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Home - LibGuides at Fort Lewis College How Not to Cite an Image As I do every year, I am taking this week to relax, recharge, and ski with friends. While I'm away I will be re-running the most popular posts of the year. This was the most popular post in April, 2014. This morning one of my Facebook friends posted one of those "ten signs you're from..." (Yes, you can use this screenshot if you want to share it with your students). Applications for Education Between great public domain image sources like Pixabay (click here for other options) and Creative Commons image search tools there are few occasions when students should have to resort to claiming fair use to use a copyrighted image.
An Excellent Tool to Help Students Learn How to Write Different Types of Letters May 5, 2017 letter Generator is an excellent tool from ReadWriteThink that helps students learn about letter writing. Whether it is a business or friendly letter, students will get to explore the different parts making up a letter and work towards creating their own letters. Letter Generator provides pre-made templates students can use to write their letters. All they need to do is simply filling in their own information. The process to use Letter Generator is simple and easy. The first step is to choose the type of letter you want to write: friendly letter or business letter. 'This useful tool provides step-by-step instructions for familiarizing users with the necessary elements of written correspondence, and can serve as an excellent practice method for composing and proofreading both formal and informal letters.
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Evaluating Internet Research Sources Robert Harris Version Date: October 11, 2018 Previous: August 16, 2018, December 12, 2016; January 21, 2015, December 27, 2013; November 6, 2013; Nov. 22, 2010 and June 15, 2007 "The central work of life is interpretation." --Proverb Introduction: The Diversity of Information Adopting a Skeptical (or Cautious) Attitude You might have heard of the term information warfare, the use of information as a weapon. Understand the Nature and Prevalence of Fake News It is essential to understand that some Web sites exist that present what is now being called fake news. Getting Started: Screening Information Source Selection Tip: Try to select sources that offer as much of the following information as possible: Author's Name Author's Title or Position Author's Organizational Affiliation Date of Page Creation or Version Author's Contact Information Some of the Indicators of Information Quality (listed below) Evaluating Information: The Tests of Information Quality Books you need:
A Must Have Tool to Track Students Writing May , 2017 Draftback is a good web tool that allows you to playback the revision history of any Google Doc you can edit. You will be able to watch your edits roll out in a video player as if you are watching a movie. We have tried this extension a couple of times and it worked perfectly well. Drawback provides you with detailed analytics about your Google Docs revision history. Writing Center | Temple University Skip Navigation Skip to main content Temple University Utility Navigation Temple University Writing Center Primary Navigation Handouts and Style Guides Handouts on college writing and the writing process Handouts on arguments and thesis statements Handouts on revising and proofreading Handouts on grammar, punctuation, and mechanics Handouts on style, clarity of expression, and point of view Handouts on research and sources Handouts on writing in the disciplines Citation guides The Writing Center Tuttleman Learning Center 13th Street and Montgomery Avenue Suite 201 Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-0702 (phone) 215-204-0704 (fax) Make this website talk Copyright © 2014 <p>This page uses Javascript. Temple University. Designed and Developed by Web Communications
Brainstorming and Voting Amazingly Easy. Free Online Tool | tricider Find the best solution by involving your friends, colleagues or clients. A feedback session with customers or the decision on the new logo. tricider is the easiest way, to gather all opinions and ideas. It´s brainstorming and voting, all in one and online! Free and no registration. Save time - discussing and voting online. tricider is easy to use. Brainstorming without limits Whether you want to collect ideas for best location for the next team event or vote for the new name and logo of your product: tricider provides the right features for any kind of question. That's what others say Writing Guides The following Writing Guides are available. To view guides, click on the list of catgories on the list below. You may view or hide descriptions of the guides. Writing and Speaking Research Writing & Documentation Writing in Specific Disciplines Conducting Qualitative & Quantitative Research About the Writing@CSU Guides These guides are the result of a joint effort of the Writing@CSU project and the Colorado State University Writing Center. In 2012, the guides were moved into a content management system developed for the Writing@CSU site.
UW-Madison Writing Center Writer's Handbook: index skip navigation The Writer's Handbook Index Home » Writer's Handbook UW-Madison Writer's Handbook Introduction In this section, you will find many instructional materials we've developed for our Writing Center teaching. However, there are limitations to these materials. Finally, handouts can give only a fraction of the customized guidance that an individual conference with a Writing Center instructor can provide. Contact Us Developing Evidence-Based Arguments from Texts Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson And in Conclusion: Inquiring into Strategies for Writing Effective Conclusions While drafting a literary analysis essay (or another type of argument) of their own, students work in pairs to investigate advice for writing conclusions and to analyze conclusions of sample essays. They then draft two conclusions for their essay, select one, and reflect on what they have learned through the process. Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Unit Reading Shakespeare's The Tempest through a Postcolonial Lens Students take a postcolonial perspective on the portrayal of Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest by comparing it to a modern adaptation of the play. Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? Students analyze World War II posters, as a group and then independently, to explore how argument, persuasion and propaganda differ. Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments Modeling Academic Writing Through Scholarly Article Presentations
Students Learn to Advocate with Reasoned Argument Before students dive into responding to the writing prompt, students will read the article on ThinkCERCA "How did Benjamin Franklin's inventions benefit people for years to come?" As a quick formative assessment, teachers can have students complete the five questions to check for student understanding of the text. After reading the text, explain to students that they will be using this article to generate reasons for a text and supporting them with text. Have a graphic organizer template to model. Make sure to model the following steps (as mentioned in the Learnzillion video): 1. 2. 3. If you are using a "flipped classroom" model you may want to have students view a video like this one at home to model the thought process. Student Instructions Students will read text and complete 5 questions on ThinkCerca Students will complete LearnZillion Graphic Organizer After reading the text, students will be using this article to generate reasons for a text and supporting them with text.
OWLs on the Web - (Online Writing Labs) - ipl2 A+ Research & Writing OWLs on the Web - (Online Writing Labs) These link primarily to the "handouts" pages of the more comprehensive OWLs (Online Writing Labs) on the Web. A selection of these handouts have been organized by topic and directly linked in the Links for Writing section of this manual. Before going to these large sites, you might try looking through the OWL Handouts by Topic—jump to Links for Writing. The University of Victoria's Hypertext Writer's Guide (University of Victoria) Over a hundred short (two paragraphs to one page) articles on very detailed aspects of the writing process, from brainstorming a topic to using commas. BYU Tips for Writers (Brigham Young University) Several dozen handouts organized into categories: Writing Process, Elements of Writing, Punctuation, Grammar, Research, Vocabulary, Literary Analysis, Pre-Professional Information. Literacy Education Online (St.