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The number one thing I want to emphasize in relation to writing an in-class essay for an exam is the importance of planning and drafting.  You should ABSOLUTELY have a sense of what you are going to write about before … Continue reading →

Do not include your opinion Show you understand the article as a whole Include key points (restate the purpose of each body paragraph; reconstruct what the author is arguing) Restate the author’s thesis in your own words Use some quoted … Continue reading →

Sample MLA Bibliographic Guidelines by Genre/Medium Posted on December 10, 2012 by johannah rodgers For those of you who have questions about how to format your bibliographic citations, feel free to use this “cheat sheet.”  For those who are interested … Continue reading →

To prepare for the midterm, make sure that you have written both the letter to the President of the college and your response to Stuart Brand’s essay.  Review your notes from our discussion on Wednesday, as well as the print … Continue reading →

“a semicolon completes a sentence, but not an idea” — Jermaine period: ends a sentence semicolon: 1/ see above; 2/ sometimes used in a list commas: need to know the four major rules for comma use comma splice: using a … Continue reading →

a. spelling b. word order/syntax/the way words are put together to form sentences c. the meaning of words in certain contexts d. proper English e. punctuation f. the structure of how to write, read, and speak g. pronunciation h. tone … Continue reading →

Although I do not get to vote on this issue, here are a few ideas I had:  Walden by Henry David Thoreau The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord Some Important American Short Stories Nobody Knows My Name by … Continue reading →

I will have some time on Monday, March 4 to meet with you if you’d like to talk about your essay draft.  I’ll be available from 3pm – 4pm, so feel free to stop by my office, Namm 503.  If … Continue reading →

For anyone interested in doing some extra reading and getting a bit of extra credit for it, here is the Reading Journal Assignment!