Syllabus Building
Memoir Unit
- Giraffe Article #1 (National Geographic)
- Giraffe Article #2 (NatGeo for Kids)
- “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan
- Excerpt from Wild by Cheryl Strayed
- Excerpt from The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
- Excerpt from Educated by Tara Westover
- Tara Westover Annotates First Page of Educated
- “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott
- Purdue Owl – Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
- Critical Reading Approaches from Berkeley
- Generative Strategies from Berkeley
- Brainstorming from UNC Chapel Hill
- Purdue Owl on Sentence Variety
- Show Don’t Tell
- Purdue Owl on Avoiding Plagiarism (FAQ)
- Purdue Owl Plagiarism Overview
- Purdue Owl on Paragraphs
- Drafting Strategies
- Sample Peer Review Guidelines
- Purdue Owl Steps for Revising
Profile Unit
Evaluation and Reflection
- All of my Issues with the “Goodnight Moon” Bedroom
- The Popeyes Chicken Sandwich is Here to Save America
- iPhone 13 Pro Review
- Pastry Chef Reviews Boxed Brownie Mix
- Thesis Statement Tips (Purdue Owl)
- Developing Strong Thesis Statements (Purdue Owl)
- Thesis Statement — from working draft to refining
- Create an Outline
- Outline Format
- Writing Transitions (Purdue Owl)
- Revision Checklist
- Editing and Proofreading Strategies
Annotated Bibliography
- Before you start writing that paper…
- First-year Writing Library Guide
- MLA Works Cited Quick Guide
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide
- Practice Evaluating Sources — packet of instructions and sources
- Searching at the Library Worksheet (UA Libraries Resource)
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- Thesis Statement Tips (Purdue Owl)
- Developing Strong Thesis Statements (Purdue Owl)
- They Say / I Say Templates
- Sample Dialogic Assessment for Annotated Bibliography
- Synthesis Activity: Squirrel Articles
Research Skills
- Thesis Statement Tips (Purdue Owl)
- Developing Strong Thesis Statements (Purdue Owl)
- They Say / I Say Templates
- Sample Dialogic Assessment for Researched Essay
- Working With Sources by Ashley Palmer
- Research Questions by Ashley Palmer
- Making Claims by Ashley Palmer
- Primary Resource Guide by Ashley Palmer
- Using Secondary Sources by Ashley Palmer
- Research Proposal Assignment by Jenifer Park
- Argument Essay Guide by Rachel Morgan
- Annotated Bibliography Assignment by Ashley Palmer
- Searching for Sources by Jessica Kidd
Remix
Rhetorical Awareness
Textual Analysis
Profiles & Narratives
Peer Review
Active Learning
Student Voice
Student Writing With Teacher Resources