4TH 6-weeks
RESEARCH
A Few Good Videos (WELL MAYBE)
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RESEARCH
Plagiarism
THE DARK SIDE OF PLAGIARISM
The Darker side of Plagiarism
HOW TO START YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
RUBRIC - one copy for YOU and one to get
signed by your parent and you
• DO YOU HAVE YOURS? Turn it in now
You may want to take a few notes – these are subject to being on the
final Research exam as well as the Fall Semester Exam
PowerPoint Magic for
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Giving Credit Where Credit
is Due!
Using Sources in your Work:
A Tutorial on Avoiding Plagiarism
-- taken from Joyce Brannon’s “Plagiarism.” PowerPoint Presentation & Joyce Valenza’s “What is Plagiarism?” (See
works cited). (Internet downloads)
Tuesday you will work on groups using
smart devices (cell phones –
laptop/tablets) to find info on
Plagiarism for a group grade
NOTE:
To move through this tutorial, use the
mouse to click on the arrow at the
bottom right of your screen.
RESEARCH
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Day 1 - Choosing a research “question” and brainstorming four possible answers/avenues of research. Research
the question, various answers or others ideas. Develop a question pertaining to the choice. Here are some
ideas? You can use the presentation you just finished as a starting point or you can start over with a new
question to research.
Why do you think the legend of King Arthur is still popular today?
What did King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table represent?
What does Excalibur represent?
What does the Holy Grail represent?
What type of place is Camelot and why are people always searching for a place like this?
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Day 2 - (Two days spent practicing single lesson) Creating citations in MLA style, paraphrasing text
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Day 5 - Outlining essay, transferring notes into paragraph outlines
Day 3 - (Three-five days continuing single lesson) Creating notecards with paraphrases and correct Library days
MLA citations
Day 4 - Organizing notecards by subject, Writing a thesis statement and topic sentences for main
paragraphs
Day 6 - Students begin transferring outlines to rough drafts, learning how to add in-text citations in their writing.
Five Stages to the Writing Process:
1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Publishing/Presenting
Procedure for Writing a Research Paper
I. Choose a topic
II. Narrow your topic
III. Consider audience and purpose
IV. Gather information
V. Organize information
VI. Write a rough draft
VII. Revise/Edit
VIII. Cite sources
IX. Publish/Present
NARROW YOUR TOPIC by taking control and
reducing it to a manageable
size. Peruse table of contents, indexes, chapters
and headings in books, periodicals, and
databases.
A. Ask yourself the following questions.
1. How long will the report be?
2. Can the topic be covered within this length?
3. Can the topic be divided into subtopics?
4. Can one of the subtopics stand alone?
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The Thesis Statement
A thesis statement is an assertion, not a statement of fact or an
observation.
• Fact or observation: People use many lawn chemicals.
• Thesis: People are poisoning the environment with chemicals
merely to keep their lawn clean.
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A thesis statement takes a stand rather than announcing a subject.
• Announcement: The thesis of this paper is the difficulty of solving •
our environmental problems.
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• Thesis: Solving our environmental problems is more difficult than
many environmentalists believe.
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A thesis statement is the main idea, not the title. It must be a
complete sentence that explains in some
detail what you expect to write about.
• Title: Social Security and Old Age.
• Thesis: Continuing changes in the Social Security System make it
almost impossible to plan
intelligently for one’s retirement.
A thesis statement is narrow, rather than broad. If the thesis
statement is sufficiently narrow, it can be
fully supported.
• Broad: The American steel industry has many problems.
• Narrow: The primary problem in the American steel industry is the
lack of funds to renovate
outdated plants and equipment.
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A thesis statement is specific rather than vague or general.
• Vague: Hemingway’s war stories are very good.
• Specific: Hemingway’s stories helped create a new prose style by
employing extensive dialogue,
shorter sentences, and strong Anglo-Saxon words.
A thesis statement has one main point rather than several main
points. More than one point may be too
difficult for the reader to understand and the writer to support.
