CAC Resources for Students

Communication Across the Curriculum
Monmouth College
Dr. Steve Price, Director

CAC Resources for Students

Student resources for writing and speaking are posted on this page.

If you have suggestions for other resources that you would like to see included, then please send them to Steve Price, CAC Director.

ILA Resources (more to come)

	Showing Versus Telling: Strategies for helping students distinguish between "showing" and "telling," with examples of each.
	ILA Samples Essays, 2006

Global Perspectives Resources (more to come)

Citing Sources (more to come)

	Strategies for Citing Sources
	MLA Citations: Simplified

General Resources

	The Investigative Process: This diagram links investigation with the writing process, helping you to arrive at a thesis.
	What Is A Thesis, Anyway?: Practical reminders that help you to craft not only a thesis but also your overall argument.
	Using Quotations: Practical suggestions and examples for integrating quoted material effectively into your argument.
	Peer Critique Suggestions: Practical suggestions for improving your peer critique skills.

CATA 101: Foundational Material (more to come): Material your students have learned in CATA 101 that you can build upon in your own courses:

	AMPTOBUL: Most everyone is familiar with the convention of organizing a speech into the three main areas of introduction, body, and conclusion. At Monmouth College, the CATA Department has taken this pattern and made it better, devising a more detailed, elaborate model that we all proudly refer to as A-M-T-O-B-U-L.
	Oral Citations: A handout that shows you how to build your credibility through oral citations.
	Other Communication Strategies: Speaking Outlines and Connectives: A handout that addresses two common verbal presentation complaints from faculty: reading a speech and lack of connection between ideas.