Welcome - RLC :

• Analyzing the Assignment
  • What are the Requirements?
  • What Does the Professor Want?
    • Identifying Key Tasks
    • Identifying Key Terms
    • Identifying Key Sources
  • What Do I Need to Know?
  • When Should I Start?
  • Now Do I Understand the Assignment?
• The Writing Process
  • Getting Started
    • How Do I Get Started?
    • What is This All About?
    • What Tone is Right? For Whom?
    • What's My Point?
  • Drafting Sooner Than Later
    • What's Next?
    • Why Can't I Write?
    • What Have I Learned?
    • Why Can't I Get It Right?
  • Revising and Editing
    • Why Do I Need to Revise?
    • How Can I Make It Better?
    • What Mistakes Do I Frequently Make?
      • Where Do I Put Commas?
      • Where Should I Use Semi-Colons?
      • Where Should I Add Apostrophes?
      • Why Can't I Just Use Spellcheck?
    • What Did I Forget?
• The Reading Process
  • The Complexity of Reading
    • The Student's Perspective
    • The Professor's Perspective
    • The Author's Perspective
    • How They Intersect: A Challenging Combination
  • Reading Techniques
    • Previewing a Difficult Text
    • Reading Closely
    • Reflecting and Responding
    • Using Conversation and Images
    • Revising Your Reading Process and Managing Your Assignments
• Research Strategies
  • Getting Started
    • From a General Subject to a Specific Topic
    • Reading Widely on a Topic
    • From a Specific Topic to a Research Question
    • Creating a Research Plan
  • Managing Research
    • Using Academic Databases and Search Engines
    • Evaluating Sources
    • Taking Notes
      • Annotating a Text
      • Using Double-Entry Notes
      • Keeping a Research Log
    • Forming a Tentative Thesis
  • Drafting Sooner Than Later
    • Drafting "In the Middle"
    • Creating an Introduction
    • Refining Your Thesis
    • Creating Order and Emphasis
    • Citing Sources Properly
  • Academic Honesty vs. Plagiarism
    • Academic Honesty vs. Blatant Copying
    • Plagiarism by Sloppy Note-Taking
    • Plagiarism during Drafting
    • Plagiarism by Tutoring and the Internet
    • University of Hartford's Policy on Academic Honesty
• Connections: RLC & Other Courses
  • The Level of a Course
  • The Writing Conventions of a Discipline
  • The Use of Specialized Terms
  • Identifying Multiple Perspectives
  • Examining the Influence of Ideologies
  • Historical Analysis
  • Cultural Analysis
• Teacher Strategies
  • Five Myths
    • Myth 1 - Professors Don't Care
    • Myth 2 - They Have Different Expectations
    • Myth 3 - Writing is Big, Boring Words
    • Myth 4 - First Draft, Final Draft
    • Myth 5 - I Can't Tell if it's Good
  • Some Recommendations and Calculations
• Professional & Technical Writing Major
• RLC Department Information
  • RLC Course Descriptions
    • RLC 110
    • RLC 111
    • Other RLC Classes
    • Placement Guidelines
    • Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations
    • Five Questions Students Ask
  • Instructor Profiles
  • Center for Reading and Writing
• RLC Glossary
• Site Map