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Reading

Writing Groups

Presentations

Argument

Research
& Documentation

Discussion Groups

 

Computers
& the Internet

 


Reading

Guide for Studying Fiction [adapted from Holder & Levitt]



Argument & Impact

The "grandchildren" principle

Bold assertions & take-home messages

Sentence outline example

Worthy opponents

Lazere, "Ground Rules for Polemicists"

Careful qualifying

Titles

Imaginative leads

Acknowledgment page

Going Public


Research & Documentation

Suggestions for library research

Library Reserve: Course Readings in Literary and Cultural Theory

Reference tools (print & web)

Navigating the WorldCat Database

Document Delivery & Library fees

Documenting Sources

Annotating a Bibliography: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3


Computers, Web Research, & Cyber Café

Activating VAX account

Map to WorldCat

Class discussion groups and listservs


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