• More than one main point: Stephen Hawking’s physical disability
has not prevented him from
becoming a world-renowned physicist, and his book is the subject of
a movie.
• One main point: Stephen Hawking’s physical disability has not
prevented him from becoming a
world renowned physicist.
A thesis statement may be revised while you are writing your essay.
• Writers often discover what their real purpose and point is in the
process of putting their thoughts
into words and then reading what they’ve written.
• Revision is an ongoing process.
CREATE AN OUTLINE AND DRAFT
• Plagiarism
• Plagiarism is the representation of another’s ideas or
writing as his own.
• There are two common types of plagiarism:
A deliberate attempt on the part of the student to pass off as
his own writing or ideas of another person (student, parent,
published or unpublished author, et al.)
A failure to acknowledge indebtedness to outside material
that results from the student’s lack of attention to proper
procedures for documentation.
• Both types of plagiarism are serious violations of the
principles of academic integrity.
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
WORKS CITED PAGE EXAMPE
– Works Cited
• Carter, Quent. MLA Citation Format. Solano College Library.
4 May 2006. Web. 26 June 2007.
• Eisenberg, Michael B. and Robert E. Berkowitz. The Big6.
1987.
Web. 24 June 2007.
• Handel, Randolph. MLA Style for Online Resources. n.d.
Web.
27 June 2007.
• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New
York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Print.
• Shepherd, Robert D. Writing Research Papers. Evanston, IL:
McDougal Littell, 2001. Print.
• Wales, Jimmy. "10 Questions." Time 2 Apr. 2007: 6. Print.
October 7, 2014
Tuesday
GROUP ANSWERS – PARAGRAPH FORM
(WHICH MEANS SEVERAL SENTENCES!!!!)
• Group
– Review textbook pages
1320 - 1341
• Plagiarism Scavenger
Hunt Group Project
– Choose a leader
– Choose a notetaker
– Choose a speaker
Thursday – your group will
teach a couple of the
questions to other groups
• Independent
• Adverbs / Prepositions
• Research Paper – Safe
Practices: an Exercise
• THINK ABOUT THESIS
AND SOURCES
• USE YOUR RESOURCE
worksheets ARE DUE
FRIDAY ALONG WITH
SEVERAL MORE that you
will receive THIS WEEK.
Plagiarism Scavenger Hunt
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answers on your Scavenger Hunt
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http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_plagi
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http://www.buzzle.com/articles/differenttypes-of-plagiarism.html
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http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reference
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http://frank.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed98/mh
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What are some general academic
punishments for plagiarism?
http://mail.baylorschool.org/~jstover/plagiari
sm/consequences.htm
What steps can you do to prevent plagiarism?
http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_prev
enting_plagiarism_when_writing.html
How do I know when I must give credit for a
source?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/
589/02/
How do I write about another's ideas?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/
589/03/
What are the differences among quoting,
paraphrasing, and summarizing?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/
563/1/
• CONTINUE with group assignment – Scavenger Hunt
and Avoiding Plagiarism Rule 1 (work together but
one each)
• Complete paragraphs- your Group will teach some of
the questions to the other groups
• Work on the individual assignments (HOMEWORK) – Writing
a Thesis statement and Research Paper-Writing a Thesis Statement : YOU ARE
USING YOUR TOPIC TO COMPLETE THIS
Tuesday’s: Prepositions/Adverbs, Avoid Plagiarism 1& 2 with Safe Practices and
Is it Plagiarism Yet?
Wednesday’s: Research Paper: Write a Thesis Statement (using YOUR topic)
DO NOT FORGET YOUR Research Rubic signature page (Parents for extra grade)
Do not forget to plan / pay for the PLAN test November 19th (meeting for students
on the 18th)
Thesis statement
• Due FRIDAY
If you heard what I said, it will be easier. If you
did not hear what I said, then it will be more
difficult for you to complete what I am asking of
you
• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
The plan is to start talking about the history and
characters of the time period on Friday.
Thursday – OCTOBER 9TH
• Scavenger Hunt Discussion
YOU ARE
CONTINUING TO
UNDERSTAND THE
RESEARCH PROCESS!
