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Think about the information and strategies that you learned in this section, Revising Your Work. Share your ideas with other students. What information in Revising Your Work is new or important for you? What...
Watch the presentation below to learn more about note-taking and how to avoid plagiarism!
When you summarize, you use different words and state the main idea of a passage. In the presentation below, you’ll see some sample summaries to help you gain a better understanding of how to...
In the video cast below, you’ll see our student writer consider her research and use her findings from researching her research question in order to develop a working thesis. A working thesis is a...
Most research assignments ask you to engage in one of two approaches: Explore and evaluate (present an analysis) Persuade (present an argument) The tabs below will give you more information about each type. Your...
After completing this activity, you may download or print a completion report that summarizes your results. To save a PDF copy of the report, click below and follow instructions for your browser.
Content is even more important than conventions. Most college courses include discussions as a learning tool, a means for students to offer insights, test out new theories, and apply and share their ideas. Using...
After completing this activity, you may download or print a completion report that summarizes your results. To save a PDF copy of the report, click below and follow instructions for your browser.
After completing this activity, you may download or print a completion report that summarizes your results. To save a PDF copy of the report, click below and follow instructions for your browser.