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Period 11: ClassID: 5739748 Password: Academic11

Articles : Wide-Range of Content... all worth reading:

Article on Dash Usage/Transformation: [|Ny Times: Case of Dash] [|Ny Times: College Essay Tips] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Exercise Leads to Better Brain Function] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|C.S. Lewis Advice on Writing] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Writing is a Practical Skill: [|Ny Times Skill Article] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">On How Teenage Girls' Language is, Like, Totally Influential: [|NY Times Female Language] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">An article about texting and literacy: [|Ny Times Talking With Your Fingers] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">A Great blog about Writing: [|Good Writers Read] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">A Cautionary Article About Post-College Life: [|Ny Times Wasting Our Minds] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">New Opportunities in Learning-- FREE: [|NY Times Campus Online] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The End of Courtship- Death of Dating: [|The End of Courtship?] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Read about how reading adds 'furniture to an empty room': [|Books Furnish the Mind]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Are you a Hipster? [|The Hipster Lit Flowchart]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Sites : <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">North Allegheny Style Manual <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|North Allegheny Style Manual]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Active & Passive Voice <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Active vs. Passive Voice] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Active vs. Passive Voice. 2] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Rhetorical Devices <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Handbook of Rhetorical Devices] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Comma Usage

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Thesis Statements: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Thesis Statement Support] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Thesis Statement Support & Examples]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Colon & Semicolon <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Semicolon Usage] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Semicolon & Colon Usage] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Subordination/Coordination <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Coordination Support] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Coordination Support] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Subordination Support] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Subordination Support] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Dash & Double Dash <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Dash Usage. Emphasis] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Dash & Double Dash Usage]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">MLA Support: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">MLA Explained <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|MLA Overview]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Citation Generators <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|EasyBib] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Landmarks Citation Machine]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">MLA Ciation Examples <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|MLACitations: The Basics]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Videos : <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Stephen King

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers. Youtube]

Research Term Paper: GoogleDocs Templates AE4 Research Assignment: [|Academic English 4. Assignment Sheet] Source Card Templates: [|Templates Note Cards, Source Cards, & Topic Outline] Argumentative Essay Outline Sample: [|Sample Outline.Argumentative Research Essay]

Research Term Paper: Benchmark Assignments:

Assignment #1: 7-10 Source Cards: (10 Points) Due Monday, May 7th Source Cards only count for Researched Sources- Not 'Looked-Up' Sources (definitions, quote sites, etc.). Assignment #2: Topic Outline:(20 Points) Due Tuesday, May 8th [|Topic Outline Support] Assignment #3 (Revised/Updated): 2-3 Source Cards Counterargument (5 points) Due Wednesday, May 9th The counterargument paragraph will supply an alternate, counter, viewpoint to your research. Effectively, it allows for the argument against your position. Counterarguments show a balanced perspective on the part of the writer- allowing for and admitting to the existence of another view. Assignment #4: Sentence Topic Outline & Notecards: (30 Points) Due Monday, May 14th [|Tips on Notetaking] [|Differences in Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing Information] [|Paraphrasing Explained] [|Sample Final Outline]

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