Your Group will teach other group the answers to some of the questions.
• Continue individual assignments (ALL INDIVIDUAL WORK SHOULD
BE STAPLED TOGETHER TO TURN IN ON FRIDAY).
Tuesday’s: Prepositions/Adverbs, Avoid Plagiarism 1& 2 with Safe Practices and Is it Plagiarism Yet?
Wednesday’s: Research Paper: Write a Thesis Statement (using YOUR topic) / form given for questions and
working thesis.
Thursday’s: Avoiding Plagiarism Rule 3 , MLA STYLE
DOCUMENTATION and Subordinating Conjunctions. Look over –
Bib and Source Card info– there are two ways to do it. You can use NOTE
CARDS or a journal.
Your individual work will also be due FRIDAY. Important: Your THESIS /
TOPIC questions and thesis statement is a grade as part of your research
project. Make sure this is turned in Friday – IT WILL NOT BE TAKEN LATE.
REMEMBER the library on Monday. Tomorrow we will begin TKAM
Friday, October 10th
As the stapler comes around to your table, stable all the work you completed this
week. Make sure your name is on all copies – these should be placed in your
class period drawer by the door. …. PLEASE TAKE A COPY OF THE EXAMPLE OF A
RESEARCH PAPER WITH YOU TO USE WHILE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT.
If you are going to need a copy of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, we will begin that
process on Thursday or Friday next week. We will be covering how to annotate
and some background about the book today.
LIBRARY NEXT WEEK - MEET THERE MONDAY THOUGH WEDNESDAY - DO NOT BE
LATE.
• Students will complete research in the NHS Library
• Students will locate 1-3 book sources and 3-8 web based sources. Students
may use books, newspapers, or journals. Internet sources must be from
acceptable databases in the NHS Library System.
• Using these sources, students will compile 15 - 20 source cards (3 PER
SOURCE) to use in their research essay. Students must print off any sources
used in their project.
Your Novel vs. school copy
• If you need a school copy:
Print name on list and look for
the book number. Usually inside the first page. Books will cost
you $7.99 if lost or damaged.
• If you choose a school copy – you will need a journal that is
marked on the front TKAM or To Kill a Mockingbird, your name
and the class period.
ANNOTATIONS: EACH PAGE WILL BE ANNOTATED AS YOU READ. Min
of 3 and max of 1/3 to ½ of page.
1. Highlight key information. This includes important characters, ideas,
vocabulary, events, and/or Literary terms. Use a highlighter color that is not too
distracting or dark so that the text is still legible.
2. COMMENTARY. Write notes in the margins.
3. OTHER INFORMATION (Unique info, you thoughts before or after reading
the chapter, Summarize the end of each chapter or section (optional)
Friday
• Objective: Students are continuing to develop their Research
essays. MLA Source Cards and Information Cards are due.
– Come to me (one at a time) with your work, you will
count the number of sources you have and write it
next to your name on the list.
– You will then count your information cards and
write that number down. Bring Printed out Sources
as these just might get you extra!
YOU SHOULD BE WORKING ON YOUR INTRODUCTION
PARAGRAPH – UPDATING your THESIS statement as
needed. Your Introduction Paragraph is due Monday –
handwritten about ¾ to a full page with your thesis at
the end of the paragraph. This is what your essay will
say / will tell me!
Monday, October 20th
Objective: Continue to develop Research Essay – Evaluate
new author/novel for structure, narration and tone.
• Turn in your Introduction Paragraph – You will get
this back by Wednesday. You should continue to
draft out the body paragraphs of your essay.
• Discussion of Essay format (Lab Thurs/Fri)
• MLA and Literature Vocabulary: Write and define
this week as there will be quizzes!
• Do you need a copy of TKAM – while writing /
come sign a copy out
• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (TKAM): Complete
Anticipation Guide and discuss with your table.
