Week |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
1.10-1.14 |
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1.17-1.21 |
Martin
Luther King Holiday (no school) |
Root
Test #4 |
Root
Test #4 |
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1.24-1.28 |
Poetry
Vocab Test #1 |
Fast
Food Nation/The Jungle
MC Quiz #1 |
Fast
Food Nation/The Jungle
MC Quiz #1 |
FFN
Assessment #1 |
FFN
Assessment #1 |
2.6-2.10 |
Poetry
Notebook 1-3 due; FFN Assessment #2 due
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MC
Quiz #3 (Zero, 2nd)
NHS Clean-Up week, see Mr.
Tyler!
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2.7-2.11 |
Poetry
Notebook 1-3 due; FFN Assessment #2 due
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MC
Quiz #3 (Zero, 2nd)
NHS Clean-Up week, see Mr.
Tyler!
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Poetry
Notebook #4 and
Notebook #5 assigned (due
2.11 6th period, 2.14 Zero and 2nd) |
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2.14-2.18 |
Poetry
Notebook 4-5 due; Jungle question due |
FFN
Major Essay due 2.22
"Love Song" due Thursday, 2.17 |
"Love
Song" due Friday (0, 6th)
Root List #7 (test 2.22, 0
and 6th |
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Separate
Peace begins 2.22
Next NHS
Meeting 2.24.05 |
2.21-2.25 |
President's
Day; No School |
FFN
Major Essay due (2nd)
AIMS Day (1/2 day for non-AIMS
participants)
Separate Peace begins
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FFN
Major Essay due (0 and 6th)
AIMS Day (1/2 day for non-AIMS participants)
Separate Peace begins
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NHS
Meeting during conf.
Root
Test #7
In-class Poetry notebook (#6 and #7)
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Root
Test #7
Independent Reading due Monday, 2.28
In-class
Poetry notebook (#6 and #7)
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3.7-3.11 |
Separate
Peace 9-11, w/discussion
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Zero
Hour does not meet, 2nd: Separate
Peace test,
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Zero
and 6th: Separate Peace test; Essay
Prompt canceled (details
given on Wed.) |
Zero;
2nd: Root Test: 2nd: AP MC Quiz; Twelth Night begins
3.29
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Zero
and 6th: AP Multiple Choice Quiz; Root
Test (Zero and 6th)
Twelth
Night begins 3.29
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3.28-4.1 |
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Twelfth
Night Begins
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Act
I Assignments due
Root Test #8 |
Act
I Assignments due
Root Test #8 |
4.4-4.9 |
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Act
III Assignments due
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Act
III Assignments due |
Act
IV Reading due (in-class assignment) |
Act
IV Assignments due (in-class assignment)
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4.25-4.29 |
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Timed
Writing (2nd)
Chapter 6 Reading completed
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Chapter
7-8 Great Gatsby (Zero and 2nd)
Gatsby Reflection Essay #2 (due 5.4 in Zero and 6th, 5.5
Zero) |
"List
of Doom" due
Chapter 7-8 Great Gatsby due
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5.9-5.13 |
Bean
Trees Begins
Chapters 1-2 due 5.10, 5.11
Parallelism Handout
Agenda 5.9-5.27
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Gatsby
editorial due (2nd)
Bean Trees Chapters 1-2 due; 3-6
due Thursday/Friday
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Gatsby
editorial due (Zero and 6th)
Bean Trees Chapters 1-2 due; 3-6 due Thursday/Friday
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Bean
Trees Chap. 3-6 due
Quiz possible Chap. 1-6/Socratic Seminar
College Essay Work Begins |
Bean
Trees Chap. 3-6 due
Quiz possible Chap. 1-6/Socratic
Seminar
College
Essay Work Begins |
5.16-5.20 |
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AP
Essay Final Exam CHANGED!!!
Topic will be a timed writing in 2nd (5.19), and Zero
and 6th: (5.20)
Bean
Trees novel due Zero and 2nd period on 5.19, 5.20 6th
period.
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6th:
AP Essay Timed Writing (40 minutes)
Final Draft College Essay Application will be turned in
to Turnitin.com on 5.25. This replaces the AP Essay that
was to go in that spot.
