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Quinebaug Valley Academic Writing Skills

Common Academic Assignments

Throughout your time at CT State, you'll have to complete a variety of different academic assignments. These include:

  • Personal Story or Reflection
  • Lab Report
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Research Essay

Each assignment will require you to exercise different skills - often more than one. The chart below demonstrates how these assignments connect to the four academic skills professors are looking for.

Assignment Synthesis Analysis Argument / Communication Reflection
Personal Story or Reflection No No Yes Yes

Lab Report

No Yes Yes Yes
Annotated Bibliography Yes Yes No No
Research Essay Yes Yes Yes No

Formatting and Citations

Visit the library's Citing Sources Guide for information on:

  • Formatting a paper
  • Creating citations