TKAM AND RESEARCH Vocabulary
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Citation
Copyright
Periodical
Plagiarism
Search engine
Database
Ambled
Apothecary
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Brethren
Impudent
Malevolent
Dictum
Ramrod
Taciturn
Unsullied
veranda
Quiz somewhere around the 30th
MLA QUIZ – WORDS TO KNOW
Plagiarism, MLA header, Introduction,
outline/web,
research,
electronic databases,
focus questions,
body paragraph, conclusion,
source cards,
websites,
thesis
sentence,
margins,
font
• Plagiarism: the intentional use or unintentional use or the claiming
of others’ words or ideas.
• MLA header: Student last name and page # in upper right hand
corner
• Introduction: Contains the hook and thesis statement.
• outline/web: A guide to help you structure your paper.
• Research: The act of searching for the answers to your focus
questions
• electronic databases: Internet areas that contain
specialized searchable information.
• focus questions: These must be answered when you are
doing your research
• body paragraph: Contains commentary that analyses
the evidence in your paper.
Conclusion: Where you restate your thesis in a new way
Source cards: Used to write down bibliographic information
Websites: Not always reliable sources for research
thesis sentence: What you plan on proving in your paper.
Margins: 1 inch around your paper
Font: Times New Roman
Turnitin.com: Must be done the day before your research
essay is due
Your Essay
• Put your work together and organize.
• Make sure that you have read the material
that you printed off to use in your paper.
Printed copies of all sources that you use must
be included in your paper.
• Check you MLA Source Cards. Are they
correct?
• STUDY THE FOLLOWING TERMS FOR AN
UPCOMING POP MLA QUIZ NEXT WEEK
Check MLA Requirements:
• Margins 1 inch all the way around – Double check
• Font – Times New Roman 12 pt font for everything
including heading, header and works cited page.
• Double spacing: The entire paper including your works
cited page is double spaced with no extra spacing in
between paragraphs. This includes the space between
your MLA Heading and your title as well as the space
between your Title and the first line of your paper. This
also includes the space in between the Title for your
Works Cited page and your first citation. Make sure
there is NOT an extra space between paragraphs –
points off.
MLA Heading: Page 1 only
• MLA Heading should be in the top left hand
corner.
Name
Mrs. Richards
English II– class period #
4 November 2014
(Date must be inverted)
Examples of Double Spacing
Your Name
Your Name
Ms. Richards
Ms. Richards
English II - Period 2
4 November 2014
ELA II - 2
November 4, 2014
Correct
Incorrect
B. Richards 3
MLA Header
• Should be in the top Right Margin
• Should be Right Aligned
• 12 point Times New Roman Font
• Last Name space page number
Richards 1
• May have first Initial if someone has the same
last name.
B. Richards 1
• Each page should have the subsequent page
number
Titles
• All Titles should be Capitalized including the first
word. Exceptions are articles and prepositions
unless they are the first word.
Title of Paper: The Price We Pay for the Pump
Title of Article: “The Way of the World”
Title of Source: The Cat Jumped over the Moon
Or The Little Dog Laughed to See Such a Sport
Numbers
• All numbers less than 100 should be spelled
out like this :
• ninety-nine
• Four
• Six Million
Works Cited
• Should be the page after your paper.
• Should have the subsequent MLA Header and page
number following the last page of your paper.
• Should begin at the top of the page
• Should be titled: Works Cited (both words capitalized)
and centered
• Should be left aligned
• Double spaced with no extra spacing between entries
or the title and entries.
• Should be in ABC order by the first word of entry.
• Should have at least 5 Works Cited Entries.
In-Text Citations
• Citations should include:
– Authors name (last name)
– or full name if part of integration
– or part of the Article’s title.
• Ie. William Wordsworth reports “the sun will set”
(74). -print source with page #
• The poet conveys an ironic tone shift in the line
“the sun will set” (Wordsworth 74).
• In “Happy Days”, the Fonz “represents cool”.
• The Fonz “represents cool” (“Happy”). -online source
(Web) no page number
Check Citations/Works Cited
• Find where each source is used in the paper and
number them in correspondence with the
entries on the works cited page.
• 1st entry is 1, 2nd entry is 2 etc . . .