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2nd:
AP Essay Timed Writing (40 minutes)
Bean Trees Test CANCELLED
Bean
Trees Group Q & A discussion (Zero and 2nd period) |
Zero:
AP
Essay Timed Writing (40 minutes)
Bean
Trees Test CANCELLED
Bean
Trees Group Q & A discussion (6th period) |
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First Semester Calendar/July
27th-December 23rd, 2004
Download your assignments here if you
miss class! Also, get core handouts for your notebook
from this page (most new handouts will be on the front
page for at least one to two weeks)
Week
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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7.27-7.30
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8.2-8.6
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Due:
Prairie Town Boy (2nd)
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Due:
Prairie Town Boy (0, 6th)
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8.9-8.13
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Due: "Young
Goodman Brown" Analysis (Zero, 2nd)
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Due: "Young
Goodman Brown" Analysis (6th)
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Due: The
Crucible Act I (Zero, 2nd)
Vocabulary Prefix-Suffix
Quiz #1
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Due: The
Crucible Act I (6th)
Vocabulary Prefix-Suffix
Quiz #1
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8.16-8.20
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Due: The
Crucible Act II (Zero, 2nd, 6th)
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Due: The
Crucible Act III (Zero, 2nd)
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Due: The
Crucible Act III (6th)
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8.23-8.27
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Media
Literacy Power Point lecture
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Crucible
Essay Paragraphs due
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Due:
Antony/Brutus Persuasive Dialogue due (Zero, 2nd)
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Due:
Antony/Brutus Persuasive Dialogue due (6th)
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8.30-9.03
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Style
Analysis Vocabulary Quiz
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Style
Analysis Vocabulary Quiz
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Don't
forget your Media Literacy Project due 9.9, 9.10
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9.06-9.10
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Literary
Terms Vocabulary Quiz #1
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Literary
Terms Vocabulary Quiz #1
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Into
the Wild begins Monday, 9.13
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9.13-9.17
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Into
the Wild Study Question deadlines are variable this week...
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...see
Lesson Guide for exact deadlines for assignments
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Literary
Terms Vocabulary Quiz #2 (moved to 9.20)
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Literary
Terms Vocabulary Quiz #2 (moved to 9.20)
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9.20-9.24
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Chapter
10-13 (Into the Wild) due 0, 2nd
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Chapter
10-13 (Into the Wild) due 6th
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Chapter
14-15 (Into the Wild) due 2nd
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Chapter
14-15 (Into the Wild) due 6th
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10.18-10.22
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No
School
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No
School
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"The
Lottery" Reading Log due 2nd
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"The
Lottery" Reading Log due Zero, 6th
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10.25-10.29
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Research
Topic Idea due ALL CLASSES!
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"Fall
of the House of Usher" Reading log due Zero, 2nd
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"Fall
of the House of Usher" Reading log due 6th
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Controlling
Purpose due Zero, 2nd
"An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Reading log due Zero,
2nd
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Controlling
Purpose due 6th
"An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" Reading log due 6th
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11.01-11.05
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Source
Cards (5 Sources) due Zero, 2nd
Huckleberry
Finn: Reading Log #10 and Analysis
Questions due
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Source
Cards (5 Sources) due 6th
Huckleberry
Finn: Reading Log #10 and Analysis
Questions due
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11.08-11.12
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Chapters
16-20 Finn Study Questions Due
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Chapters
16-20 Finn Study Questions Due
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Veteran's
Day (No Classes)
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Huckleberry
Finn: Reading Log #6 due (Passage Analysis)
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11.15-11.19
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50
Notecards due
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Chapters
21-30 Finn Study Questions Due Zero, 2nd
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Chapters
21-30 Finn Study Questions Due 6th
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11.22-11.24
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Root
Test #1 (2nd)
Chapters 34-43 Study Questions due
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Root
Test #1 (Zero, 6th)
Chapters 34-43 Study Questions due
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Thanksgiving
Day (No Classes)
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National
Holiday Shopping Day
(No Classes)
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11.29-12.03
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AP
Multiple Choice Prompt
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AP
Multiple Choice Prompt
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Research
Paper Rough Draft due
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Root
Test #2
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12.6-12.10
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Allusion
and Archetype Assignment due
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Research
Paper FINAL DRAFT DUE
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Root
Test #3
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| Major Handouts for
AP English 11 |
AP Independent Reading
Handout (Students,
this is the form you need to complete the independent
reading assignments for this class this semester. Be
prepared to discuss your books in monthly forums during
block schedule days)
AP Independent Reading Handout (PDF) (Here
is a PDF version of the AP Independent Reading Form. Use this if
your Word does not work, or you do not possess Microsoft Word! |
A Research
Guide for Students Research
paper coming for one of your classes? This cite will
take you from start to finish...except provide you with
the research and the paper.
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Researchpaper.com
http://www.researchpaper.com
This is a large collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for school related
research projects. Some of the items on this list do cost a little money.
Guide for Writing
Research Papers
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm
Read the Modern Language Association's guide to doing research, taking notes,
quoting, plagiarism and formatting for research papers. |
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Useful links
to sites on writing:
Purdue University OWL (Online
Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
This part of the Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides extensive
information on and assistance with grammar, mechanics, and usage as it relates
to writing.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
This part of the OWL site offers handouts and exercises on different aspects
of research and the writing of research papers. It includes an extensive
tutorial on research papers, called "Research Paper Workshop." There
are also PowerPoint presentations related to research and citing sources.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
This part of the OWL site deals with "General Writing Concerns (Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres)." This
portion of the site is useful for all genres (types) of writing assignments.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
This part of the OWL page supplements the information on "when to document
a source."
