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English Composition Instructor Resources: Other Resources

Other Resources

This page collects some of the other assignments and learning activities used by English 101/102 instructors in past years. If there are other tools or activities you've used that you can't find, contact Jeremiah Paschke-Wood at jpaschkewood@arizona.edu. 

Note: Some of these activities may contain out of date information. 

ENG 101: Prepare for your community profile assignment

First, watch this short video.

 

Next, use this worksheet to help you identify a person or community to interview and some questions to ask for your profile assignment.

ENG 102: Think about how citations fit into the research conversation

Look over this refresher on using citations. You will be using MLA or APA style in this course.

Read this article: Hundreds Fail to Spot Plagiarism.

Directions for your own citations in this course:

  • Ask your instructor which citation style you will be using.
  • You can also consult the OWL at Purdue for guidance on formatting.
  • Along with following a format for this course, you should understand that there are different citation styles to follow in different disciplines. You will need to learn a style and use it in your projects as you progress through your education. Keep these ideas in mind when using citations:
    • Think about how citations allow you to make bigger connections between what you have learned through research and your own ideas as you write.
    • Complete the Accidental plagiarism tutorial to learn when, why, and how to cite your sources in your papers.

 

ENG 101: Think about how citations fit into the research conversation

Look over this refresher on using citations. You will be using MLA or APA style in this course.

Read this article: Hundreds Fail to Spot Plagiarism.

Directions for your own citations in this course:

  • Ask your instructor which citation style you will be using. The UA Libraries provide citation guides for:
  • Along with following a format for this course, you should understand that there are different citation styles to follow in different disciplines. You will need to learn a style and use it in your projects as you progress through your education. Keep these ideas in mind when using citations:
    • Think about how citations allow you to make bigger connections between what you have learned through research and your own ideas as you write.
    • Complete the Accidental plagiarism tutorial to learn when, why, and how to cite your sources in your papers.

ENG 102: Select and focus your topic

Watch the video below (certain sections of ENG 101 might have already watched this as part of an activity, so just refresh your memory if that's the case); and complete the Research Conversation exercise below. By completing these activities, you will have your topic selected and have located a few resources to use by the end of the third week of the assignment.

To get started on the exercise:

  • Complete the Academic Search Ultimate Tutorial to get familiar with at least one database to start searching. Students struggle with these interfaces at times, but once you get the hang of it, many databases have similar features and you’ll be able to move more seamlessly between them.
  • Open the resources tab on this course guide so that you will have all the tools you need.

Welcome to the UA Libraries!

Start off with this tutorial on using library resources:

ENG 101: Look for resources

These activities will help you locate your two published sources on your community or community member.

Evaluating Sources