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Strategies on how students can choose a focused research topic / How to choose a research topic
Basics of formatting for academic essays (writing 1)
Basic process of developing a thesis statements
Outlines the parts of a typical research essay
An introduction of Media Literacy and how we can use it to better access, analyze, and evaluate sources so that we can create and act
Basics for researching for appropriate sources for a research paper
Analyzing quotes in-depth and applying those quotes to build an understanding of theme
How students can avoid use of 1st and 2nd person in academic writing.
Every student has their own form of note taking, this workshop helps to develop these skills by providing three frames for reading as defined by Thomas C. Foster: Memory, Symbol, and Pattern
Building off of the previous workshop, we go over the essay prompts for this unit and create outlines from our annotated notes
Recommended to show to students after their first essay assignment for a course. Discusses the basic principles of revision.
Basics process of Peer Editing & Brief Activity
Differences in formatting and writing between APA style papers and MLA style papers
Covers the basics of MLA and philosophy behind the importance of formatting
What an annotated bibliography is, and how to draft an annotated bibliography based on the expectations of the assignment at hand
A collection of tips, tricks, and resources for students
What goes into an e-portfolio, linked samples, and other tips for professional/academic development
Introduction to rhetorical analysis of persuasion techniques (ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos)
Basic philosophy and practices for academic writing
A look at creating presentations and public speaking
An exercise in researching subjects and different ways of looking at the same topic