Grammar Handbook at the
Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm
This Handbook explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning
parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common
problems of usage.
Literacy Education Online
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/transitioncues.html
For help with using transitions more effectively
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/cohesion.html
For help with using keywords as transitions
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html
For help with avoiding wordiness especially "it is," "there
is," and "there are" at the beginning of sentences and the vague
use of "this," "which," and "that."
Dartmouth College Composition
Center
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/contents.html
For more on using insert notes, documenting sources, and plagiarism
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/what.html
This part of Dartmouth College Composition Center provides extensive assistance
in "Writing the Academic Paper." Some of the topics covered are
what is an academic paper, coming up with your topic, developing ideas
and finding your thesis, revising: cultivating a critical eye, attending
to grammar, and attending to style.
English Language Reference
Page
http://www.jindagi.com/ref
Search for the meaning of a word in multiple dictionaries. Finds idioms, phrases,
rhymes, and thesaurus results for that word.
Media Literacy
Sources
ACME
Action Coalition for Media Education has plenty of information to get you rolling.
Media
Literacy Resources
Get even more help from this site, including our look into advertising later
this semester.
| Prose Analysis Mnemonics |
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Diction: The connotation of the word choice
Images : Vivid appeals to understanding through the senses
Details: Facts that are included or those omitted
Language: The overall use of language, such as formal, clinical, jargon
Syntax: (Sentence Structure) how structure affects the reader’s
attitude |
Subject: The
general topic, content, and ideas
Occasion: The time and place of the piece
Audience: Group of readers to whom this piece is directed
Purpose: Reason Behind the text
Speaker: The voice that tells the story |
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Advanced Placement
Sources
College Board
(AP Language and Composition Course Perspective)
Find out what this course is all about from the National Level
Rhetorical Writing
Handbook
of Rhetorical Terms
Expand your knowledge of rhetorical terms and strengthen your academic prowness.
Rhetorical
Fallacies
Get even more information on Rhetorical devices
Writing Sources Online
Problems with Literary Citations
Don't go any further with your thesis statement until you check out this site
on writing an excellent thesis.
Thesis Writing
Need help with your thesis statements? Check out this handy guide to writing
a strong thesis, which leads to a great paper.
Thesis Writing Part II
Don't go any further with your thesis statement until you check
out this site on writing an excellent thesis.
Literary Essay
Get some basics on the literary essay and some helpful tools.
Quote
Use in Essays! (IMPORTANT LINK)
Using quotes in essays is an essential element for success in Mr.
Tyler's class. Find out how to use these now!
Examples
of Literary Analysis Paragraphs
Need more help? Check out this web site! Mr.
Tyler's Editorials NEW!: Here
are some requested examples of Mr. Tyler's editorial
work. They are in Microsoft Word files for easy viewing
High
School Education Not Worth As Much
The Quiet Problem
Reflections
Useful links to sites on writing research papers:
Researchpaper.com
http://www.researchpaper.com
This is a large collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for
school related research projects. Some of the items on this list
do cost a little money.
Guide for Writing Research Papers
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla.htm
Read the Modern Language Association's guide to doing research,
taking notes, quoting, plagiarism and formatting for research papers.
Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/index.html
This part of the Purdue University OWL (Online Writing Lab) provides
extensive information on and assistance with grammar, mechanics,
and usage as it relates to writing.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/index.html
This part of the OWL site offers handouts and exercises on different
aspects of research and the writing of research papers. It includes
an extensive tutorial on research papers, called "Research
Paper Workshop." There are also PowerPoint presentations
related to research and citing sources.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/index.html
This part of the OWL site deals with "General Writing Concerns
(Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres)." This portion of the site
is useful for all genres (types) of writing assignments.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html
This part of the OWL page supplements the information on "when
to document a source."
Grammar Handbook at the Writers' Workshop, University of Illinois
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/grammarmenu.htm
This Handbook explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules
concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence
elements, and common problems of usage.
Literacy Education Online
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/transitioncues.html
For help with using transitions more effectively
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/cohesion.html
For help with using keywords as transitions
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/style/wordiness.html
For help with avoiding wordiness especially "it is," "there
is," and "there are" at the beginning of sentences
and the vague use of "this," "which," and "that."
Dartmouth College Composition Center
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/contents.html
For more on using insert notes, documenting sources, and plagiarism
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~compose/student/ac_paper/what.html
This part of Dartmouth College Composition Center provides extensive
assistance in "Writing the Academic Paper." Some of
the topics covered are what is an academic paper, coming up with
your topic, developing ideas and finding your thesis, revising:
cultivating a critical eye, attending to grammar, and attending
to style.
English Language Reference Page
http://www.jindagi.com/ref
Search for the meaning of a word in multiple dictionaries. Finds
idioms, phrases, rhymes, and thesaurus results for that word. |