anatomy of a Scholarly Article"
California State University, Northridge - Oviatt Library: "What's a Scholarly Article?"
Brock University Library: "What is a peer-reviewed article?"
Eastern Michigan University Library: "Using Google Scholar"
Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources
Unit 2 Assessment
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 3: Research and Critical Reading"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 11, Section 5: Critical Thinking and Research Applications"
WebQuest Assessment
Pennsylvania State University: Joe Schall's "Annotated Bibliographies"
Cornell University Library: Michael Engle's "How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography"
Research Activity: Annotated Bibliography
Research Activity: Reviewing and Evaluating Your Sources
Unit 3 Assessment
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Argument"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 10, Section 9: Persuasion"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 15, Section 10: Persuasive Essay"
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing, Chapter 1: Research Writing and Argument"
The University of North Carolina Writing Center: "Transitions"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 9, Section 1: Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 6, Section 2: Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 9, Section 2: Writing Body Paragraphs"
Pennsylvania State University: Joe Schall's "Blending Source Material with Your Own Work"
Utah State University: "Intermediate Writing: Toulmin's Schema"
Utah State University: "Intermediate Writing: Detecting Assumptions and Generalizations"
Boundless: "Differentiating your Argument from Others"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Quotations"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Argument"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Abstracts"
Activity: Revising Your Outline
Unit 4 Assessment
Writing for Success
: "Chapter 12, Section 1: Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Writing Anxiety"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Introductions"
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Writing Center: "Paragraphs"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 9, Section 4: Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs"
Dr. Pavel Zemliansky's "Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing - Chapter 5: Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 13, Section 2: Citing and Referencing Techniques"
Pennsylvania State University: Joe Schaal's "How Plagiarism Occurs"
Pennsylvania State University: Joe Schall's "Anatomy of a Well-Cited Paragraph"
Pennsylvania State University: Joe Schall's "When Sources Must Be Cited"
Pennsylvania State University: Joe Schall's "FAQs about Citing Sources"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 13, Section 4: Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 13, Section 1: Formatting a Research Paper"
Graduate Journal of Social Science: "Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide"
Activity: Comparing Documentation Styles
Activity: Developing a Finished Draft
Unit 5 Assessment
Writing for Success: "Chapter 8, Section 4: Revising and Editing"
Writing for Success: "Chapter 12, Section 2: Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper"
Activity: Completing Your Research Paper
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 1 Study Guide: Research and the Writing Process
Unit 2 Study Guide: Researching – How, What, When, Where, and Why
Unit 3 Study Guide: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources
Unit 4 Study Guide: Putting Your Source Material to Work
Unit 5 Study Guide: Writing the Research Paper and Acknowledging Your Sources
Unit 6 Study Guide: Polishing Your Research Paper
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Unit 1: Research and the Writing Process
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Unit 3: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources
Unit 4: Putting Your Source Material to Work
Unit 5: Writing the Research Paper and Acknowledging Your Sources
Unit 6: Polishing Your Research Paper
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