Writing 123 OER Resources
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This text is available through Ebook Central from the LBCC Library. It's free for students to check out. They can download portions of the text for free if they want a hard copy.
Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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This OER contains many helpful sections and can be used as a complete OER. In this LBCC OER shell, we have links to some of the information. Because it is an OER, feel free to reuse the information.
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This week, we will focus on the beginning steps of writing a research paper. Lumen Learning will give discussion prompts and assignments. ONLY do the assignments that I have listed here in Moodle for you to do.
Tasks:- Read Lumen Learning chapters on Prewriting Strategies and Writing Thesis Statements
- Watch video
- Post to Discussion Forum
- Complete Research Topic Ideas Assignment
- Complete Topic and Working Thesis Assignment
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When we conduct research in order to construct an outstanding, thoroughly researched paper, it's important to be able to discern which sources are valid and which are not. You will want to make sure your sources are scholarly and reliable. The readings this week will guide you through steps you can take to make sure that your sources are reliable and suitable to be included in a college-level research paper.
Examples of NON-reliable sources:
- Any social media site such as Facebook or Twitter.
- Wikipedia.
- Websites that do not contain fact-based evidence to back up their claims.
Tasks:
- Do Practices in Grammar Assignment FIRST!
- Read the Lumen Learning sections on Evaluating Sources and properly using quotes from your sources within your papers.
- Watch videos
- Post to the discussion Forum.
- Complete the Source Evaluation Questionnaire - Please note, this is the only required assignment for this week.
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Research is not simply choosing a topic and then researching. It is much more circular and requires research into the topic to choose a good topic that will work for the assignment. This video explains the process.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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The readings this week focus on properly citing references and creating annotated bibliographies. There is also a section on how to avoid plagiarism. I've also included to PowerPoint presentation I give to my face to face classes that goes into deeper detail regarding how to avoid plagiarising a document.
One common way that students unintentionally plagiarise their papers is by not realizing that every citation that you list on your works cited page MUST be included within the text and vise versa. Make sure that you carefully proofread so that all of your in-text citations are listed on your works cited page, and every work cited is included within the body of the text.
Tasks for this week:
- Read the material on Citing and Referencing Techniques.
- Read through the What is Plagiarism presentation.
- Post to the Discussion Forum.
- Complete writing a thesis statement assignment.
- Complete annotated bibliography.
- Complete plagiarism assignment.
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LBCC takes plagiarism very seriously, and the consequences for plagiarising a text include failing the assignment, failing the class, and/or expulsion from LBCC. Please make sure you are familiar with what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
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This week, we'll explore how to structure an academic research paper and some pre-drafting tools to help keep your paper organized. The typical organizing structure is the multi-tiered outline. A different type of organizing structure is the storyboard. We will look at both and have an opportunity to experiment with which type of organizing structure works best. Lumen Learning mentions a lot of assignments that I am NOT requiring you to do. Only complete the assignments that I have specifically assigned.
Tasks for this week:
- Read materials in Lumen Learning on Structuring and Outlining.
- Read Ch. 9 in The Craft of Research.
- Watch video
- Post to the Discussion Forum.
- Complete the Organizing Your Research assignment.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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Every time you write, you speak to an audience. In an academic paper, you must also consider who your audience is. The week, we'll explore how to identify your audience and the importance of the speaker/writer/audience relationship.
Tasks:
- Read Lumen Learning material.
- Watch video
- Read Ch. 2 in The Craft of Research.
- Post to Discussion Forum.
- Complete the Determining My Audience assignment.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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This week, we'll look at how adding photographs, graphs, and charts help you present your data/evidence to support your claims.
Tasks for this week:
- Read Lumen Learning section on Visual Arguments
- Watch video
- Post to the Discussion Forum
- Complete assignments on how visual images contribute to the argument and what limitations they impose.
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Linn-Benton Community College Library has made several videos that will assist in gathering sources (and work with those sources).
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Hi Everyone,
We're coming down to the wire here, and this is a short week. This week, you should have a rough draft of your research paper completed. Please make sure you submit your paper to the Writing Center for help with editing and proofreading. I will grade very strictly on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax. Make sure you have a polished paper ready to turn in.
Tasks:
- Read the material on Revising and Editing in Lumen Learning
- Read Chapter 12, Planning, in The Craft of Research
- Watch video
- Post to the Discussion Forum
- After you've submitted your paper to the Writing Center, complete the First Draft Assignment.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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This week you will complete the first draft of your research paper. You will also have the opportunity to get feedback from your peers via the Discussion Forum.
Tasks for this week:
- Read material on writing the final draft.
- Write your first draft of your research paper.
- Post any questions, concerns, problems you might be having with your rough draft to the discussion forum. You may also post your rough draft to get help and advice from your peers.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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This section discusses how to effectively edit and revise your draft so that you turn in a perfect, polished, final paper.
From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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This 13-14 minute video will help you understand the details of how to use APA style in your essays. Please take the time to really understand it. Throughout the drafting, please refer back to this video.
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From Booth, Wayne C., et al. The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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