• Are there sources listed on the Works Cited
Page that are not used? Eliminate them. 10
points off for any that pad the Works Cited.
• Are there citations that do not correspond to
the Works Cited page or are missing? Note and
fix.
Citations
• Look at each body paragraph.
• Are there at least 2 different sources in each
body paragraph? Note to fix as it hurts your
credibility.
• Are the citations done correctly? Are the
periods listed after the (…..).
• Do article titles have “Article” around them?
Mechanics
• Is the paper written in present tense? Note
when it is not (background info may be ok).
• Are there any instances of 1st or 2nd person
outside of the conclusion? Eliminate I, You, We,
Our, My etc. . .
• Are there any contractions? Eliminate. Never
use in a formal paper.
• Note any run-ons or awkward sentences that
do not make sense. Note what to fix.
Now Revise
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Does the Hook hook you?
Are you persuaded?
Do you understand YOUR point of view?
Is the Thesis Statement Parallel and even?
Does the Thesis Statement fit the body of your
essay?
• Is a concession and assertion in the thesis?
• Write and sticky note all over peer paper.
• Return at the end of class and follow the
editing sheet to help you revise.
ANNOTATION EXPECTATION FOR
TKAM
• BOOK OR NOTEBOOK TO ANNOTATE
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(USE COLOR/LEGEND CODE)
INCLUDES CHARACTERIZATIONS
TIME LINE OF OCCURANCES
THESIS AND THEME
MOOD AND TONE
• SECTION OF NOTEBOOK TO ANSWER CHAPTER QUESTIONS.
QUESTION AND ANSWER OR ANSWER IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE YOUR
CHOICE
WRITE YOUR NAME IN YOUR NOTEBOOK/JOURNAL WITH
CLASS PERIOD. STAPLE YOUR ANTICIPATION GUIDE AND YOUR
KWL BACKGROUND CHART. If you own a book, put your name
inside cover and last name on the page edges with period
PROGRESS
REPORTS
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If you did not do the two group projects –
which means that you turned in a paper that
had your name / group names on it!!!
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If you did not turn in:
• source/info cards = Library work
• Thesis statement
• Introduction paragraph
• Daily work
• Or other assignments – YOUR grade will be low.
• Late assignments for the research project are not taken
• Next assignment will be your outline and draft due on
Monday.
Monday, October 27th
READ ALL DIRECTIONS –
NO CELL PHONES
• PEER EDITING of Research Paper: Read their
paper and then complete the form.
• Objective: RESEARCH PAPER
Create / EVALUATE a clear thesis statement
Evaluate Relevant evidence
PROOF-READING: effective use of voice/tense/structure
PUNCTUATION
MLA DOCUMENTATION (in-text and works cited)
We will be in the Lab on Thursday ONLY to complete your paper and make the
corrections you need. PAPER is Major Grade / Editor is Daily Grade
Tuesday - Periods 3 and 4
READ ALL DIRECTIONS –
NO CELL PHONES AND IF YOU DID NOT TAKE QUIZ SEE ME
• PEER EDITING of Research Paper: Read their
paper and then complete the form.
• Objective: RESEARCH PAPER
Create / EVALUATE a clear thesis statement
Evaluate Relevant evidence: Punctuation, tense, structure
PROOF-READING: effective use of voice/tense/structure
PUNCTUATION
MLA DOCUMENTATION (in-text and works cited)
We will be in the Lab on Thursday ONLY to complete your paper and make the
corrections you need. PAPER is Major Grade / Editor is Daily Grade
AT END OF CLASS
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Make sure you have discussed the paper with its owner
Sign / both
Make sure name is printed on front
Staple together
You will have last opportunity to type on Thursday in
Lab
• TURNITIN.com will open on Thursday / upload by
Monday night and bring folder on Tuesday. You should
have a final copy with works cited and outline on
Tuesday.
