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WRR203: Foundations of Written Discourse

Academic writing guides and advice

Dreyer's English by Benjamin Dreyer
Call Number: PN145 .D74 2019
ISBN: 9780812995701
Publication Date: 2019
The Canadian Writer's Handbook by William E. Messenger; Jan de Bruyn; Judy Brown; Ramona Montagnes
Call Number: PE1408 .M47 2005
ISBN: 0195418255
Publication Date: 2005
Various editions available.
Woe Is I by Patricia T. O'Conner
Call Number: PE1112 .O28 2010
ISBN: 9781573223317
Publication Date: 2010
Canadian Oxford Guide to Writing by Thomas S. Kane; Heather Pyrcz; Karen C. Ogden
Call Number: PE1408 .K2725 2008
ISBN: 9780195424362
Publication Date: 2007
An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing by Robin Derricourt
ISBN: 0691186227
Publication Date: 2018
eBook available
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms by Chris Baldick
ISBN: 0198117337
Publication Date: 1990

Web Resources

Advice on Academic Writing at U of T
Jerry Plotnick, “Paraphrase and Summary”
Writing Plus Workshops
Free workshops at U of T on all aspects of academic writing. Offered through Zoom.

E-books on writing and research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels

Manage Writing essays: a guide for students in English and the humanities, by R. M. Turley (2016)
UTORid required.
Everyone Can Write, by Peter Elbow (2000)
UTORid required.
Writing essays in English language and linguistics: principles, tips and strategies for undergraduates, by Neil Murray (2012)
UTORid required.
The Student's Guide to Writing Essays, by David Roberts (1997)
UTORID required.
Manage Composing research, communicating results: writing the communication research paper, by Kurt Lindemann (2018)
UTORid required.
How passive voice weakens your scholarly argument, by Thomas Sigel, (The Journal of Management Development, vol. 28, no. 5, 2009)
Journal article, pp. 478–80.
Writing research critically: developing the power to make a difference, by John F. Schostak and Jill Schostak (2013)
UTORid required, also available in print.

Indigenous Art Journals

Canadian Art
BC Studies
Peer-reviewed
Journal of Canadian Art History
Peer-reviewed
Decolonization: indigeneity, education & society
Peer-reviewed
RACAR, revue d'art canadienne. Canadian art review.
Peer-reviewed
Ab-Original: Journal of Indigenous Studies and First Nations and First Peoples' Cultures
Native Peoples: The Journal of the Heard Museum
Journal of Curatorial Studies
Peer-reviewed

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