The second course in a first-year series is a writing course that focuses on developing academic research writing skills that students will utilize in their academic and professional contexts. The course introduces students to the methods, strategies, and skills required to conduct an informed inquiry: critical reading, critical analysis, synthesis, constructing a research-based argument, and reflection. The course is themed, and students formulate their research questions around that theme. Students also learn how to evaluate academic and non-academic sources and proper citation and documentation of sources. The course also focuses on improving oral communication skills to prepare students to share their research with various audiences.
“Topic Exploration and Research Proposal” provided by the authors
“Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age” provided by Penn State
“Reflective Writing Prompt: Topic Proposal” by the authors
Chapter 13: Annotated Bibliography
“Annotated Bibliography” provided by the authors
“Reflective Writing Prompt: Annotated Bibliography” by the authors
Chapter 14: Research Paper and Presentation
“Creating a Rough Draft for a Research Paper” by University of Minnesota
“Critical Thinking and Research Applications” by University of Minnesota
“Reflective Writing Prompt: Research Paper & Presentation” by the authors
“Alternative Ways to Present Your Research” by Steven D. Krause
Chapter 15: Entering the Discourse Community
“Identifying a Conversation” by Jason Carabelli
“What Is Research Writing?” provided by Lumen Learning
“Why Write Research Projects” by Steven D. Krause
“Managing Your Research Project” provided by Lumen Learning
“The Seven Steps of the Research Process” provided by Lumen Learning
“Audience Awareness” provided by Lumen Learning
“Research Writing in the Academic Disciplines” provided by Lumen Learning
“Steps in Developing a Research Proposal” provided by Lumen Learning
“Constructing the Thesis and Argument—From the Ground Up” provided by Lumen Learning
“Research and the Writing Process” provided by Lumen Learning
“The Writing Process: How Do I Begin?” provided by Lumen Learning
Writing for Success “Steps in Developing a Research Proposal” by University of Minnesota
Chapter 16: Researching: How, What, When, Where, and Why
“Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources” provided by Lumen Learning
“Thinking Critically About Research” by Steven D. Krause
“Survey Academic Research Communities” by Joe Moxley
“Demystify Research Methods” by Joe Moxley
“Understand Opposing Research Ideologies” by Joe Moxley
“Textual Research” by Joe Moxley”
“Wikipedia Is Good for You!?” by James P. Purdy
“Googlepedia: Turning Information Behaviors into Research Skills” by Randall McClure
“Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews” by Dana Lynn Driscoll
Chapter 17: Reviewing and Analyzing Your Sources
“The Critique Exercise” by Steven D. Krause
“Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Source” by Karen Rosenberg
“Double-Entry Response Format” provided by Writing Commons
CRAAP Test: “CRAAP Test” provided by UTA Libraries
“Secondary Sources in Their Natural Habitats” provided by Lumen Learning
“Listening to Sources, Talking to Sources” provided by Lumen Learning
“Understanding Bias” provided by Lumen Learning
“Questions to Evaluate the Authority of the Researcher’s Methods” by Joe Moxley
“Annotated Bibliographies” provided by Lumen Learning
“How to Write a Summary” provided by Lumen Learning
Chapter 18: Writing the Research Paper
“Five Ways of Looking at a Thesis” provided by Lumen Learning
“The Working Thesis Exercise” by Steven D. Krause
“On the Other Hand: The Role of Antithetical Writing in First Year Composition Courses” by Steven D. Krause
“Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother With Logic?” by Rebecca Jones
“Incorporating Evidence into a Research Paper” by Jennifer Janechek
“Connecting Source Material to Claims” by Eir-Anne Edgar
“Synthesizing Your Research Findings” by Christine Photinos
“Synthesis Notes: Working With Sources To Create a First Draft” by Erika Szymanski
“Introduce Evidence” by Jennifer Janechek
“Analyzing Evidence” by Jennifer Janechek
“Provide Additional Support for This Point” provided by Writing Commons
“Avoid the Use of Unsupported Opinions as Evidence” provided by Writing Commons
“The Research Essay” by Steven D. Krause
“Intros and Outros” provided by Lumen Learning
“Walk, Talk, Cook, Eat: A Guide to Using Sources” by Cynthia R. Haller
“Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle D. Stedman
“The Antithesis Exercise” by Steven D. Krause
Chapter 19: Citing Your Sources
“Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Avoiding Plagiarism” by Steven D. Krause
“Summarize & Paraphrase Sources” by Joe Moxley
“When to Quote and When to Paraphrase” by Brianna Jerman
“Tell Your Readers When You Are Citing, Paraphrasing, or Summarizing” by Joe Moxley
“Avoid Dropped Quotations provided” by Writing Commons
“Use Solely Your Own Words to Paraphrase” provided by Writing Commons
“Paraphrase Accurately to Preserve the Source’s Ideas” provided by Writing Commons
“Avoiding Plagiarism” by Jennifer Janechek
“Understand When Citations are Necessary” by Joe Moxley
“Avoiding Plagiarism: A Checklist for Student Writers” by Angela Eward-Mangione
“Works Cited Page Checklist” by JM Paquette
“Citing Your Research Using MLA or APA Style” by Steven D. Krause
Chapter 20: Revising Your Research Project
“Introduction to Polishing Your Research Paper” provided by Lumen Learning
“Revising and Editing” provided by Lumen Learning
Chapter 21: Planning Your Presentation
“Remediation” provided by Writing Commons
“Text-to-Visual Remediation” provided by Writing Commons
“Text-to-Text Remediation” provided by Writing Commons
