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Media for ENGL/SPCM 101

Optional sites for research, reference, and exploration

Research

Search Engines
Try searching for sources in the South Dakota library stem, using WebPals
Distance Education Resources at the University of South Dakota. This extensive list of resources is provided by Paul Alan Wyss, a USD librarian.
Reference Questions. USD students studying at a distance can get research questions answered by USD librarians--by e-mail, telephone, fax, or U.S. mail.
A Student's Guide to Research on the World Wide Web
Evaluating Web Sites

MLA Format

Logical Fallacies

Mission: Critical. A fantastic tutorial on critical thinking.
A list of intriguing links that challenge you to think critically
Some Logical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies "Quiz"
And if you just can't get enough of logical fallacies . . .
A Dictionary of Logical Fallacies
Logical Argument
More on Logical Fallacies

Writing Aids

OWLs (Online Writing Labs) that provide e-mail consultations for writers everywhere.
Guide to Grammar and Writing

Speeches and Essays to Check out

Quotations Site
This is a great page full of quotes from all sorts of good sources genres.--J.S.
History Channel Web Site
This site has lots of famous historical and contemporary speeches. The archive is pretty extensive and has a unique search machine that allows the user to look up speeches given on certain dates (e.g. Sept 27)--J.S.
Martin Luther King--Historical Archives
Possibly one of the best web pages I have been to. This page is full of historical archives about Dr. King's work. There are a fair number of famouse speeches plus some that are obscure.--J.S.
Listen to Martin Luther Speeches--Excerpts

Word Processing

Word Processing Instructions--setting up your paper.
Although these instructions are designed for the Mac lab in Arts and Sci., room 22, at USD, you may be able to adapt them for your use.