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Unit 1: Research and the Writing Process
1.1.1: Academic Research Writing
What is Academic Research Writing?
1.1.2: Why Write a Research Paper?
The Purpose of Research Writing
1.1.3: How to Manage a Research Project
Managing Your Research Project
1.2.1: The Research Process: An Overview
The Seven Steps of the Research Process
1.2.2: What Is Your Research Community?
Analyze Your Discourse Communities
Research Writing in the Academic Disciplines
1.2.3: Identifying and Understanding Your Audience
Audience
Audience Awareness
1.2.4: Understanding Your Audience and Purpose
Research Writing and Argument
1.2.5: Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
Purpose, Audience, Tone, and Content
1.3.1: Discovering and Choosing a Topic
Activity: Identify Your Research Topic
1.3.2: Develop a Working Thesis and a Research Proposal
Steps in Developing a Research Proposal
Activity: Develop a Working Thesis
1.3.3: Mapping Your Topic
Webbing
1.4: Outlining
Outlining
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 2: Researching: How, What, When, Where, and Why
2.1.1: Note Taking Tools
Evernote
2.1.2: Using a Reverse Outline
Reverse Outline
2.2.1: How to Begin Your Research
Strategies for Gathering Reliable Information
2.2.2: Investigating Scholarly vs. Non-Scholarly Sources
Finding and Evaluating Research Sources
Evaluating Sources
Anatomy of a Scholarly Article
What is a Scholarly Article?
Using Google Scholar
2.3: Reviewing and Evaluating Your Sources
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 3: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources
3.1.1: Reading Critically as a Research Strategy
Research and Critical Reading
3.1.2: Analyze Your Research
Critical Thinking and Research Applications
3.1.3: Search Assessment
WebQuest Assessment
3.2: Developing an Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliographies
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Research Activity: Annotated Bibliography
3.3: Research Assessment
Research Activity: Reviewing and Evaluating Your Sources
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 4: Putting Your Source Material to Work
4.1.1: What Is an Argumentative Essay?
Argument
Persuasion
Persuasive Essays
4.1.2: Dividing Your Argument
Transitions
4.2.1: Refine Your Thesis
Developing a Strong, Clear Thesis Statement
4.2.2: Develop Arguments around Your Thesis
Effective Means for Writing a Paragraph
Writing Body Paragraphs
4.2.3: Strengthen Your Claims
Blending Source Material with Your Own Work
4.2.4: Toulmin's Schema
Toulmin's Schema
4.3.1: Look for Assumptions and Generalizations
Detecting Assumptions and Generalizations
4.3.2: Using Direct Quotations to Support Your Arguments
Differentiating your Argument from Others
Quotations
4.4.1: Write an Abstract of Your Work
Abstracts
4.4.2: Revising Your Outline
Activity: Revising Your Outline
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 5: Writing the Research Paper and Acknowledging Your Sources
5.1.1: Drafting Process
Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper
5.1.2: Overcoming Writer's Block
Writing Anxiety
5.2.1: Writing an Introduction
Introductions
5.2.2: Paragraph Development
Paragraphs
5.2.3: Writing a Conclusion
Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs
5.3.1: Why You Must Acknowledge Sources
Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
5.3.2: Acknowledging and Integrating Sources
Citing and Referencing Techniques
5.3.3: Avoiding Plagiarism
How Plagiarism Occurs
5.3.3.1: Documenting to Avoid Plagiarism
Anatomy of a Well-Cited Paragraph
5.3.3.2: When Sources Must Be Cited
When Sources Must Be Cited
5.3.4: Frequently Asked Questions about Citing Sources
FAQs about Citing Sources
5.4.1: Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Style
5.4.2: American Psychological Association (APA) Style
Formatting a Research Paper
5.4.3: The Chicago Manual of Style
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide
5.4.4: Comparing Documentation Styles
Activity: Comparing Documentation Styles
5.4.5: Unit 5 Activity
Activity: Developing a Finished Draft
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 6: Polishing Your Research Paper
6.1: Review, Revise, and Finalize Your Research Paper
Revising and Editing
6.2: Completing Your Research Paper
Developing a Final Draft of a Research Paper
Activity: Completing Your Research Paper
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 6 Assessment
Study Guide
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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