Index of Handouts and Links
Step 1 - Understand the Assignment
- Specific Types of Writing
- Terms Frequently Used in Writing Assignments
- Answering Assignment Questions
Step 2 - Select a Topic and Draft a Research Question
Step 3 - Create an Outline and Design a Research Strategy
Step 4 - Conduct Initial Research
- Laurier Library
- Laurier Library: Help by Activity
- Laurier Library: Subject Guides
- Laurier Library: Book Search
- Laurier Library: Finding Materials
- Laurier Library: Evaluating Resources Checklist
- Google Scholar
- Comparitech: Using deep web search engines for academic and scholarly research
- ipl2
- Working Habits that Work
- Writing a Research Paper (see also Step 3)
- Evaluating Resources (Berkeley)
- WorldCat
- Zotero
- Mendeley
Step 6 - Read and Document Sources
- Laurier Library (see also Step 4)
- MLA: How to Use Sources
- Documentation Styles
- Writing Resources
- Why We Cite Sources in Academic Papers
- APA and MLA Documentation Styles (End of Text Citation)
- Chicago/Turabian Documentation Style
- How Not to Plagiarize
Step 8 - Integrate Sources
- Using Quotations
- Sentence Revision for a Mature and Compact Style
- Where to Place Parenthetical Citations
- Laurier's Student Code of Conduct and Discipline
- Laurier's Academic Integrity Website
- Avoiding Academic Misconduct
- How Not to Plagiarize
Step 9 - Revise - Rewriting the Text for the Reader
- Terms Frequently Used in Writing Assignments (see also Step 1)
- Academic Writing and Subordination
- How to Write a Strong Thesis Statement