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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

“Facilis ipsum reprehenderit nemo molestias. Aut cum mollitia reprehenderit. Eos cumque dicta adipisci architecto culpa amet.”

-Mike Adam

“Facilis ipsum reprehenderit nemo molestias. Aut cum mollitia reprehenderit. Eos cumque dicta adipisci architecto culpa amet.”

-Eric Miller

“Facilis ipsum reprehenderit nemo molestias. Aut cum mollitia reprehenderit. Eos cumque dicta adipisci architecto culpa amet.”

-John Doe


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Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia

and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.