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Citation Guides

Humanities: Documenting Sources
Diana Hacker's website with information about writing citations using MLA style.
Social Sciences: Documenting Sources
Diana Hacker's website with information about writing citations using APA style.
History: Documenting Sources
Diana Hacker's website with information about writing citations using Chicago style.
Biology and Other Sciences: Documenting Sources
Diana Hacker's website with information about writing citations using CSE style.
APA Formatting and Style Guide
From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University, a guide to using APA format.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University, a guide to using MLA format.

Writing Centers

The OWL at Purdue
From the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University, writing help and teaching resources. Check the weekly newsletter for more tips.
The Writing Center
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Wiriting Center features a faculty resource section.

Miscellaneous

How to write an op-ed column
Adapted from an article written by Glenn Kranzley for the Allentown Morning Call
Evaluating web sources
A guide to determining a web site's accuracy and reliabilty
Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
Written by Jeff Radel from the Kansas University Medical Center, this is a good summary of strategies to help you prepare a speech.
Essay-Grading Criteria
These grading criteria come from The Learning Commons
Discussion Grades
Participation is required in this class; these are the grading criteria.
Grade Table
Letter grades and percentage values.

Credits and Sources

The following sources were used as a basis for some of the readings, assignments, and handouts for this course. Some were modified to suit the needs of the class, others were used as written.

http://merlin.allegheny.edu/employee/h/hmccull/fs102/links.html
4 January 2007