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Video credit: Writing – posted by UBC Learn on YouTube
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Websites & Videos

Articles & Websites

UBC Library: Evaluating and Citing Resources (Webpage, UBC Library)

UBC Library: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism (Webpage, UBC Library)

Purdue Online Writing Lab: Creating an Essay Outline (Webpage, Purdue University)

University of Ottawa Writing Centre (Webpage, University of Ottawa)

Assignment Calculators (Webpage, UBC Library)

Videos

Do You Actually Need to Read Your Textbooks (YouTube, College Info Geek)

This informational video covers the importance of reading assignments, how to balance readings from multiple courses, and how to evaluate reading sources.

How to Read an Academic Paper (YouTube, UBC iSchool)

The UBC iSchool describes the difference in reading an academic paper compared to a textbook and the best strategy to absorb the most information from a paper in this video.

Related Resources Guides

Academic and Professional Writing Resources (Website, CWSC)

From writing guides to annotated abstracts, check out all the online writing resources that UBC Library has to offer on this website.

Chapman Learning Commons Resources

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Your Turn

Try reading your textbook out loud, reading standing up or reading after doing exercise.

Did you find any or all of these methods effective for improving your attention?

Drop your comments below to tell us what you think!

2 responses to “Writing”

  1. Melika Salari

    Great tips.

  2. Melika Salari

    By answering these questions I gained a better understanding of the content of the video.

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