First-Year Seminar REquired Texts

Bullock, Richard, et al., editors. The Little Seagull Handbook. 4th edition.

Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein.  They Say, I Say. 6th edition.

Research Assistance from Siena College's Standish Library

A-Z Research Database Index

Discipline-Specific Research Guides Search Tool 

Research Guide for Writing 240/Peer Tutoring in Writing  

Research Assistance

Documenting Sources

You Tube Clip: "Why We Cite" from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

You Tube Clip: "How We Cite" from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide

Purdue OWL Chicago Formatting and Style Guide

Academic Integrity

"Research 101: Incorporating and Citing Sources" from the Siena College Writing Center

Accredited Schools Online Guide to Understanding and Preventing Plagiarism

"Plagiarism and Citing Sources" from Siena College's Standish Library

"AI Citation Quick Guide" from the Siena College Writing Center

The Writing Process

"Brainstorming" from The Writing Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Reorganizing Drafts" from The Writing Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Revising Drafts" from The Writing Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Parts of an Essay

"CREATING A THESIS STATEMENT" FROM THE SIENA WRITING CENTER 

"THESIS STATEMENTS" FROM THE WRITING CENTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

"INTRODUCTIONS" FROM THE WRITING CENTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

"PARAGRAPHS" FROM THE WRITING CENTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

"TRANSITIONS" FROM THE WRITING CENTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

CONCLUSIONS: "MAKING YOUR LAST WORDS COUNT" FROM THE WRITING CENTER, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON

Grammar, Syntax, and Mechanics

"Grammar Bytes: Grammar Instruction with Attitude"

Purdue OWL Grammar Guide

"Essay Writing 101" from the Siena College Writing Center

"Multilingual Education: Teaching English Language Learners" from the Siena College Center for International Programs and the Writing Center