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Searching: JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive of over one thousand academic journals and other scholarly content. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship Google Scholar-- Focus Search: Use Google. Enter the term "grazing" into the search box followed by site: animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu, the URL of the Animal Diversity sit. By adding the word site followed by a colon and the Web address, Google will search for pages with grazing only within the Animal Diversity site. Creative Commons Search Here you can find things to use in your presentations. Creative Commons licenses provide a flexible range of protections and freedoms for authors, artists, and educators. Citation MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide: Purdue OWL MLA--The Citation Machine--Web Page Citation US Copywrite Laws and Guidelines Online MLA Tutorials How to Set Up a MS Word Document in MLA Format Citing Webpages with Hard to Find Author or Date Information (YouTube Tutorial) How to Create a Works Cited Page in MLA Format Developing a Research Topic American Studies Resources and Research Resources History Matters Designed for high school and college teachers and students,
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other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.www.History by Topic and Time Period This feature is our annotated guide to the most useful websites for teaching U.S. history and social studies.
American Rhetoric: 100 Top Speeches Searching for Research Paper Topics University Research Paper and Argument Topics Paper Topics from the University of Long Beach--Nice links to other university sites Northwest MO State Hot Topics Santa Monica College Research Topic Guides--there are steps here that lead the student through the early research process.
Select a Topic to Research: University of Michigan-Flint _ This site give a nice overview of the research process from finding a topic to formulating a thesis statement.
Words Merriam-Webster Dictionary Cambridge Dictionaries Online All Words: Fast, allows you to find parts of a word. Includes puzzle solvers, crossword puzzles, etc The Phrase Finder: Origins of common and not so common phrases What About Grammar--University of Chicago--A great resource that explains the focus of grammar in college writing. Purdue Online Writing Lab Site Map Literarture PAL: Perspectives in American Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Our Documents: 100 Important Milestone Documents The following is a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965. American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States This is a great archive of speeches from all aspects of American culture—politics, movies, and religion. Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th Century From High School to College St. Louis University 1818 Advanced College Credit WPA—Outcome Statements for First-Year Composition
What students should be able to do when they complete their first year of college.The Importance of Mentors from ACT (Parent Guide) Homework Motivation (Parent Guide) College Writing A Short Guide to Writing in College from the University of Chicago Writing Program This site includes a good discussion of the differences between writing in high school and college. The Writing Process from the Purdue OWL Writing Lab--Tips on everything from Pre-writing to Proofreading. This is a great resource for writers at any stage of the writing process. The Harvard Writing Center—Writing Resources—Brief Guides to Writing Papers in the Disciplines. This is a great resource that helps students move through the process of academic writing, reading, and research.
St. Louis University Writing Services—10 Myths of College Writing
Writing the Successful College Admissions Essay ACT College Readiness Writing Standards On the college level, most academic writing is argumentative, consequently, successful students must learn to:
- Map out an argument
- Front load major ideas
- Compliment those ideas with transitions
- Offer and analyze evidence
- Cite outside sources, and
- Assess the opposition
Types and Examples of 1818 Writing at CBC Types of Writing in the CBC 1818 Program (including conferencing notes and assessment) * The Argumentative Paper * Civil War Journals * Literary Journals * Close Readings (Timed Writing--30 minutes) College Reading How to Read in College (from Swarthmore) Reading Your Textbooks Effectively (Dartmouth) How to Read an Assignment (from Harvard) How to Interpret an Assignment--Understanding your professors' expectations It is unlikely that the teacher will expect a summary of the information. How to Build Your Reading Skills Students are expected to demonstrate intellectual engagement with the text: experiment with ideas; think divergently; take risks; and in general be able to compose a careful, sustained interpretation of a text with sensitivity to the nuances and connotations of the language.
College Reading, Writing, and Research--Putting it all together Harvard--New Freshmen Writing Resource--This is Harvard's introduction to freshmen writing their first research paper. One of the tips is "Who Cares?" ACT Homework Motivation for Parents Students are expected to express complex ideas in simple language. ACT and SAT College Board --SAT ACT Homepage ACT—News You Can Use ACT's monthly News You Can Use electronic newsletter provides short articles to inform students and parents about college and career planning.
ACT College Readiness Standards ACT English Standards ACT Writing Standards ACT-How to build your writing skills Advanced Placement AP Help: The College Board for Students How to write the timed AP Essay AP Study Notes—Free Ms. Hogue’s AP Advanced Placement English and Composition Great Teacher Site--deep AP Mission: To connect students to college success. AP Program is a collaborative effort between motivated students, dedicated teachers, and committed high schools, colleges and universities. The only requirements are a strong curiosity about the subject you plan to study and the willingness to work hard.
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The Student Success Center (SSC) is a central place for you to find connections to all of campus and, through our comprehensive resources, to find referrals, programs and services.The Reference Desk Google News