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ENG 101: ARGH!  | Grammar | General Research | Online Research | Try These Search Engines & Sites

ENG 101: ARGH!

It may seem that this course is a lot of work; it is. English 101 is one of the more demanding required courses at the University. However, it  is not that the department wanted to make a tough course; English 101 is intended to prepare you for your primary method of academic communication during your time at Southern (and perhaps beyond): writing. Here's some insight into the pedagogy/ rationale:

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English Department Statement of Goals & Objectives for English 101

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Catalog Description of English 101

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Academic Honesty: Buley Guide for Students & 2004-2005 Student Handbook (pdf)

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English Department Attendance Policy

Grammar Guides and Exercises

bulletSt. Martin's Handbook Web Site
bullet St. Martin's Handbook Exercise Central
bulletExercise Central (Bedford-St. Martin's)
bulletGuide to Grammar & Writing (Capital Community Technical College)

Research Considerations

bulletResearch & Documentation Online (Diana Hacker)
(for this course, refer to MLA Resources)
bulletGuide to Evaluating Print Resources

Online Research

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The Web is a great source of (mis)information

bulletLogical Fallacies
bullet Bread Statistics
bulletDihydrogen Monoxide Research Division
bulletSatire & Humor (Misunderstood)
bulletThe Onion: America's Finest News Source
bullet Wired News Report
bulletBonsai Kitten | Snopes.com Research
bulletAluminum Foil Deflector Beanie (logical or insane?)
bullet Feline Reactions to Bearded Men
bullet More from the Annals of Improbable Research
bulletMuseum of Hoaxes
bulletIntentional Distortions: To Educate, Persuade, or Indoctrinate
bulletMcWhortle Enterprises: Bio-Hazard Alert Detector
bulletThe Institute for Historical Review
bulletSame Data, Different Perspectives
bulletAirAmerica Radio
bulletFoxNews
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But Truth Can Be Stranger than Fiction

bulletNews of the Weird
bulletSFGate's "The Bondage File"
bulletThe Darwin Awards
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So How Can You Tell?

bulletInvestigations of Incredible Claims
bulletCrank dot net
bulletUrban Legends Reference Pages (Snopes)
bulletEvaluating Online Sources
bullet START HERE! Basic Information Literacy Tutorial
bullet Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages (Cornell)
bulletEvaluating Websites (University of MD)
bulletChecklist to Evaluating Websites

Have You Tried These Search Engines & Sites?

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Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com

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Guides to Academic Search Engines: http://www.searchability.com/academic.htm

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Collection of Special Search Engines: http://www.leidenuniv.nl/ub/biv/specials.htm

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Internet Public Library: http://www.ipl.org/

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SearchGov (searches government sites and stats): http://www.searchgov.com/

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Vanderbilt Television News Archive: http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/

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Internet Archive: http://www.archive.org/

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