Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Student: comprehensive collection of resources for students that covers a full range of topics, including:

• participating in class
• studying
• reading skills
• test taking

Elon University’s Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence is useful for understanding what AI can (and cannot) do for you as a student.

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Reading and Writing in History

Pick up A Pocket Guide to Writing in History at duPont Library for tips on writing history papers.

The University of Iowa also has a range of excellent writing guides for History students that cover all the most important skills you will need to succeed in a college course. These skills will be useful in most of the classes I teach, as well as many others you will take at Sewanee, even outside of History.

Zotero is the best software for organizing sources and notes and generating citations. Check out these resources to make the most of the software.

• Zotero quick start guide
• Purdue University Zotero Basics on video

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Writing, Argumentation, and Citing Evidence

• Writing a Thesis and Making an Argument
• How to Organize Cohesive Paragraphs
• How to Paraphrase and Quote – helps to avoid plagiarism!
• Final Checklist for Essays

Students always need to cite more than they think they have to. See the Yale University Guide for When to Cite for tips on avoiding plagiarism and “showing your work.”

You can also find a wide range of writing guides at the duPont Library Research Skills page.

Finally, be sure to use The Writing Center to get an extra pair of eyes on your work — not just for beginners!

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Reading Academic Texts

Struggling with the reading in our course? Check out these guides for how to tackle different kinds of reading:

• General Reading Techniques from the University of Michigan’s Newnan Advising Center
• How to Read a Book by Paul Edwards (especially helpful for upper-level courses with large amounts of reading)
• Tips for reading in History classes by Blair Stein and Marie Hicks
• Active Reading Strategies from the duPont Library

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Exams and Note-Taking

• Doing Well on Exams
• Taking Lecture Notes

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Research Help

I encourage you to reach out to me with specific questions about your research in my courses. For more general questions, these resources will be helpful for any research project you undertake.

• What is a Scholarly Source from the Loyola University Writing Center
• Research Skills from the duPont Library, including finding sources, citing, avoiding plagiarism, etc.
• Make an appointment with a Research Librarian at the duPont Library

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Discussion Questions and Leading Discussion

• What Does a Feminist Classroom Look Like?
• What Makes a Good Discussion Question?
• Asking Good Questions
• Using Discussion Questions Effectively
• Effective Questions for Leading Discussion
• Big List of Class Discussion Strategies