• If absent – do your upload first and send a copy to class
with a parent or friend. DO NOT not GET IT TO CLASS –
NO LATE RESEARCH PAPERS ARE ACCEPTED BY ANY
ENGLISH CLASS AT NEEDVILLE PER POLICY
TKAM:
No cell phones out! None, not a one. And quiet while the
audio book plays – ANNOTATE AND TAKE NOTES
exception would be books downloaded
• Review what you know about “Jim Crow Laws”
with someone else at your table
We will review for ten minutes on Annotations
• Objective: Identify and explain functions of
the writer’s craft: character, setting, conflict,
plot, climax, POINT OF VIEW.
• Chapter 1 – info
• Annotate Chapter 1 as you listen to the story.
SPELLING, CONTRACTIONS,
PUNCUATION ERRORS ARE -2 POINTS
MLA Errors are -5
-10 per ½ page short
LAB – WRITING FINAL PRODUCT
Final ESSAY – complete your
paper
The example packet and information on front table.
SOME PRINTOUTS ARE THERE!
YOUR FINAL DRAFTS SHOULD BE IN YOUR FOLDERS.
TAKE WHAT YOU NEED – PUT BACK WHEN FINISHED.
YOU MAY START UPLOADING TO
TURNITIN.COM TONIGHT.
DOUBLE CHECK, RE-READ, HAVE SOMEONE ELSE
CHECK YOUR PAPER BEFORE YOU UPLOAD!!!
Plagiarism –
regardless
to intent is
a ZERO
CHECK
YOUR
WORK
Reminder
MONDAYBY MIDNIGHT
Research paper is to be uploaded to
www.turnitin.com
T U E S D AY: FINAL FOLDER
Clean copy of paper, Works Cited page, outline,
all source copies – library work, all copies of
classwork such as thesis sentence, intro
paragraph, draft copy with editing (if these are in
the folders that is fine – you can leave them there)
annotations
• Something to think about…. Dialect
The way the characters speak, how it shows what class of citizens they
belong to (low class, middle class etc) this is something that should be
annotated
The PLAN test that is on the schedule for Tuesday, November
18th and Wednesday November 19th has been cancelled.
YOU HAVE ABOUT 12 MINUTES TO GET YOUR
RESEARCH FOLDERS TOGETHER AND TURNED
INTO THE BOX.
Vocabulary
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Citation:
reference to a quote
Copyright:
the legal right to ownership of ones work – written, audio, visual product
Periodical:
Journal – magazine, publication
Plagiarism:
stealing, bootlegging, piracy of another’s work
Search engine:
A program that allows data to be explored for specific key words
Database:
file, folder or record where information can be stored for research
Ambled:
strolled, sauntered, walked
Apothecary:
person or place that manufactures or sells medications
Brethren:
comrades, members, family
Impudent:
disrespectful, ill-mannered, mouthy
Malevolent:
spiteful, mean, vindictive
Dictum:
statement, motto, truism, cliché
Ramrod:
strict disciplinarian, straight, forceful
Taciturn:
silent, aloof, introverted, quiet or shy
Unsullied:
pure, unblemished, faultless, immaculate
Veranda:
porch, patio, terrace
Grammar Quick Lesson
No MoRe MiStAkEs!
Needville HS – English II
Mrs. Richards
10.15A 10.17 Write an analytical essay of sufficient length that includes details, facts and ideas.
Use correct Capitalization and punctuation. Include literary devices of sarcasm or irony as
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RESEARCH GRADING
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Turnitin.com
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Research Mechanical
1 Page
10th Grade
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English II / Richards
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UP TO:
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2 Page
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3 page
30
4-5 page
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MLA Works Cited
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(NHS policy -10 per ½ page short)
Requirement was 3-5 pages w/3 source min.
Alpha / proper 20 or 0
Outline
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Heading errors - -10 to -20 / margins -20 / font -15
Extra line between paragraphs -5 per line
Students were directed in how to remove these
extra spaces
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Grammatical Grade (EACH)
Contractions
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Awk/run-ons/fragments -5
verb / noun errors
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No thesis/conclusion
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Misspellings
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Their/there errors
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whom / that
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MLA Errors
-2 to -5
Other grammatical errors from 1-5 points