Syllabus PDF

Important Dates

• September 4th - 1st paper due
• September 18th - 2nd paper due; for source material go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/
• October 2nd - 3rd paper due
• October 11th - 4th paper due

Composition Essay Rubric PDF

Research Paper problems? Free Saturday Seminars at the ASC

08-28-18 Notes on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

08-28-18 Questions on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

08-30-18 Read The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe then answer analytical questions here.

08-30-18 The Cask of Amontillado Presentation PDF

09-04-18 Read The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka then answer analytical questions here.

09-06-18 The Metamorphosis PowerPoint

09-11-18 The Metamorphosis PowerPoint Part II

09-25-18 Literary Movements within Literature

09-13-18 Read Barn Burning by William Faulkner then answer analytical questions here.

09-18-18 Barn Burning by William Faulkner Prezi Presentation

09-27-18 The Veldt by Ray Bradbury NOTES » QUESTIONS

10-02-18 The Veldt Prezi Presentation

10-02-18 MLA Prezi Presentation

10-02-18 MLA, 8th Edition Prezi Presentation

10-02-18 Questions to Ask Regarding Source Credibility PDF

10-04-18 How to Create an Annotative Bibliography Prezi Presentation

10-04-18 Rewrites for paper number two and your annotative bibliography are due (annotative bilbiography must be at least two pages typed)

10-04-18 Logical Fallacies to Avoid Prezi Presentation

10-04-18 Logical Fallacies PDF

Smart Start Workshop (Constructing More Effective Thesis Statements and Making Better Arguments) PDF

What is an Argument? PDF

The Practice of Critical Writing & Close Reading PDF PowerPoint

Read Cathedral by Raymond Carver then answer analytical questions here.

Descriptive Journal Assignment

Analytical Reading & Writing

• Looking Closely at Analytical Writing PDF
• How to Write Analytically PDF
• Critical & Analytical Thinking PDF
• Questions About the Elements of Fiction PDF
• Questions About Plot PDF
• Reading Questions to Ask PDF
• Analyzing a Character PDF
• Questions About Character PDF
• Writing About Literature PDF
• Questions About Narration and Point of View PDF
• Questions about Tone, Language and Symbol PDF

Annotated Bibliography

• What is an Annotated Bibliography? PDF
• Sample Annotative Bibliography PDF
• Writing an Annotated Bibliography PDF
• Writing With Sources PDF

Critical Review

• How to Write a Critical Review of a Journal Article PDF
• Critical Reading Strategies PDF
• Critical Analysis Template PDF
• Tips for Identifying Theme PDF
• Preparing a Response to Critical Contexts PDF
• Comparative Analysis PDF

Documentation

• Research Strategies PDF
• Documenting Methods and Findings PDF
• Types of Research Methods PDF

Grammar Usage

• Grammar Handbook PDF
• Defining Figures of Speech PDF
• Visual Imagery and Figures of Speech PDF
• Editing and Proofreading Checklist PDF

Peer Review

• What is Peer Review? PDF
• Peer Review Guidelines PDF
• Peer Review Worksheet 1 PDF
• Peer Review Worksheet 2 PDF

Plagiarism

• What is Plagiarism? PDF

Style Guides

• Guide to All Styles in Writing PDF

Thesis Statements

• Developing a Thesis Statement PDF
• What is a Thesis Statement PDF
• Thesis Statement Basics PDF
• Writing a Strong Thesis Statement PDF
• Writing an Effective Thesis Statement PDF
• Thesis and Motive Checklist PDF
• Analytical Thesis Statements PDF

Writing Process

• The Writing Process PDF
• How to Engage in the Writing Process PDF
• Stages of the Writing Process PDF
• The Importance of Analogies PDF
• How to Write the Literary Essay PDF
• How to Write a Comparative Essay PDF

• Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates
• Cathedral by Raymond Carver
• The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe
• The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
• Barn Burning by William Faulkner
• The Veldt by Ray Bradbury