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Writing
5 Paragraph Outline
http://tinyurl.com/5ParagraphOutline0208
Fabulous 5 Paragraph Essays
http://tinyurl.com/5ParagraphEssay0102
Six Traits of Writing
http://tinyurl.com/SixTraits1114
6+1 Traits Rubric Tips
http://tinyurl.com/6-1Traits1107
Avoiding Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/Plagiarism1017
Better Writing through Transitions
http://tinyurl.com/transitionsinwriting
Citations: The When, The How, The What
http://tinyurl.com/Citations0118
Creating a Lead/Hook in Your Writing
http://tinyurl.com/Hooks0307
Creating Transitions
http://tinyurl.com/Transitions0124
Editing Tips & Tricks
http://tinyurl.com/Editing0313
Elaboration in Writing
http://tinyurl.com/Elaboration1110
Embedding Quotes into Paragraphs
http://tinyurl.com/EmbedQuotes0124
Essential Revision Techniques
http://tinyurl.com/Revision0214
Evaluating Sources
http://tinyurl.com/Sources1129
Formatting Your Paper
http://tinyurl.com/PaperFormat1128
Great First & Last Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/FirstandLastSentences1026
How to Pick a Strong Research Topic
http://tinyurl.com/ResearchTopics0321
How to Write a Great Essay
http://tinyurl.com/Essay0221
How to Write a Thesis Statement
http://tinyurl.com/thesis1011
Improving Word Choice in Your Writing
http://tinyurl.com/WordChoice0109
Improving Writing Vocabulary
http://tinyurl.com/WritingVocab1114
Internet Research & Citing Sources Online
http://tinyurl.com/OnlineResearch0202
Making Your Descriptive Writing Exciting
http://tinyurl.com/DescriptiveWriting1214
Outlining for Optimum Organization
http://tinyurl.com/Outlining1213
Paraphrasing to Avoid Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/Paraphrasing1024
Parts of an Essay
http://tinyurl.com/PartsofanEssay0321
Persuasive Essay Topics
http://tinyurl.com/PersuasiveTopics0208
Persuasive Writing
http://tinyurl.com/Persuasive1130
Persuasive Writing Strategies
http://tinyurl.com/Persuasive0112
Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/Plagiarism1201
Plagiarism & Parenthetical Citations
http://tinyurl.com/MLA1219
Primary & Secondary Sources
http://tinyurl.com/Sources0301
Proofreading for Common Writing Errors
http://tinyurl.com/WritingErrorsandStyle1013
Sentence Patterns
http://tinyurl.com/patternsofsentences
Show, Don’t Tell
http://tinyurl.com/WritingHints1025
Showing, Not Telling: Using Details in Writing
http://tinyurl.com/Details0213
Strong Word Choice
http://tinyurl.com/wordchoice1012
Terrific Thesis Statements
http://tinyurl.com/Thesis0104
There's No
I
in Essay
http://tinyurl.com/NoIinEssay0214
Thesis Statements
http://tinyurl.com/Thesis0127
Thesis Statements in 3 Easy Steps!
http://tinyurl.com/Thesis0305
This is Your Brain on Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/Plagiarism0214
Ways to Hook Your Reader
http://tinyurl.com/HookYourReader0119
What is a Credible Website?
http://tinyurl.com/CredibleWebsites0201
What is Plagiarism?
http://tinyurl.com/WhatIsPlagiarism1201
What to Avoid When Writing an Essay
http://tinyurl.com/EssayWriting0315
Why You Should Outline & Fun Ways to Do It
http://tinyurl.com/Outlining0131
Works Cited & Plagiarism
http://tinyurl.com/plagiarismWC
The Nose Knows: Writing Descriptive Paragraphs
http://tinyurl.com/DescriptiveParagraphs0301
Writing Introductions & Conclusions
http://tinyurl.com/Intros1110
Writing an Essay
http://tinyurl.com/EssayWriting1018
Writing a Literary Analysis
http://tinyurl.com/LitAnalysis0210
Writing to Show, Not Tell
http://tinyurl.com/ShowNotTell1111
Writing Effective Transitions
http://tinyurl.com/EffectiveTransitions1117
Writing for Academic Purposes
http://tinyurl.com/AcademicWriting1108
Writing Friendly Letters
http://tinyurl.com/FriendlyLetter1209
Miscellaneous
Answering Short Response Questions
http://tinyurl.com/ShortResponse1117
Collaborating through Google Docs
http://tinyurl.com/GoogleDocs1027
Creating Digital Presentations
http://tinyurl.com/Digital1117
Creating Fun Presentations Online
http://tinyurl.com/OnlinePresentation0227
Creating Great Presentations with PowerPoint
http://tinyurl.com/PowerPoint0102
Creating a Resume
http://tinyurl.com/Resume1021
Deconstructing Prompts
http://tinyurl.com/Prompts0119
Email Etiquette & Internet Safety
http://tinyurl.com/EmailandInternetSafety1216
English Teachers' Pet Peeves
http://tinyurl.com/TeacherPetPeeves1208
Essential Web Tools for Writers
http://tinyurl.com/WebTools0222
Evaluating Web Sources
http://tinyurl.com/WebResources0320
Giving Speeches with Confidence
http://tinyurl.com/GivingSpeeches1221
Helpful English Sites
http://tinyurl.com/HelpfulSites0307
How to Create a Webpage
http://tinyurl.com/WebPage0216
How to Format an Essay
http://tinyurl.com/EssayFormat1207
How to Give a Good Speech
http://tinyurl.com/GoodSpeech0112
How to Save as Rich Text Format
http://tinyurl.com/RTF1017
How to Use the Voice Board
http://tinyurl.com/VoiceBoard1101
Interview Tips
http://tinyurl.com/InterviewTips0217
Logical Fallacies and How to Avoid Them
http://tinyurl.com/LogicalFallacies0109
Making Connections
http://tinyurl.com/Connections0123
Propaganda
http://tinyurl.com/Propaganda0123
Rubrics
http://tinyurl.com/Rubrics1109
Success Strategies for an Online English Class
http://tinyurl.com/OnlineCourseTips0125
Tech Tricks & Powerful PowerPoints
http://tinyurl.com/PPT0216
Tech Tricks & Powerful PowerPoints II
http://tinyurl.com/PowerfulPPT0315
Test-Taking Strategies
http://tinyurl.com/TestStrategies1205
Time Management: It Really Is That Easy!
