Writing
Papers | Speech | Resources | Research
Papers:
- Persuasive
paper on Technology
-- This
is the persuasive on RFID technology. This goes along with our science fiction
unit.
- Resources: Below are the articles we read in class. These introduced
us to the technology and gave us some application of the technology.
- "Big Brother at the Supermarket"-- from the BBC.
- "Law Enforcement in Mexico goes a Bit Bionic" -- from the Christian Science Monitor.
- "Parents
Protest Student Computre ID Tags" -- from SFGate.com.
- More Resources that we did not look at in class.
- RFID
in Tracking Car Violations
-- From NPR.org. - "NATO tests RFID to prevent friendly fire"--CNET
- RFID in the Operating Room -- CNET
- "Body ID: Barcodes for Cadavers" -- Wired
- "School RFID Plan Gets an F" -- Wired
- "American Passports to Get Chipped" -- Wire
- RFID
in Tracking Car Violations
- More Resources that we did not look at in class.
- Resources: Below are the articles we read in class. These introduced
us to the technology and gave us some application of the technology.
- Social Criticism
-- paper for Fahrenheit 451
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- Quotes -- Good places to look for attention getters.
- Bartleby's Quote Search -- search by author or subject all four of the following books.
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotation
- Columbia World of Quotations
- Simpson's Contemporary Quotations -- This book has the quotes categorized by subject. This should be extremely helpful for some.
- Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations -- This book lists quotes by subjects.
- Aphorisms Galore -- Aphorisms by category.
- Quotations Page
- Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia Mythica -- Great place to find some interesting information for attention-getters. Think about using some folklore to get your audience thinking about a certain idea.
- Afro-American Almanac -- Great place for attention-getters and for brainstorming possible topics for informative speech. Find biographies on famous Aferican-Americans, African-American folklore, and African-American history.
- Encyclopedia of Religion -- Good place to brainstorm possible topics for speeches.
- Fact Monster -- Great place for attention-getters. Lots of interesting statistics. Also a good place to brainstorm possible speech topics.
- Statistics
- Guinness World Records -- Excellent place for attention-getters. Imagine giving a demonstration speech on cookies. You could say that according to the Guinness World Record, the larget cookie ever made had a diameter of 81 feet 8 inches.
- Polling Report -- get statistics from various polls. Great for informative and persuasive speeches. Excellent resource for current events.
- Poetry
- Poets.org -- Good place to find attention-getters. Imagine delivering an informative speech on divorce; this site has poems categorized by theme. You can perform a stanza from a poem about divorce. This is also an excellent site to find poetry for your oral interpretation speech.
- Song Lyric Server -- Good place to find possible attention-getters. Or you can look for a good song to use for your oral interpretation.
- Poem of the Week -- place to brainstorm for your oral interpretation speech.
- Bartleby -- Some traditional poetry.
Handouts/Wkshts
- Works Cited Packet
-- Includes notes, examples, and format
- Comma Rule Sheet
General Resources:
MS WORD NOTES -- Notes on how to use Microsoft Word to format papers correctly. This handout includes how to include a proper header, how to set margins, and how to double space. This can be helpful as a review or step-by-step approach to using MS Word correctly.
- MS Word Notes (pdf)
- MS Word Notes (doc)
Writing Rubric -- Below is the writing rubric that I use to grade your paper. If you lost your copy, print one out.
CITRIX
-- Please try to use MS WORD through Citrix.
If for some reason you can't get Citrix to work and you don't already have
MS Word, try the program below.
ABI
WORD -- If you can't access MS Word through Citrix, try this
program. It will do everything you need MS Word to do, but it is FREE.
Check it out.
Research Skills:
Handouts:
- Works Cited -- (doc)
- Works Cited -- (pdf)
Works Cited -- Online Sources
Activity
Library Activity
Organization
Citation Powerpoint -- Click here to see a slideshow of how to do notecards.
Examples of index cards -- Click on links below to see examples of source cards and note cards.
Research Links:
The Write Source -- A good site to see MLA documentation of electronic sources.
MLA CITATION MACHINE -- Type in the appropriate information and the website will do the works cited entry for you.
MLA CITATION MACHINE #2 -- Type in the appropriate information and let the computer do the work for you.
SAMPLE OF WORKS CITED -- Look at how a works cited page should look.
WORKS CITED -- Another helpful site.
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