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Understanding the Assignment
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Assignment Purpose
Types of Written Assignments
Disciplinary Approaches
Audience
Resources for Understanding the Assignment
Time Management
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Creating a Schedule
Class Preparation
Assignment Preparation
Planning Ahead
Backwards Planning
Setting Priorities
Understanding Procrastination
Multitasking
Resources for Time Management
Academic Integrity
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Guidelines for Working With Integrity
Preventative Measures
Collaboration and Group Work
Using and Citing Sources
Breach of Policy on Academic Honesty
Resources for Academic Integrity
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Research and Writing
Choosing a Topic
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Exploring Your Interests
Finding Interesting Ideas
Background Research
Managing a Topic
Narrowing a Topic
Revising a Topic
Resources for Choosing a Topic
Books, Journals & More
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Types of Sources: Scholarly vs. Popular
Books
Journals
Internet Sources
Other Sources
Evaluating Sources
Resources for Books, Journals, & More
Gathering & Noting Ideas
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Gathering Information
How to Take Notes
Making Sense of Your Notes
Creating Graphic Notes
Resources for Gathering & Noting Ideas
Research Strategies
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Determining Keywords
Conducting Searches
Quick Find
Retrieving Articles
Evaluating Search Results
Resources for Research Strategies
Effective Reading Strategies
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Passive vs. Active Reading
SQ4R Reading Strategy
Resources for Effective Reading Strategies
Essay Structure
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Essay Elements
Outlines
Paragraphs
Sentence Structure
Quotations
Citations & Formatting
Resources for Essay Structure
Creating Bibliographies
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Plagiarism
Citations and Bibliographies
Citation Style
Citation Management Software
Annotated Bibliographies
Activities for Creating Bibliographies
Resources for Creating Bibliographies
Writing Step by Step
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Drafting
Where to Begin
Strategies for Starting
Developing a Working Thesis
Essay Format
Your Reader
The Introduction
The Conclusion
Resources for Writing Strategies
Essay Editing
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Editing
Tracking Frequent Errors
Resources for Essay Editing
Revising Your Arguments
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Thinking Like a Reader
Take a Break
Ask Others
Reviewing
Resources for Revising Your Arguments
Getting Started
Attribution and Licence
SPARK content has been adapted from SPARK at York University (https://spark.library.yorku.ca/) and is licensed under a Creative Commons
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