Resources for Faculty

• Orientation
• Asking Meaningful Questions
• Rhetorical Modes
• Sources
• Structure
• Mechanics
• Citation
• Plagiarism

Orientation

Baker Commons Orientation for ENGL100. Make a reservation to bring your class to the WRC for an orientation. This activity will help students get comfortable with the space and staff of the Baker Commons. Getting acquainted with us will be useful for students in all their classes so we suggest a visit early in the semester.

Asking Meaningful Questions

After years of public schooling students often interpret " develop a research topic" as " pick something the teacher will think is a good term paper topic." Here are some ideas for getting students to tap into connections between the course material and their lives and interests.

• Stack o' Stuff - from Barbara Kobritz
• What's your major?
• Journaling
• Pre-writing HANDOUT
• Choosing a Topic for an Argumentation Paper HANDOUT

Rhetorical Modes

• Compare and Contrast HANDOUT

Sources

Search

• Databases ONLINE TUTORIAL
• Deepening Your Research ONLINE TUTORIAL

 

Evaluate

• Mythbusters
• Source Evaluation Rubric - from Susan Cerretani
• Evidence ONLINE TUTORIAL - Distinguishing anecdotal evidence from academic research from Barbara Kobritz
• Good Sources Kit - from Barbara Kobritz

Structure

• Tips for Thesis Statements HANDOUT
• Introductions HANDOUT
• Conclusions HANDOUT
• Revising and Rethinking the Paper HANDOUT

Mechanics

• Grammar
• Punctuation
• Proofreading HANDOUT

Citation

• Citation ONLINE TUTORIAL
• MLA HANDOUT
• APA HANDOUT
• ASA HANDOUT
• Chicago HANDOUT

Plagiarism

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
• Turnitin - Program that identifies unoriginal material in research papers and other student work. While an effective tool in verifying incidents of plagiarism, Turnitin also has proved a very effective deterrent. Turnitin provides a Support and Training Resources for students, instructors and administrators.

Last update: Tuesday, October 06, 2009