24 Mar - Forum Presentations

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23 Mar - APA Citation Format + Paraphrasing + Persuasive Essay

APA Citation Format

1. Long Island University: APA Citation Style
2. Mr. M's Progressive Lesson Plan blog: APA References Style

Paraphrasing

• OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab: Paraphrase Exercises

 Writing Persuasive Paragraph

1. Analyse a persuasive essay in College Reading 4 (pp. 128-132). Look at the margin of the essay and highlight the structure of persuasiveness of the essay
2. Watch this video: Messages From Water (YouTube)
3. Based on the persuasive essay that you have read and based the Message from Water video, write a persuasive body paragraph on the relationship of water molecules and power of human mind.
4. You may include in-text citation or otherwise, you may write a long paragraph or otherwise. It is up to you. But please write a complete body paragraph
5. Email your paragraph to: azzad.works(at)gmail(dot)com
6. Please include your NAME in your email.
7. Here are some slides to guide you:

17 Mar - How to Present in groups, via Forum & Press Conference

1. Presenting Academic Papers in groups, via Forum & Press Conference PDF slides on Scribd
2. 25 Years of Oprah Screaming Celebrities Names on Youtube
3. MTV’s Chat The Planet teasers on Archive.org:
• Family Values 
• Race 
• Why Iraq
4. Group Presentation Guideline handout on Scribd

Since we did not arrange presentation sequence (which group presents first or last), I will need you to leave a comment in this entry. Write your name and what number your group would like to be. For example: I am Jane Wong from Group 1 and we would like to be the 3rd presenter. If no one says anything, I decide on Group 1 being the 1st, Group 2 the 2nd, etc.

Thank you.

16 Mar - Argumentative Essay + Plagiarism

1. The Fish Bone (skeletal diagram)
2. Argumentative essay structure coming soon! 
3. Links on plagiarism

• Natasha "McGough" Hudson by Cikgu Jannah on Natasha Hudson
• Natasha Hudson and Plagiarism by Chech Eccentric on Natasha Hudson
• Student’s Novel Faces Plagiarism Controversy by The Harvard Crimson on Kaavya Viswanathan
• How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life on Wikipedia
• Viva la Vida Plagiarism? on Youtube  
• Madonna's credit to ABBA for 'Hung Up' on Wikipedia
• Madonna in plagiarism case defeat on BBC News
• Famous Plagiarists

Photo taken from Cikgu Jannah

Research Writing Guideline

Complete guide and downloads at Progressive Lesson Plan.

Writing assignments datelines

Assignment 1: 13 Oct 2009

Assignment 2: 15 Oct 2009

Assignment 3: 20 Oct 2009

Books: Good Grammar + Briefest + Grammar Practice + For Everyone

Good Grammar for Students (2005) by Howard Jackson

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The Briefest English Grammar Ever (2005)
For English speakers who didn't learn English at school. by Ruth Colman

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Practice Makes Perfect:

English Grammar for ESL Learners (2005) by Ed Swick

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Grammar for Everybody: 
Practical Tools for Learning and Teaching Grammar (2007) by Barbara Dykes

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