WR 150

Basic Sources
Unit I. Analytical Summaries of Primary and Secondary Sources
Unit II. Entering a Critical Debate: the Shorter, Multi-Source Essay
Unit III. First (Shorter) Research Paper
Unit IV. Annotated Bibliography, Prospectus, Oral Presentation
Unit V. Longer Research Paper

Basic Sources

Boston University Libraries. Research Guide. "Guide to Library Research." guidetoresearch.html

Assignment Sequence for WR 150:

Please use the sources provided in each unit in subsequent units as needed. For example, "Library Research at Cornell" found in Unit I provides research assistance throughout all five units.

Unit I. Analytical Summaries of Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary and Secondary Readings:

Boston University Libraries. "Primary Sources."
http://www.bu.edu/library/guides/primarysources.html

University of Maryland Library. "Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources."
http://www.lib.umd.edu/UES/primary-sources.html

Research:

Cornell University Library. "Library Research at Cornell: A Hypertext Guide. Seven Steps to Effective Library Research." http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill1.htm

The Internet Public Library. "A+ Research and Writing Step by Step."
http://www.ipl.org/div/teen/aplus/stepfirst.htm

University of Maryland University College. Information and Library Services. "Research Skills Tutorial." http://www.umuc.edu/library/tutor/mod1.html

Critical Evaluation of Secondary Source Material:

Cornell University Library. "Critically Analyzing Information Sources."
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm

Cornell University Library. "Distinguishing Scholarly Journals from Other Periodicals." http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill20.html

Evaluation of Web Sources:

Cornell University Library. "Evaluating Web Sites: Criteria and Tools."
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/webeval.html

University at Albany Libraries. "Evaluating Internet Resources."
http://library.albany.edu/usered/eval/eresources.html

Quotation Technique:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Writing Center. "Quoting and Paraphrasing."
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/QuotingSources.html

Proper Documentation of Sources:

Boston University Libraries. Reference Shelf. Language, Grammar, and Citing Resources.
http://www.bu.edu/library/refshelf/language.html

Unit II. Entering a Critical Debate: the Shorter, Multi-Source Essay + Required Revision

Critical Evaluation of Secondary Source Material:

Cornell University Library. "Critically Analyzing Information Sources."
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill26.htm

Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Essays:

University of Victoria. "UVic Writer's Guide: Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Essays." http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/MasterToc.html#Essays

Revision:

Hamilton College. Writing Center. "Revision: From First to Final Draft."
http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Resource/wc/Revision_First_to_Final_Draft.pdf

Unit III. First (Shorter) Research Paper + Required Revision

Revision:

Hamilton College. Writing Center. "Revision: From First to Final Draft."
http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/Resource/WC/revision.html

Unit IV. Annotated Bibliography, Prospectus, Oral Presentation

Annotated Bibliography:

Cornell University Library. "How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography."
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill28.htm

St. Cloud State University. "LEO: Literacy Education Online: Annotated Bibliography"
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/annotated.html

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Writing Center. "Academic Writing: Annotated Bibliography."
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/AnnotatedBibliography.html

Prospectus:

University of Colorado at Boulder. "Writing Your Research Prospectus."http://www.colorado.edu/PWR/writingtips/20.html

Oral Presentation:

University of South Carolina. "Oral Report Guidelines."
http://www.stat.sc.edu/~grego/courses/stat704/oral.report.html

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Computer Sciences Department. "Oral Presentation Advice." http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~markhill/conference-talk.html

Unit V. Longer Research Paper

Prospectus:

University of Colorado at Boulder. "Writing Your Research Prospectus." http://www.colorado.edu/PWR/writingtips/20.html

Writing a Research Paper: The First Draft:

Purdue University. Online Writing Lab. "Writing a Research Paper: The First Draft." http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/1draft.html

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