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APA citation templates
The Writing Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison has a practical online resource for helping writers do APA citation accurately. What I like about this site: features a podcast and a printable PDF overview, yet the most day-to-day valuable may be the online templates for managing different … Continue reading
Guidelines for many documentation styles
The Center for Writing has reference books, handouts, and carefully selected online resources for multiple documentation styles, including AAA, AP, APA, ASA, CBE / CSE, Chicago / CMS, and MLA. For a printable list of recommended resources: documentation-style
Think, Write, Rethink, Rewrite
Ask the Center Staff How am I ever going to get this project done if I keep changing my mind??? A couple of weeks ago, I finally figured out a claim for my sustained writing project. But after reading more and talking … Continue reading
Referen©ite: Award-winning citation website
The University of Aukland’s Referen©ite won the 2007 Outstanding Academic Integrity Resource Award — and for good reason. It has excellent student-friendly presentations that explain why citation is so valuable. It also has tools that walk writers through the steps of … Continue reading
Dogs vs. Treasure: Evaluating Web Pages
When your writing depends on delving into a subject, you’ll probably make use of websites as well as scholarly sources as you gain knowledge. But writers need to be particularly savvy when judging the credibility of internet sources or they risk undermining their … Continue reading
Posted in For Students, research & documentation
Tagged critical reading, online research
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How not to support a claim
A previous post on pyramid structures generated some discussion about ways to support a claim in academic argumentation — and ways that interfere. Beth Stickney remarked: “Part of critical thinking involves being able to spot the logical contradictions that weaken … Continue reading
Posted in argument, For Faculty, For Students, Writing Advice
Tagged argumentation, rhetorical appeals
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Interpreting assignments
“Do you have the assignment with you?” That’s one of the first things a tutor will typically ask a student who comes to the Center for Writing. The assignment provides a context for the writing, so it’s valuable to spend some … Continue reading
Keeping a research log
University of Massachusetts honors students are taught a great method for tracking their research. Their version of a research log is less formal than an annotated bibliography but more extensive; it includes crucial notes about how the researcher found the sources. This is great because … Continue reading
Get into your writing zone
Professional writer Michael Selzner has a good post for procrastinators. (He knows that’s most of us, folks.) He suggests ways we can recognize our own personal writing zones — and control them — so we can get down to work. Five … Continue reading
Best Grammar and Style Sources on the Web?
If you’re the kind of person who reads the Oxford English Dictionary for fun (I’m not naming names, but you know who you are, Maggie), then here’s just about the coolest compilation of grammar resources you could ever ask for. … Continue reading
Posted in proofreading & editing, style, Writing Advice
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