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English 1102:  Class Resource Page

 

Essay Assignments and Take-Home Peer Review Guideline Sheets (added according to syllabus date):

Essay One Project

Essay One Peer Review Guideline Sheet

 

Essay Two Project

Essay Two Peer Review Guideline Sheet

                  

Essay Three Project

Essay Three Peer Review Guideline Sheet

 

Writing

The Writing Process

Successful Annotation:  The First Step

Food for Thought:  The MEAL Plan

MLA Guidelines from The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Transitions

One Revision Method:  Reverse Outlining

 

Grammar

Common Grammar Convention Problems Explained (from The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue)

            Commas

            Sentence Fragments

            Subject/Verb Agreement

            Pronoun Use

            Possessive Case (Apostrophes)

Grammar Bytes

 

Grading

Out-Of-Class Essay Rubric

In-Class Essay Rubric 

 

Films:  Supplemental Materials

District 9

“A Harsh Hello for Visitors from Space,” by A.O. Scott

“Hold the Prawns,” by Richard Pithouse

 

Lars and the Real Girl

“Teaching Tolerance with Lars and the Real Girl,” by Rachel Simmons

 

House of Sand and Fog

“Two Flawed People, Divided by a House,” by A.O. Scott 

House of Sand and Fog:  Where the Heart Is,” by Kenneth Turan

 

Other Helpful Links

First-Year Writing Program at UWG

The University Writing Center

The EXCEL Center 

Ingram Library

Regent’s Examination Information

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