Looking Ahead...

APRIL IS NATIONAL POETRY MONTH-An opportunity to receive an exemption from a homework assignment!

http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41
This web site as a poem-of-the-day email subscription-which could be of assistance on the Poem in Your Pocket Day (April 30)

Homework Exemption Opportunity: If you bring one of the poems from the above link on April 8-to SHARE with the class-you will receive an exemption from one homework assignment for the marking period.

FOR EXTRA CREDIT: If you MEMORIZE one poem of at least 12 lines from the above website and PRESENT it to the class on April 30, you receive a 10 point bonus on an essay/project grade or on a test grade (whichever will bring your grade up the most).

Vocabulary Quiz #3

http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/handouts/Common%20Prefixes.pdf

Thursday, 4 March: epi to ish

Many of you are doing poorly on these quizzes-to do well-MAKE-UP FLASH CARDS!

Documentating Sources: Model Essays

http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf
A Call to Action (MLA)

http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Shaw-APA.pdf
Apes and Language: A Review of the Literature (APA)

Integrating Reference Citations (APA/MLA)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
APA

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
MLA

Multigenre Project: Resource Links

http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/UnitedStates.htm

http://www.artsandlettersdaily.com/

A valuable resource for links to columnists, magazines, newspapers, essays, and all sorts of news and literary commentary.

http://www.blueangels.net/metalist.html

mega search engines: vary your search engine selection

http://www.glogster.com/

From group 6 (Artifact box)-I typed in "Harper Lee" in the search box and... perhaps, you can do the same for the author of your choice.

http://www.classicnewspapers.com/

Historical Newspapers

http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=3

The Compulsive Reader (Survey the side-bar for the "search" link as well as links for other resources.) You may also want to check-out "blogtalk radio." Just click on the image and search to determine if there is any information on your author-this could serve as an artifact.

http://www.pastemagazine.com/

Signs of Life in Music, Films and Culture-type the name of your chosen author in the search box...

Multigenre Writing

http://www.users.muohio.edu/romanots/

PARENTS: I provided this link for you just in case you have any concerns and/or doubts about the project I have assigned.

Citation Machine

http://citationmachine.net/index.php?reqstyleid=2&reqsrcid=39&mode=form&more

A valuable resource for citing sources-MLA/APA.

Also, please review the resource provided by Cornell University(see blog post below-"Recognizing and Avoiding Plagiarism"). By now, everyone should have visited this site-do not be surprised if I quiz you on this information-Diedrich will know by students' reactions whether they have or have not-be prepared for the QUIZ!