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About This Course
1. Directions for "The Interview" Questions
2. Your Writing History
3. "Nuggets" from Your Writing History
4. Helpful Hints & Common Mistakes - Homonyms, Misused Words, & Commas
5. What Does a Map Have to Do With Writing Essays?
6. The Mapping Exercise
7. Discuss 2 Paths/Routes
8. Why You Did This Exercise
9. 5¶E - What is the 5 Paragraph Essay?
10. 5 Paragraph Essay Discussion
11. The 5¶E in College - Will You Use It or Not?
12. The Experience Essay - Using Description and Narration
13. Experience Essay Freewrite #1
14. Experience Essay Freewrite #2
15. Other Experience Essay Topics
16. Submit Your Experience Essay (1st Draft)
17. Peer Exchange - Getting Feedback from Others
18. Submit Your Experience Essay (2nd/Final Draft)
19. The Compare/Contrast Essay - Similarities and Differences Come to Light
20. Compare/Contrast Essay Freewrite #1
21. Compare/Contrast Essay Freewrite #2
22. Other Compare/Contrast Topics
23. Submit Your Compare/Contrast Essay (1st Draft)
24. Peer Exchange - Getting Feedback from Others
25. Submit Your Compare/Contrast Essay (2nd/Final Draft)
26. The Issues Essay - Using Argument and Persuasion
27. Issues Essay Topics
28. MLA Documentation - How to Cite Your Sources
29. Quoting vs. Paraphrasing - MLA Style
30. Sample MLA Paper
31. Library Resources
32. Other Useful Information - Research Links, Citation Machines, etc.
33. Submit Your Issues Essay (1st Draft)
34. Submit Your Issues Essay (2nd/Final Draft)
35. Portfolio Assignment
36. Sample Portfolio
37. The Portfolio - Submit Here
If you’d like to see an example from The Modern Language Association, please click here: Sample MLA Paper (8th)
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