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• Chapter 2: The Writing Process
• Chapter 3: Thinking Strategies and Writing Patterns
• Chapter 4: The Research Process
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• Chapter 6: Using Library Resources
• Chapter 7: Assessing Your Writing
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References

• The books and articles listed here were used as general references for this guide but were not cited specifically. Where sources were cited specifically, those references appear at the end of the relevant chapters. Students and teachers will surely find these resources helpful.

• Bean, J. C. (1996). Engaging ideas: The professor’s guide to integrating writing, critical thinking, and active learning in the classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Adapted discussion of research paper.

• Bloom, B. (Ed.). (1956). Taxonomy of educational objectives. New York: David McKay Co.

• Gibaldi, J. (1999). MLA handbook for writers of research papers (5^th ed.). New York:  The Modern Language Association.

• The Chicago manual of style (14^th ed.). (1993). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.

• Kennedy, X. J., Kennedy, D. M., & Holladay, S. A. (1996). The Bedford guide for college writers (4^th ed.). Boston: St. Martin’s Press.

• Lindemann, E. (1987). A rhetoric for writing teachers (2^nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. Adapted for general discussion of prewriting techniques.

• American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5^th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

• Svinicki, M. D., & Dixon, N. M. (1987). The Kolb model modified for classroom activities. College Teaching, 32, (141-146). Adapted for general discussion of learning styles and prewriting techniques.

• Swales, J., & Feak, C. (1994). Academic writing for graduate students: A course for nonnative
  speakers of English. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. Adapted discussions of patterns
  for general-to-specific and problem-and-solution patterns, data discussions, summaries, and critiques.

• UMUC Library Services. [No date] Citing Internet Resources: APA Style [Online]. Available:
  http://www.umuc.edu/library/apa.html [1998, March 17].

• UMUC Library Services. Evaluating Internet Resources [Online]. Available: http://www.umuc.edu/library/evaluate.html [1998, March 17]. Adapted from Alexander, J., & Tate, M. (1996, August 8).

• UMUC Library Services. Teaching critical evaluation skills for the World Wide Web resources
  [Online]. Available: http://science.widener.edu/~withers/webeval.htm [1997, February 6].

• Young, R. E., Becker, A., and Pike, K. L. (1970). Rhetoric: Discovery and change. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and World.

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