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1. Reading Strategies
2. How to Write an Annotation
3. "The Relationship Between Cell Phone Use and Academic Performance in a Sample of U.S. College Students" by Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley, and Aryn C. Karpinski
4. Introduction to Writing Process
5. Selecting a Topic
6. Prewriting
7. Finding Evidence
8. Drafting
9. Revising
10. Proofreading
11. Organizing
12. Organizing an Essay
13. Classical Essay Structure
14. Formulating a Thesis
15. 5 Ways of Looking at a Thesis
16. Thesis 21 Activity
17. Writing Ninjas: How to Write a Strong Thesis Statement
18. Process: Writing a Thesis Statement
19. Creating Paragraphs
20. Paragraphs
21. How to Write Introductory Paragraphs
22. Conclusions
23. Introduction to Reading and Interpreting Literary Texts
24. How to Analyze a Short Story
25. Literary Criticism
26. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
27. Discussion Questions for "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
28. "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
29. Discussion Questions for “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain
30. "Moriah's Mourning" by Ruth McEnery Stuart
31. "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" Chapter 1
32. Discussion Questions for Chapter 1 of Frederick Douglass’s Slave Narrative
33. "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" by Harriet Jacobs, Chapter 1
34. General Revision Points to Consider
35. Specific Revision Points to Consider
36. Revising and Editing
37. "Multiple Intelligences" by Fred Mednick
38. "Piracy Gave Me A Future" by Daniel Starkey
39. Introduction to Research Process
40. MLA Documentation
41. Finding Sources
42. Source Analysis
43. Writing Ethically
44. MLA Activity
45. Introduction to Illustration/Example Essay
46. "She's Your Basic L.O.L. in N.A.D" by Perri Klass
47. "April & Paris" by David Sedaris
48. Writing for Success: Illustration/Example
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49. Introduction to Narrative Essay
50. Student Sample: Narrative Essay
51. "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
52. "Sixty-nine Cents" by Gary Shteyngart
53. Writing for Success: Narration
54. Student Sample: Narrative Essay
55. 5 Senses Activity
56. Sensory Details Examples
57. Show Don't Tell
58. Reflection
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