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	ENGLISH 100: COLLEGE WRITING COURSE WEB
SPRING 2010	RESOURCES


ENGLISH 100 HOME SYLLABUS & SCHEDULE MESSAGE BOARD COURSE TOOLS & LOGINS ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS DISCUSSION TOPICS QUIZ TOPICS SAMPLE ESSAYS RESEARCH PROJECT RESOURCES 100 HYBRID FAQs ON-LINE BOOKSTORE

Henry David Thoreau Jon Krakauer

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Below you will find handouts relevant to most of the courses I teach. You may view either the HTML (Web) version and print out a hard copy or the Microsoft Word file if one is available.

HTML (Web) Version

Manuscript Conventions Sheet--An MLA formatting guide along with some of my idiosyncrasies.

Proofreading/Editing Symbols--Use this sheet when you get your papers back. I will place various symbols all over your papers, and this will help you to decipher my shorthand notes.

Backing up your files using the Briefcase in Microsoft Windows.

Essay Templates
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
	(Alpha Class)	(Beta Class)	(Delta Class)
Microsoft Word (compatible with all versions of Word)	Download (29KB)	Download (29KB)	Download (29KB)
Microsoft Works (made from the Word template; pages in the header mode may not work)	Download (11KB)	Download (11KB)	Download (11KB)
Rich Text Format (RTF) (Use this format if all others do not work. RTF is a generic, universal text format that all word processors can read. Made from the Word template; pagination in the header mode may not work)	Download (30KB)	Download (30KB)	Download (30KB)
Essay Writing
How to write a great thesis statement Organizing your essay (really good site) Sample course essays
Interesting Links
Science Friday on NPR's All Things Considered NetSurfer Science Digest Discovery.com

Viewing Microsoft Word files

Download Microsoft's Word Viewer if you do not have Word installed on your computer. This viewer will allow you to see the Word files, but you will not be able to edit Word files.

Viewing Microsoft PowerPoint files

Download Microsoft's PowerPoint Viewer if you do not have PowerPoint installed on your computer. This viewer will allow you to see the PowerPoint files, but you will not be able to create presentations.

Evaluating Internet Resources

Here is some required reading for evaluating the value of Internet resources.

http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/
college/instruct/web/critical.htm
This page put together by UCLA librarian, Esther Grassian, is succinct, clear, and easy to read. It is a good place to start.
Another site at Johns Hopkins University is also a good resource for thinking about the usefulness and validity of sources you find on the Internet, especially the WWW.

Conducting Internet Research

Read how to conduct academic research using the World Wide Web and other electronic resources.

[ ENGLISH 100 HOME ] [ SYLLABUS & SCHEDULE ] [ MESSAGE BOARD ] [ COURSE TOOLS & LOGINS ] [ ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS ] [ DISCUSSION TOPICS ] [ QUIZ TOPICS ] [ SAMPLE ESSAYS ] [ RESEARCH PROJECT ] [ RESOURCES ] [ 100 HYBRID FAQs ] [ ON-LINE BOOKSTORE ]
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