Fall 2010 Syllabi: Coming Soon
Great
Student Essays (currently being updated)
Sample Essays !!
Documents:
Proofreading Booklet
Proofreading Key
MLA-Style
Paper
Readings:
"How
to Write With Style" by Kurt Vonnegut
"The
American Scholar" by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Against
Zoos" by Dale Jamieson
"What
the Public Does Not Know" by Timberley Roane
"Guess What's
Important in Relief Work?" by Lana Hochreiter
Fairfield Cat Case Readings:
Brutal cat killings at Noah's Ark stun local, state animal protection groups
(The Fairfield Ledger--March 10, 1997)
Cat
Massacre at Iowa Shelter Splits Town (The Los Angeles Times--September 8, 1997)
Town
Wants Cat-Killing Furor to Run out of Lives (Chicago Tribune--October 31, 1997)
Reference
Sites:
www.Dictionary.com
Grammar Slammer Resource
MLA
Style Guide
APA
Style Guide
Chicago
Style Guide
... for Class:
Narrative Essay Presentation
Narrative
Essay Journal Prompts
Volunteer Presentation
Poetry Presentation
Poetry
Journal Prompts
Editing Checklists
Clichés
Descriptions
(more student writing here!)
Conversation Contract
How to do a Close Reading:
Advice
from Harvard Writing Center
What
is a Close Reading?
Explication
de texte
Close
Reading Tips from George Mason U
... for Fun:
Why English is so Hard
Rules of Good Grammar
... other Links:
Poetry Daily
Poets.org
Meyers-Briggs
Personality Inventory
... for Teachers:
Please feel free to use the resources on this page. I only ask
that credit be given where credit is due--especially in regard to the
outstanding student writing represented here. Also... send me a note and let me
know how you are using these materials: kim@groninga.com. Thanks!
