Monthly Archives: October 2016

Part I:  Please post three questions about some specific aspect of the SWE sentence.  For instance, “what is a run-on?”  “What is the difference between a period and a comma?”  “What is wrong with this sentence:  ‘The is dog cat … Continue reading →

Please feel free to post your comments and questions related to the specific elements involved with writing an argumentative response essay.  There is a lot to think and talk about when writing in this genre.  Do you have questions about … Continue reading →

Please post your draft thesis statement for your five paragraph letter to Carr, LeGuin, or Silverman explaining why you agree or disagree with his/her essay. Please also feel free to post any questions you have about writing thesis statements.

Please post your one paragraph summary of ONE of the three essays that we read last week.

Please feel free to post your questions and Thoughts about Summary Writing, Writing About Texts, and What We Are Reading here.  We covered A LOT OF GROUND in today’s class, so I’m sure there is a lot to discuss. If, … Continue reading →

MLA Guidelines for referencing authors and titles ICE:  Introduce, Cite, Explain Writing Summaries There are, generally speaking, three ways to refer to a text in your writing: Summarize it Paraphrase from it Quote/Cite from it