AMERICAN STUDIES.

Writing

Everything That You Ever Needed to Know About Writing

Rubrics We Will Use

     1.     The Six Trait Rubric

     2.     The SAT Rubric

     3.     The Cornell Research Paper Rubric

Prewriting

     •     Persuasive Speech Outline

Thesis Statements and Intros

     •     The Thesis Statement

     •     Thesis Statement/Topic Sentence

     •     The Complex Thesis Statement

Paragraphing     

•     Connectors     

•     Topic Sentences and Paragraph Structure

Citing Sources

     •     Parenthetical Citations

     •     Integrating Quotes

     •     Examples of Quote Integration

     •    MLA Style

     •    Poetry MLA Style

Conventions

     •      Bluebook Guide to Grammar

     •      The Oatmeal

Different Types of Essays

     •      Quote Integration in Poetry Explication

     •      How to Write an Explication

     •      Sample Poetry Explication

     •      Expository Essay

     •     Position Paper Format

Editing/Revising Written Work

     •      peer editing checklist

The Research Paper

     •      The Five Commandments

     •      Steps of the Research Paper

     •      Research Paper Scaffold

     •      Thesis Statements

     •      The Introductory Paragraph

     •      The Conclusion

Rhetorical Devices

     •     List of Rhetorical Devices and Definitions

THE SPOKEN WORD

QUOTES