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New Directions Alternative H.S. Program is a cooperative program in Cedar County, Iowa. Kirkwood Community College sponsors the program and partners with area school districts including Tipton, North Cedar, West Branch and others. We aim to help students who struggle in a traditional high school setting become more successful by offering a variety of instructional strategies for a variety of learning styles.

Monday, March 21, 2011

19. Final directions for Research Paper

I will help you!

In a nutshell, each of your outline's headings must turn into at least one full paragraph. Make sure you include lots of details!

When you are done writing your paragraphs, you need to write bibliography go to the BibME website and click the "website" tab to generate you bibliography. Then copy and paste it at the bottom of your research paper blog post.
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    Monday, March 7, 2011

    18. RESEARCH PAPER PART 1

    You must have an outline posted on your blog as part of Part 1.


    This is your final required writing project and it needs to be done a little at a time to make sure you do each part well.

    Here is Part 1. Watch the video and then do what it says:

    1. Choose a topic.
    2. Research.
    3. Evaluate the sources.
    4. Create an outline.

    Writing a Research Paper, Part One from Dalhousie Libraries on Vimeo.

    If you need help with any of those steps, either click one of the links below, or ask for help!
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    NEED HELP? Check here!




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    Friday, March 4, 2011

    17. Help with your Persuasive Blog Post

    Here are a few pointers and reminders for writing your persuasive blog post:

    1. Don't plagiarize. Write your own piece. You can link to other pages and other people's words, but you can't just put their words on your blog. Doing so will be violating their rights and you can get in serious trouble (not to mention, you will fail the assignment.)
    2. Remember that you are arguing a point and trying to make your readers believe that your opinion is the right one. See below for links to examples.
    3. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation all count.

    Your first step is to pick a topic. What do you have a strong opinion about? What can you argue passionately about? What can you convince people about?

    Here are some example topics (click on this link to go to a site with more)

  1. Should schools require their students to wear a school uniform?

  2. Are beauty contests harmful?

  3. Should Physical Education in schools be mandatory?

  4. Should parents be held morally and legally responsible for the actions/needs of their children?



    5. This link will take you to an online tool to help you plan out your persuasive argument.
    http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/persuasion_map/

    And here is an example of persuasive writing:

    Why All Students Should Wear Uniforms to School

    Ask for help by commenting here, hollering at me, or emailing! I'll be happy to help!
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    Thursday, March 3, 2011

    16. Before the Board (if you're caught up)

    Learn more about the dash (--) hyphen (-) and ellipsis (...) here: http://www.infoplease.com/cig/grammar-style/not-separated-at-birth-dash-hyphen-let-add-ellipsis-fun.html

    These punctuation marks will be on the Punctuation Game board on 3/3/2011.

    Practice your punctuation by playing this game

    Want a topic to blog about? Write a sales pitch for your favorite food or gadget. Why should people buy it?

    Then come on over to Amy's side and we'll play the Punctuation Game!
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    Tuesday, March 1, 2011

    15. Get Organized! and then Describe the Origin of the Universe

    THE BIG WRITING ASSIGNMENTS are in POSTS 4, 10 and 14.
    Do them first. PLEASE! If they are not done, you will not get a credit for this class. There will be one more BIG WRITING ASSIGNMENT to do for credit.

    Today we will play the punctuation game on the board. While the punctuationless passage is being posted,  please check your progress on the assignments listed on this ndaltschool blog--days 4, 10 and 14.

    If you're in good shape, write a short post for your blog that includes: a myth to explain the beginning of the universe. Where did the universe come from?
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