Category Archives: Examples

In a small group, read and grade this APA-style example proposal. Use our criteria. Note any problems you see for our later discussion. Emily Hanna Rethinking Recycling: Why Reusing Needs to Be User Friendly Many people hold on to the belief … Continue reading →

Quotation: According to linguist Fredrick Jones, “This is a prodigious locality for morphemes; not elsewhere” (128). Paraphrase: To paraphrase linguist Fredrick Jones, rather than some other spot words ought to be placed here (128). Summary: To summarize linguist Fredrick Jones, … Continue reading →

First, mid-process, and as accepted for publication drafts are separated by asterisks. *** Pallets Pallets, you know, the wood frames used to move stacks of goods around warehouses, into and out of the backs of trucks. They are very low. … Continue reading →

A good annotated bibliography should include an excellent works cited page entry a clear and concise summary of the source’s key ideas the thesis of its source attributive tags and the kind of source a plan describing how the student … Continue reading →

I found these interesting and thought you might, also. If you’re in the mood for a list, consider “The 5 Best Punctuation Marks in Literature.” It’s easy to underestimate the work punctuation can do. We tend to obsess over first … Continue reading →

In a small group, consider this portfolio. Evaluate it with the portfolio criteria. We will discuss it in detail in class. Rough Draft I keep all my memories in neat little envelopes.  I keep all my envelopes in a messy … Continue reading →

Consider these examples of dialogue for our class discussion today.

Let’s consider these stories and fragments for our workshopping on 3Oct16.

Here are a sestina; three prose poems; thoughts on composing prose poems; haiku by Basho, Buson, and Issa; a pantoum, and two contemporary ghazals. They can all be found in Wendy Bishop’s outstanding Thirteen Ways of Looking for a Poem.

Here are two example rhetorical analysis essays. In a group of three, peer review one. Be prepared to offer specific evidence in support of your evaluation. The first example is titled “Developmental Disabilities,” the second addresses marriage. Looking at these examples … Continue reading →