Writing Resources

Miller's Great Big List of Reliable Resources
  • NPR (National Public Radio) - gives straightforward news and lifestyle reporting and interviews without bias. also reviews arts, music, food
  • Reuters - gives straightforward news reporting without bias (many other sources get their original info here)
  • Associated Press - gives straightforward news reporting without bias (many other sources get their original info here)
  • ERIC - database contains many, many articles written by experts in various fields (especially social science)
  • Refseek - this is basically Google, but is designed to give you more credible results
  • Google Scholar - this IS Google, but filters results to only contain articles written by experts and professors
  • Google News - this IS Google, but filters results to only contain news articles
  • TED - full of videos of experts speaking about their knowledge of every subject you can think of, like a YouTube for experts!
  • Psychology Today - experts write articles about anything related to human behavior
  • APA - this link takes you to a topic list formed by the American Psychological Association
  • Pew Research Center - organization that researches public opinion and conducts polls and surveys; lots of charts & graphs
  • Library of Congress - view legal documents and laws passed or proposed by the US government; related articles and photos as well
  • Politifact - an independent team of researchers fact checks claims made by politicians and notable figures
  • Fact Check - like Politifact, but goes beyond politics to check claims
  • Infoplease - encyclopedia, atlas, historical information
  • NY Times Room for Debate - various experts weigh in with varying perspectives of social and world issues
  • NY Times Fixes - various experts weigh in on potential solutions for social problems (considered opinion but still a quality source)
  • ProCon - if you are looking for pros and cons regarding an issue or debate, this is for you
  • Research for Success
  • Research Steps

 Introduction

Thesis Statements
Your thesis statement (1-3 sentences) clearly shares what your argument or purpose for writing the paper is. It is a good idea to look at examples to see the form.
Body Paragraphs
  • Elaborations - this page shares examples of ways in which you can elaborate and add more detail into your writing
Conclusion
  • Link to be added
Finding evidence
  • Information flood that leads to creation of outline (nonfiction writing)
  • Post-it notes or Cornell notes for literary analysis
Here is an model of a completed paper with annotated comments.
Other Hints & Tips for Improved Writing
  • Integrating Quotations Smoothly
  • Using transitions
Varying Sentence Structure
  • Use different phrases (appositive, adverb, adjective, etc.)
  • Re-order syntax
Study Skills and Note-Taking
  • Lifehack's tips
  • Place post-it notes in text as you read
  • Cornell Notes (cue/question column helps with asking good questions and reviewing important information)
  • Annotating texts

Cover Letters and Workplace Documents

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