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Academic writing

What are Stance & Voice and How to Apply them in Academic Writing

Professors often instruct you to "take a stance" and "use your voice and the voices of others" in your written work. This Resource Page will help you understand what stance and voice are and how to use them effectively in academic writing.

How to Use Direct Quotes

Direct quotes are often used when you want to emphasize the author's specific wording, particularly when it's a unique or influential phrasing. They require proper attribution to the original source to avoid plagiarism.  This Resource Page will help you understand what direct quoting is and why it’s important in scholarly work.

How to Integrate Others' Research into your Writing

Integrating others’ research into your own writing is essential for your assignments. This Resource Page will help you learn effective strategies for integrating others’ research. 

How to Analyze Literature and Develop Ideas for my Literature Review

Once you’ve searched and organized the literature for your assignment, the next step is to analyze each source you have selected and develop your own ideas for your review. This Resource Page provides you with strategies to analyze sources and develop ideas for your literature review writing.

How to Organize Literature

Once you have gathered the relevant literature for your assignment and read it in detail, you need to organize key information and notes systematically. This Resource Page will help you find strategies and a system to organize your literature and notes.

What is Reflective Writing?

Reflective writing encourages you to engage critically with various facets of both your learning and experiences. this Resource Page will provide an introduction to different types of reflective writing and their purposes.

How to Write Paragraphs

There are several strategies for writing paragraphs depending on writing purpose, text type, and writer's preferences. In this Resource Page you will find some common strategies to organize ideas and draft paragraphs.

How to Write an Annotated Bibliography

While an annotated bibliography can be a standalone assignment, at its core it is a foundational research tool. This Resource Page will help you learn the steps to write an annotated bibliography.

How to Evaluate and Select Literature

As you do your literature search, it is important to select only relevant and high-quality sources. This Resource Page will show you strategies and criteria to evaluate and select literature.

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

This Resource Page explains the concepts of Academic Integrity, Academic Misconduct and Plagiarism, shows examples and provides effective strategies to maintain academic integrity.