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Graduate Studies Support Center. (n.d.). Academic skills. https://resources.nu.edu/ata/academicskills
This resource provides Academic Writing Webinars and links to the Academic Success Center’s Writing Resources page.

Layder, D. (2013). Writing the research report: arguments & explanations. In Doing Excellent Small-Scale Research (pp. 159-178). SAGE Publications Ltd, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473913936
This is another helpful source for learning to write arguments.

Medvedeva, M., & Recuber, T. (2016). Developing an original argument: A strategy for college writing. College Teaching, 64(3), 139-144.
This is another helpful source for learning to develop persuasive arguments in your college-level writing.

Wingate, U. (2012). ‘Argument!’ helping students understand what essay writing is about. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 11(2), 145-154.
This resource specifically documents how students view arguments in essay writing.

Motion Masters (Producer). (2017). Critical reading vs. critical thinking [Video file].
This interesting video will help you start to think about moving from a more passive reader into a critical thinker.

Greener, I. (2011). Writing up your research – or what can I say I've found?. In Designing Social Research: A Guide for the Bewildered (pp. 157-173). SAGE Publications Ltd, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446287934
Read Chapter 10: Writing up your research – or what can I say I’ve found? (pp. 157-173).
For a perspective on sharing your results with others to ensure that they understand the implications of your work.

Newell, G. E., Beach, R., Smith, J., VanDerHeide, J., Kuhn, D., & Andriessen, J. (2011). Teaching and learning argumentative reading and writing: A review of research. Reading Research Quarterly, 46(3), 273–304.
This resource explains how to write an argument.