Locating and Critically Analyzing Primary Research Articles

Introduction to Scholarly Writing: Tips for Success General Resources for Writers To learn more about reading and writing critically, check the wealth of information offered at the Critical Th inking Consortium, particularly the link, " The Role of Questions in Thinking, Teaching, & Learning ." (Teachers might be particularly impressed with this site's l esson plans and instructional design materials.) And for excellent instructional material on essay writing and learning how to go beyond parroting someone else's pabulum and turning it into your own golden prose, explore Empire State College's essay writing section . There are many quality books on scholarly writing. Visit a large bookstore and leaf through the section on academic writ ing. Graduate students might want to start with a good college writing text such as ones by Diana Hacker or Toby Fulwiler. An inexpensive classic is Strunk and White’s Elements of Style (any edition will do). Also, take a look at • Becker, H. (1986). Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) . Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. • Hoover, K. R. , & Donovan, T. (2003). The Elements of S ocial Scientific T hinking (8th ed.). New York , NY: Wadsworth Publishing .

Walden Resources for Writers The Walden Writing Center http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/ The Walden Writing Center offers resources to help you with everything from starting to think about writing a course paper all the way through to finishing and publishing a dissertation. Writing Tutors If you need help with your writing , send an e-mail message to the Walden writing specialists at [email protected] . Writing Course s If you are a graduate student and having difficulties with writing, consider taking SBSF 6000: Graduate Writing or other student success courses described in the Walden catalog . Learn more about this course and related resources at http://inside.waldenu.edu/c/Student_Faculty/StudentFaculty_1459.htm . © 2014 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 1 of 1