Student Resources
GRAMMAR
- Here's a list of helpful, easy-to-remember grammar tips. They're humourous, too, which is no small thing when you're wrestling with grammar!
- See also our DEAR AB column for more useful tips.
RESEARCH PAPERS
- Many enquiring minds have a good, basic question: exactly what is a research paper? It's a great place to start. Let us answer it for you.
DEVELOPING A THESIS (FOR RESEARCH AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF PAPERS)
- First, you'll need some information on developing a proper research question.
- Next, you'll need a basic understanding of what rhetoric is as it informs ALL good papers whether you know it or not.
- Now it's time to take your chosen topic and use rhetoric to develop some trial thesis statements.
- Here's a worksheet to help you with that.
- Once you've completed this process, you'll have a solid thesis and be ready to begin writing.
WRITING THE ESSAY
- Coming soon: how to write a conclusion that doesn't make you feel cheap and dirty (and your instructor nauseous).
WRITING IN GENERAL
- Here's an interesting way to use Word to improve your prose style. If you try it, let me know how it works for you.
LIBRARY LINKS
- Selkirk's library is a top notch resource. The college subscribes to many useful databases.
- Doing citation? Access a pdf of the library's MLA Style Guide here.
- Or maybe you'd prefer the library's APA Style Guide.
- In fact, why not just access the libary's entire list of style guides while you're at it?
