PaperRater.com and Sample Paper
Things to Avoid in Writing Essays
Videos:
Summarizing - Kimball Library
How to Summarize - handprint method
Articles about Writing:
Kurt Vonnegut: How to Write with Style
Annie Lamott: Shitty First Drafts
Mary Pipher - Writing for Change - excerpt
Online versions of textbook articles:
"15 Basic Appeals of Advertising" by Jib Fowles
"Don't Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgement" R. Heilbroner
(see video: Stereotypes - John Stossel)
Jane Brody: Fatigue
Handouts - pdf files:
Articles:
The Reading/Writing Connection
Transitions between ideas/coherence
Activities:
Powerpoints:
PPT Overview of College Writing and Speaking
Paragraphs and Topic Sentences
Inference PPT
Summary Response essay - Writing for Change
Asian/American Education Compare/Contrast
Online Links and Exercises:
Townsend Press Online Learning Center
Guide to Grammar and Writing - text only version here
Transitions between ideas/coherence
Avoiding Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
Pronoun - Antecedent Agreement
Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
Essay, assignment documents and related videos:
Dave Barry's "How to Win an Argument"
Summary Assignment:
"Myth of Violence in the Old West" by Robert McGrath
Summary Response Class Notes from a CC
Women's Magazine Essay:
Women's Magazine Essay Guidelines
Women's Magazine Essay Checklist
How to Introduce Author/Title for Women's Mag Essay
Military Recruitment Essay:
Military Recruitment Essay Work Packet
and Peer Review Guidelines Sheet
Articles:
* Should We End Military Recruitment in High Schools pdf
* Growing Problem for Military Recruiters - Parents
* Marines Aim to Counter Teachers' Opposition
Kid's TV Essay:
Kids TV commercials/documentaries:
Men's and Women's Talk Report
Talk_Report guidelines
Two Ways to Introduce Author/Title
Talk Report Videos:
The Break Up (film clips) -
When Harry Met Sally:
Handguns Essay Videos:
The Simpsons: Homer Buys a Gun - :53
Jon Stewart on Gun Control - 8:14
John Oliver goes to Australia to Discuss Gun Control - 5:05
Dianne Feinstein on Gun Control - 6:10
Why I Chose a Gun - Peter van Uhm - The Netherlands - 17:11
Japanese Gun Ownership - 2:57
Growing Trend of Women Owning Guns - 2:18
Gun Theft Fuels Violence - 2:30
Guns, Culture, and Crime - 25:00
INTERNET USE TOOLS
Basic Internet Searching Seminar (Guided tutorial on how to search the internet)
TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE
How to Be a Successful Student (Another guide with links to pages on good student habits)
Backwards Planning (The key to beating procrastination)
STUDY SKILL GUIDES
Taking Notes (Note taking do's and don'ts)
Taking Notes (Tips on taking notes in class)
Cornell Notetaking System (PDF)
Merritt 201 In-Class Essay Prompt