Pensum: Both items will be available on Classfronter or Compendium.
- Bartholomae, David and Anthormy Petrovsky: Ways of Reading: an Anthology for Writers. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2008
- James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr., “Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism,” Chapter 6 in Writing Research Papers, 11th Ed. (NY: Pearson Longman, 2005).
On Fronter:
- Kitchen-D?derlein, Deborah. Writing a Successful Thesis. Draft, 2011.
Individualized pensum:
- Each student will develop an appropriate bibliography for their paper, which must be approved by both the teacher of NORAM 3500 and the paper advisor.
Required Reference Books/pamphlets:Kompendia Utsalg:
- Dorothy Burton Sk?rdal, Rules for Writing English: A Practical Handbook for Students and Teachers of English in Norway (Available through Kompendia Utsalg at Akademika)
Buy:
- A good dictionary: (Webster’s New Collegiate is preferable, but others will suffice if you are unable to get Webster’s – though they are often better for British English, than American. It is often considerably cheaper to buy this on Amazon than to buy Oxford at Akademika, according to other students.)
- Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 5th edition (Bedford/St. Martins, 2006).
Writing Assistance:
For help in planning, drafting and revising your texts, see the various sections withing the following website: Here (It even gives you a fairly accurate international description of what it takes to get certain grades. Although there is no E in their system, you can estimate from this chart, just how poor the writing is for an E.)
Note that this site also includes information on plagiarism and proper use of references in order to avoid plagiarizing.
See the following for the university policy regarding plagiarism:Here (www.hf.uio.no/studier/admin/eksamen/fusk/) Note that this policy applies to all types of sources – textbooks, lectures, and internet sources. It also applies equally to qualifying assignments and exams. You are responsible for knowing how to quote and cite sources properly. We will address some of the issues involved during class. Should you need additional instruction in this area, I am happy to help during office hours.
Reference format: In this field, we use the Chicago Style. Turabian is a somewhat simplified form of Chicago style and hence is also acceptable. In the website above from the University of Toronto, this style is found under their heading: Traditional Endnotes or Footnotes with Superscript Numbers(Humanities)
Optional Reference works:
- Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations;
- Strunk & White, The Elements of Style;
- James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr., Writing Research Papers (available in Akademika in the English section). See especially the chapter on plagiarism.