Sample Teaching Materials
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76-108 Research Guide
I created this document to provide first-year writing students with key sources for researching policy, change making, and current issues affecting their communities. Some resources listed are specific to CMU and Pittsburgh, while others can be broadly applicable. This resource has been utilized by other instructors of 76-108. It has also been shared with the CMU library liaisons in developing the library research guide for the course.
Secondary Research
I recorded this walk-through of the library database for students to view asynchronously. In the video, I describe how to conduct basic searches using the CMU library catalogue to find a book and scholarly article, then describe how to use the specific database Policy File Index to find a report/white paper. Students complete a form as they follow along with the video and learn about secondary research in preparation for writing an annotated bibliography.