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ENGL 1301: Composition I
Texas State Technical College
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ENGL 1301: Composition I
a. Primary & secondary sources
Getting started
Research plan
1. Assignment received
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a. Technical rules
b. Audience
c. Source types
d. Writing style
2. Information needs
a. Primary & secondary sources
b. Scholarly, trade, & popular publications
c. Scholarly & peer-reviewed journals
d. Grey literature
3. Finding a topic
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a. Brainstorming
b. Exploring the internet
c. Exploring background information
d. Narrowing/broadening your topic
4. Scholarly research
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a. Evidence
b. Reading a scholarly article
c. Notetaking
d. Evaluating information
e. Citation style
5. Finding similar resources
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a. Article keywords & subject terms
b. Cited references
c. Search within publication
d. Database alerts & RSS feeds
e. Personal database accounts
f. Persistent URLs
6. Paper structure
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a. Introduction
b. Abstract & executive summary
c. Thesis statement
d. Supporting paragraphs
e. Transitions
f. Conclusion
7. Writing
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a. Using evidence
b. Revision process
c1. In-text citation - APA
c2. In-text citation - Chicago/CMOS
c3. In-text citation - MLA
d. Bias free language
8. References / works cited
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a. References - APA
b. Bibliography - Chicago/CMOS
c. Works Cited - MLA
Research & writing resources
What are primary and secondary sources?
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