Please read these examples to gain an understanding of how to incorporate citations into your answers. You will need to do this with at least half of your answers to receieve full credit.

Here is an Excel Spread Sheet with everyone's name and topic. Please check over this information to make sure it's correct. Contact me IMMEDIATELY if you see any errors or if I need to make corrects. You should seek out people who might have your same topic in order to perhaps make a connection with them through email or maybe create a Google Meets video chat so you may support each other and share resources.

**There are a few people on this list who still haven't confirmed a topic. This project does represent your FINAL PRESENTATION. Please make every effort to complete this assignment!

This packet includes an introduction to the author and the study questions.

A projected must be completed by the end of the novel. Review these guidelines for the project. Dates will be announced shortly.

Get a better understanding of the Civil Rights Movement and purpose by scrolling through this slide show.

This handout includes a brief history of the topic to better help you understand the time in which the book takes place.

Need help creating a Works Cited page? See this example and don't forget, there's always the internet. Google it!

Use this handouts to understand HOW to put a quote INTO your sentences.

Use these handouts to help you cite your sources and include ciations in your work.

Review this PowerPoint if you need help with giving a speech.

Handout includes invaluable advice on giving a speech.

This information includes the rubric under which your written speech will be graded.

This information includes advice on giving a speech and the grading rubric under which you will be graded.

This powerpoint will help you understand the purpose of annotating and how to do it successfully and effectively.

Use this UPDATED handout to help you write your paragraph. It includes a counter-argument. *Remember: your paragraph does NOT have to be exactly in the order presented on the paper. You still have freddom as a writer!

This power point explains how o annotate a text and create "Thinking Notes".

This PPT will walk you through what it means to answer an Essential Quesion.

Use this PPT to figure out what the difference is between arguments and counter arguments.

This PPT reviews the structure of writing an argument for the hostory department.

Look on this handout to see how a citation can be input into a variety of way into your paper.

Review this information to learn more about counter arguments.Near the end you will find the outline for writing the actual paragraph.

Use this PPT to get help on how to write a body paragraph. Even though the PPT says paragraph, just replace "thesis" with topic sentence.

Here's some advice on making your argumenatative essay better...

Use this outline to help you design your essay that includes a counter-argumentative.

Use this rubric as a guide to determine the quality of your essay.

Use this to underline with colored pencils to chack to make sure you have all of your proper elements.

Use this handout to get some easy advice on creating your own Ted Talk.

Use these images to prepare for your own Ted Talk.

Use this graphic organizer to analyze a Ted Talk.

This form includes information about our class portfolio and grading policy.

Think you just wrote an awesome thesis statement? Why not be sure and use this checklist to make sure you haven't forgotten anything?

Let's "borrow" Ms. DiSalvo's practice worksheets to help us practice writing good thesis statements.

Complete this packet to better understand how to write an effective thesis statement. Knowing how to do this fundamental skills will help you become a better writer. Do yourself a favor and only print out the first 5 pages. 6 page is references only.

This power point will review the basics of outline. 

Underline your sentences with these colors and look for inconsistancies or other problems like we discussed in class.

Make sure you actually READ and check off each item and SIGN the bottom of the sheet. You only need one half. Save the other half for another time. You will lose points for not attaching a sheet to your rough draft.

This packet is full of valuable resources for writing. Stuck or having writer's block? Have trouble choosing just the right word? Seek help here!

This is the criteria I will be using to grade your summaries. Please use this to check your work against.

This handout will review the key ideas behind writing a good summary. It's not as easy as you think!

Use this information to help you understand what teachers are looking for when they ask you to write a journal entry. It's not just wrtiting for no reason! And it certainly is NOT like writing a diary entry!

Follow this advice on how to write a reflection that will help you grow in your learning and skill.

If you'd like to get a good score on your reflection, make sure you use this organizer to better understand what will be required in your paper.

Use this powerpoint to help you understand some of the basic grammar terms.

Here you will find examples of the 4 types of sentences that you will need to construct successfully when you write.

Work on telling the difference between simple, compound, and complex sentences.