General Tips and Resources

Looking for materials while prepping for your class or to TA?  Check out the resources below!

Online Resources

Sociology Through Documentaries - a great wiki page full of movie ideas on all topics.  Updated annually and is a shared database!

Frontline - PBS program site; great intro level documentaries: full programs available online (note: be careful using the same films over time, videos are often removed and made to be available only for purchase). 

Science Friday - Part of NPR's Talk of the Nation; many segments of varying length on a plethora of topics related to science.  Includes audio segments and videos.

Grammarly and Hemingway  - Two places to send students to edit papers/receive help with grammar and spelling. 

https://www.grammarly.com

http://www.hemingwayapp.com

Sociological Images - Blog affiliated with the journal Contexts. Uses images, largely from pop culture, to illustrate sociological concepts.

Dated Resources: 

Intelligence Squared - NPR program; Oxford-style debates on a variety of topics from Global Climate Change to Immigration.  You can play or download transcripts of the debates.

Common Errors in English - This is a Web site developed by a WSU English Professor. It may be helpful to both TAs and students alike (there are better resources available now)