Assignment Samples & Examples
Here you can find the complete list of all the student assignment samples as well as practical tools and examples that are hyperlinked as PDF, Word or Excel files across Resource Pages.
Assignment Samples
This is a full literature review paper written by an 91 student on the topic of Computer-mediated Communication (CMC) and Written Corrective Feedback (WCF) in Writing Centers (WC). Throughout the paper, you will find several annotations. Yellow annotations refer to the structure of the paper, its content and how ideas are developed. Purple annotations refer to writing elements and language elements (e.g., paragraphs, paraphrases, summaries, quotes, stance and voice, cohesion, etc.).
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This is an experiential reflection assignment written by 91 student Hongyu Chen about their observations of a Mandarin language class and language teaching methodologies.
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These are two examples of annotated bibliographies with slightly different structures.
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This is a research proposal paper written by an 91 student on the relationships between textual production, student collaboration and social networking sites. Hover over the highlighted parts to find annotations and comments about the structure and content of this research proposal.
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Assignment Instructions & Rubrics
This is a set of instructions for a final paper with notes written by an 91 student. The notes show you the process of understanding and planning the assignment on the student’s part.
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This is a rubric for an Annotated Bibliography assignment that shows the professor’s expectations and evaluation criteria. Students can use these evaluation criteria as guidelines when working on the assignment.
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These are detailed guidelines on how to prepare a quantitative research proposal. Adapted from the course APD2293 “Interpretation of Educational Research”.
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Useful Tools to Plan Assignments
Download this template and use it when planning your work for an assignment.
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This is an example of how to start planning and thinking about your research proposal assignment. You will find a student’s notes and ideas about their research proposal topic - "Perspectives on Textual Production, Student Collaboration, and Social Networking Sites”.
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Useful Tools to Search & Organize Sources
Download this template and use it to brainstorm keywords for core concepts and related terms when searching sources for your assignment.
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Download this template and use it to keep track of your library searches when looking for sources for your assignment. At the top, you’ll find an example of how to use the template.
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Download this template spreadsheet and use it to record and organize the bibliographic information of the sources you found. It will help you keep track of the sources collected. At the top, you’ll find an example of how to use this spreadsheet.
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Download this template spreadsheet and use it to record and organize the key information of the sources you found + your notes about the relevant points from each source after reading them. It will help you when you analyze your sources and need to develop ideas for your assignment. At the top, you’ll find an example of how to use this spreadsheet.
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Useful Tools to Analyze Sources & Develop your Ideas
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Download this spreadsheet for an example of how you can summarize findings and record your analysis for each source you’ve read. The research topic in this example is assessment practices of online mathematics and statistics courses at the undergraduate level, with a focus on students’ and instructors’ perspectives. You can first browse the overall information of the example sources and pay attention to the final two columns for findings and critical analysis.
This is an example of how to use a table to organize your ideas and visualize the connections among them. These will become the points to include in your assignment.
This is an example of how to use a concept map to organize your ideas and visualize the connections among them. These will become the points to include in your assignment.
This is an example of how to use a literature review matrix to organize your ideas and visualize the connections among them. These will become the points to include in your assignment.
This is an example of how to use an outline to organize your ideas and visualize the connections among them. These will become the points to include in your assignment.
Writing Strategies
For users with accessibility needs: this example shows a well-structured paragraph featuring three main elements: a topic sentence, supporting statements and a conclusion or transition sentence.
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For users with accessibility needs: this example shows the structure of a paragraph using the sandwich strategy.
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For users with accessibility needs: this example shows how different voices are used within a paragraph.
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This example with annotations shows how a student writer takes a stance and shifts between voices in a paragraph about Mathematics programs.
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This example with annotations shows how a student revised a paper section by identifying the key points to make sure they flow logically.
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This example shows how to use concision strategies in a paragraph.
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This example with annotations shows how a student revised, edited and proofread the introduction paragraph of a paper on language policies in Beijing.
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Learning Strategies
This sample shows a student’s notes during a lecture about the topic “Assessments in online mathematics courses in the post-secondary context”.
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This sample shows how a student reviewed, consolidated and organized their notes after class. These notes refer to a lecture about the topic “Assessments in online mathematics courses in the post-secondary context”.
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This sample shows a student’s notes of an academic article using the Cornell system.
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This sample shows a student’s notes of an academic article using the outline method.
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For users with accessibility needs: this sample shows a student’s notes of an academic article using the mindmap method.
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