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ENGL 201 Research Guide: Choosing a Topic
This guide provides access to the resources you'll need to do research for ENGL 201.
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Information Literacy Lessons
Choosing a Topic
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Research Databases (General)
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Newspaper Resources
Government and Statistical Information
Annotated Bibliography
MLA & APA Citation Style
Databases and Web Resources for Generating Topic Ideas
ProCon.org
ProCon is a private, nonprofit organization that provides nonpartison information about controversial issues.
Points of View Reference Center
The Points of View Reference Center helps you identify paper topics topics and the different points of view within them.
New York Times Topics
This is a list of current topics and links to articles on these topics from the New York Times.
SIRS Researcher
The SIRS Researcher contains short essays that present different and often clashing sides on an issue. This is another useful resource for generating topic ideas.
Idea Generation Techniques
Silent writing technique for generating ideas
Brief description of the silent writing technique used to generate ideas without the limitations of brainstorming.
Web Resources on Conspiracy Theories
Snopes
Wikipedia List of Conspiracy Theories
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