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Expository Writing

English 241




Read the Course Curriculum
 

"The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the
difference between lightning and the lightning bug." --Mark Twain 


Expository Writing is an elective course designed to help students
critically think about writing through the study of published authors, 
writing strategies, and rhetorical uses of language.

This class uses the following texts:
Survival 5th edition (ISBN) 0-917962-32-X
The Bedford Reader 5th edition (ISBN) 0-312-08637-7
Image Grammar by Harry Noden (ISBN) 0-86709-466-4
Writers' Choices: Grammar to Improve Style (ISBN) 0-15-506374-X
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Please submit all papers for this class to: MyDropBox.com

Current ID: 64835

Current Password: writing

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Please consult the calendar below daily for updates on assignments. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ Essay: Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Organizer ___________________________________________________________________________ Research Paper Topic and Assignment Sheet
Please see the list of topics below and use the research methods discussed in class to choose three possible topics for research. Remember: Your first choice may be snagged by another student--each topic may have only one pro and one con writer. _____________________________________________________________________________

�Research Paper Topics

Topic

Con

Pro

Affirmative Action

Banning Alcohol Advertising on Broadcast Television

Capital Punishment

�Corrine F.

�Brian T.

Cloning

Heather L.

�Andrew P.���

Doctor-Assisted Suicide

Geri M.

Jordan G.

Global Warming Preventions

�Alyssa D.

�Colby C.

Government Regulations and/or Restrictions on Media Marketed Toward Children and Young Adults

Gun Control

�Amber M.

Juvenile Offenders Tried as Adults

�Stephanie D.

Kaitlyn J.

Mandatory Community Service Requirements for All High School Students

Regulation of Music Distribution Through the Internet

Stem Cell Research

�Jake W.

Use of Steroids or Performance- Enhancing Drugs in Professional Sports

�Eisha V.

Year-Round Schooling

Raising the Speed Limit on Connecticut State Highways

Reforms/Modifications of Immigration Laws

Abbie M.

Reinstatement of the Draft

�Dan H.

Research Paper Resources:

Words that Introduce Quotes or Phrases _____________________________________________________________________________ _ _____________________________________________________________________________ _

Looking for additional guidance through the process of writing a research
paper?  Try out Purdue University's OWL.
Online Writing Lab: The Research Paper

Use the Milford Public Library
The Milford Public Library

Expand your writing and research by using local resources.
The Library at Gateway Community College

Info Anytime is a free 24 hour reference librarian service provided by 
tutor.com. Log in and chat live with a reference librarian about research 
topics!
Info Anytime

A list of resources available to you at the campus library. Features 
Pinpoint, a metasearch engine for researching.
Foran Media Center

Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school,
college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers
in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
Citation machine

At NoodleTools, we create innovative software that teaches students and
supports teachers and librarians throughout the entire research process.
Search intelligently. Assess the quality of results. Record, organize and
synthesize information using online notecards. Format your bibliography in 
MLA or APA style. Smart.
Noodle Tools

The following tutorial and exercises will help you to evaluate the quality 
of information you find on the Web.
How to Evaluate Information on the Web

Google Guide is an online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced 
users, novices, and everyone in between. I developed Google Guide because I 
wanted more information about Google's capabilties, features, and services 
than I found on Google's website. --Nancy Blachman
Google Research Guide

Other Resources



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