FYW 100 - Introduction to Academic Writing / Polansky, Ellen

For this short assignment sequence, you are asked to identify and engage with outside sources so that you may explore a topic area pertaining to generational differences. After you complete this exploration, you will take a position on your area of focus to write an academic argument (Join the Conversation: Take a Position). You will need a variety of credible sources to bring depth and breadth to your final written project for the course. This guide will help you to:

• Browse and read recommended articles on topics relating to generational differences
• Discover relevant sources of data and information
• Identify popular secondary sources of information, such as news media and other forms of journalism, including podcasts
• Identify scholarly secondary sources, such as academic journal articles
• Set-up Google Scholar
• Document your sources in MLA style

OK, Boomer. Image Source: The Conversation

To use the Adams Library databases listed in this guide from off campus, you will be asked to log in with your RIC User ID (e.g. jsmith or jsmith_1234) and password. 

Students completed two worksheets during the library research workshop on Thursday, October 28. Copies of the handouts are available for download.