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US - English Research and Composition: Research Skills

Unit support for AP Seminar at ZIS

Academic Writing

What is academic writing and what skills will I need to develop?

RAVEN - a tool for evaluating sources

Resources and Links

Trust in research -- the ethics of knowledge production

"Next time you pick up a book or a research article, check to see who is funding the author's work and pay close attention to the author's affiliations" (Gray).

Academic Writing

You will also find the OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab has an excellent explanation of the difference between an argumentative research paper and an analytical research paper.

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