Language and Culture - Research Assessment

A basic introduction to college-level essay writing, research and citing. Very useful for the methodology portion of the project.

An exhaustive guide to writing for college, the "Norton Field Guide to Writing" contains a lot of information, but if used selectively, can prove to be quite useful to students who do not know, for example, how to write an annotate bibliography or need a reminder on how to draft a writing plan. It will be used in class.

Known as the guide to the "Chicago Style", this writing guide is a vital resource on topic development, information gathering and how to develop an argument. We will be using several portions of this guide in class, to understand how to work your comprehensive assessment project.

Concise, condensed guide to writing for college. This guide is useful to answer short questions about style. Useful for the final re-reading of your paper and for editing for clarity.

"What It Takes: Academic Writing in College" explores four types of college writing assignments: the summary, the critique, the synthesis, and the analysis. It contains and analyzes several examples of each type, allowing students to have a clear example of good and bad writing. Most importantly, it allows students to develop their skills in analyzing and justifying their own and others' writing.