LibGuides: ENG-1010 v1: Week 3 Resources

Week 3 Resources

Let’s Get Writing!
Moser, A., Browning, E., Kurtz, J., Burton, K., Boylan, K., & Devries, K. (2018, July 1). Let’s get writing! Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation, Inc. https://vwcceng111.pressbooks.com/
Chapter 7—How and Why to Cite (sections 1-15)
In this section of Let’s Get Writing!, the focus is on why we use citations when utilizing information from somewhere other than our own research and experiences, and how we can go about doing that. This is a nice and quick introduction to these concepts, so get them down pat before moving on to the rest of this week’s materials that tackle in-depth aspects of this area of writing.
Documenting Research
Julia Dyer, Craig Mayes, & Dallas TeleLearning (Producers), & Dyer, J. and Mayes, C. (Directors). (). Documenting Research. [Video/DVD] Dallas County Community College District. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/documenting-research
This film centers around how to use outside sources properly by utilizing proper citation methods.
Integrating Research
Julia Dyer, & Dallas TeleLearning (Producers), & Dyer, J. (Director). (). Integrating Research. [Video/DVD] Dallas County Community College District. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/integrating-research
This film centers around how to use outside sources properly by integrating their info into your papers in a way that makes sense to the reader.

The College Student's Guide to Writing a Great Research Paper by Erika Eby
ISBN: 9781601388636
Publication Date: 2011-09-30
Eby, Erika, and Erika Eby. The College Student's Guide to Writing A Great Research Paper : 101 Easy Tips & Tricks to Make Your Work Stand Out, Atlantic Publishing Group, 2011. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://www.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/4740473?accountid=25320.
Chapter 6: Plagiarism and Using Research in a Paper and Chapter 7: Citation Methods
As the titles of these chapters suggest, this section of The College Student’s Guide to Writing a Great Research Paper will offer you information on what constitutes plagiarism and how to avoid it in your own work with good research and citation habits.

Website Evaluation
National University Library. (2017, October 11). Website evaluation [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mvuyL7Lx-w
This helpful video resource by our very own NU gives basic tips and tricks to deciding whether an online source offers usable information. This information will help you determine the validity of many websites in only a few minutes, and others by an examination of their various aspects in more detail.

The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagarism by Colin Neville
ISBN: 9780335241040
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Neville, C. (2010, January 1). Complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism. McGraw-Hill Education. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/reader.action?docID=557102&ppg=57
Chapter 1: The ‘shock’ of referencing, Chapter 2: Why reference?, Chapter 3: The ‘what’ and ‘when’ of referencing, and Chapter 4: Plagiarism
In these chapters written by researcher and author Colin Neville, the ideas behind the importance of referencing sources and how citation (or lack thereof) in academia is treated are made clear. While Neville’s focus is on education in Britain, the ideas and reasoning are shared with the field of education in the United States. Use Neville’s ideas and research to better understand why citation is nothing to fear, and yet very important to familiarize yourself with.

Internet Research: What’s Credible?
Films Media Group. (2015). Internet research: What’s credible? Films On Demand. Retrieved December 20, 2023, from https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102577&xtid=58373.
This video further explores methods for how to determine the quality of an internet source and thus, whether or not you should use a source in your own work. This step in the research process is critical, as using a poor source can cause your paper to fail by putting all your hard work into question!
The Quote Sandwich
(n.d.). The quote sandwich. https://www.washoeschools.net/cms/lib/NV01912265/Centricity/Domain/253/Social%20Studies/The%20Quote%20Sandwich.pdf
This short document is a great tool to keep on hand as you work with outside sources in your documents, as it demonstrates the tool known as the “quote sandwich.” Using this method of incorporating directly quoted material from sources into your text ensures that readers will understand why you’re including such info and prevents any confusion as to the point of your research.
Formatting and Style Guide (7th Edition)
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (n.d.). APA formatting and style guide: General format. https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
General Information, In-Text Citations: The Basics, In-Text Citations: Author/Authors, Reference List: Basic Rules, Reference List: Author/Authors, Reference List: Articles in Periodicals, Reference List: Books, Reference List: Electronic Sources, APA Sample Paper
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue, better known as The Purdue OWL, is likely the single best resource for how to format documents in APA style and cite in APA style. Review the listed pages that offer APA citation and style details; also review the student paper example on the APA Sample Paper page. While you don’t need to read the entirety of the latter, pay special attention to the notes throughout the document as they explain formatting details for APA style. Oh, and BOOKMARK THIS RESOURCE! It is a place you can return to again and again to check your formatting and citations for errors until the format becomes second nature.