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This page contains a number of documents and important links for M.A. English students at Truman.
The goal of this page is to provide 24-hour solutions to all your questions and trials. For this page to be helpful, brainstorm what these might be and tell us.
Please contact cap105@truman.edu with ideas, links, or documents that you wish to post here.
Graduation/Post Graduation Documents and Links:
Thesis Approval Form
Truman Thesis Body and Bib Template
Truman Thesis Intro Pages Template
Statement of Purpose Tips, courtesy of Donald Asher Word Document
CV Writing Tips, courtesy of Mark Spitzer
(these are currently in a yellow envelope in the spare office on 3rd Floor Baldwin)Official Truman Graduate Student Resources Guide
Contains Thesis Guidelines, maps, and forms.
http://gradschool.truman.edu/resources.stmTeaching Writing as Criticial Thinking Documents and Links:
Hand-outs, lesson plans, helpful websites, etc. can be shared in this area.Analyzing Arguments From Being a Writer Document
Extended Cover Letter Worksheet with help from Being a Writer
Focus Worksheet with help from Murray and Being a Writer
MLA Research Paper Template from Amy Gates
MLA Sample Paper by Tom/Timmy O'Toole
Accompanying Handout to MLA Sample Paper
Revision Exercise with help from Being a Writer
Revision Exercise with help from Donald Murray
Stucture Handout
Transitions Handout
Voice Handout by Dana Kuhnline and Amy Gates
Conference/Publication Opportunities:
Women's and Gender Studies Conference at Truman State
e-mail lseidel@truman.eduAnnual Spring Truman Student Research Conference:
http://src.truman.edu/Student Documents and Links
Take a gander at the GEO's Constitution
Constitution.docList of Graduate English Professors at Truman and their specialties
Procedures for developing a One-Hour Course or Independent Study
Official English MA Program Description
http://gradschool.truman.edu/english.stmIf you are a M.A. English student at Truman, your advisor is automatically Dr. Alanna Preussner. E-mail her with questions regarding registration, application, etc. at this address: alannap@truman.edu