http://tinyurl.com/TimeManagement0105
Tips for Success in an Online Class
http://tinyurl.com/OnlineClassSuccess0229
Tips for Test-Takers
http://tinyurl.com/TestTaking0313
Tips & Tricks to Banish Typos
http://tinyurl.com/Typos0104
Tips & Tricks for MS Word
http://tinyurl.com/MSWord1207
Tips & Tricks for PowerPoint 2007
http://tinyurl.com/PowerPoint0111
Tips & Tricks for Writing E-mails
http://tinyurl.com/EmailTips0222
Web Tools for Prewriting & Outlining
http://tinyurl.com/MultipleChoiceEssay1109
Why Am I Reading This?: Strategies & Tips
http://tinyurl.com/WhyWeRead0117
Working with Graphic Organizers
http://tinyurl.com/GraphicOrganizers1020
You've Got Mail!
http://tinyurl.com/Mail0305
Grammar
Active & Passive Voice/Verb Tense
http://tinyurl.com/ActivePassive1107
Active Verbs
http://tinyurl.com/ActiveVerbs0320
Apostrophes: There is an AP for that!
http://tinyurl.com/Apostrophes0201
Appropriate Apostrophes
http://tinyurl.com/Apostrophes0130
Appropriate Comma Usage
http://tinyurl.com/Commas0131
Avoiding Run-On Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/RunOns0207
Banned Books? No, Banned Words!
http://tinyurl.com/BannedWords1102
Basic Sentence Patterns
http://tinyurl.com/SentencePatterns1019
Comma Usage
http://tinyurl.com/CommaUsage0316
Commas: Where do they go again?
http://tinyurl.com/Commas1206
Confusing Words
http://tinyurl.com/ConfusingWords1014
Comma Conjunctions & Complex Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/Commas1130
Comma, Semicolons, & Colons
http://tinyurl.com/SemiColonsEtc1130
Commonly Confused Words
http://tinyurl.com/ConfusedWords0117
Commonly Misspelled Words
http://tinyurl.com/CommonlyMisspelled1116
Correct Comma Usage
http://tinyurl.com/Comma0227
Direct vs. Indirect Object
http://tinyurl.com/DirectandIndirectObjects1213
Dissecting Complex Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/DifficultSentences0312
Fabulous Word Choices
http://tinyurl.com/WordChoice0120
Figurative Language: Dances with Words
http://tinyurl.com/FigurativeLanguage1215
Grammar Goofs in Songs
http://tinyurl.com/GrammarGoofs0209
Grammar Gripes
http://tinyurl.com/GrammarGripes0118
Helpful Homophones
http://tinyurl.com/Homophones0314
Homonyms, Homophones, and Homographs!
http://tinyurl.com/HomonymsEtc0103
Homophones: Their/They're/There, Your/You're
http://tinyurl.com/Homophones1212
How to Improve Writing by Using Synonyms
http://tinyurl.com/Synonyms0228
Improving Word Choice
http://tinyurl.com/WordChoice0229
It's All About Its
http://tinyurl.com/Its0111
Parts of Speech
http://tinyurl.com/PartsOfSpeech0309
Powerful Punctuation
http://tinyurl.com/PowerfulPunctuation1109
Pronouns, Pronouns, Pronouns
http://tinyurl.com/Pronouns1129
Run-On Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/RunOns1128
Sentence Fragments
http://tinyurl.com/Fragments1116
Sentence Fragments & Run-Ons
http://tinyurl.com/fragments1011
Fragments & Run-On Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/Fragments1018
The Two/To/Toos Have It!
http://tinyurl.com/TwoToToo0208
Transition Words
http://tinyurl.com/Transitions0130
Understanding Commas
http://tinyurl.com/UnderstandingCommas1214
Using Commas
http://tinyurl.com/Commas1018
Using Contractions & Informal Language
http://tinyurl.com/Contractions1020
Using Too and To Correctly
http://tinyurl.com/TooandTo1025
Verb Tenses
http://tinyurl.com/VerbTense0314
What's the Matter with "YOU"?
http://tinyurl.com/Pronouns1215
Which or That?
http://tinyurl.com/WhichThat1128
Word Choice 101
http://tinyurl.com/WordChoice1220
Writing Good Sentences
http://tinyurl.com/BetterSentences0110
Writing Good Sentences, Part 2
http://tinyurl.com/GoodSentences20306
Your vs. You're
http://tinyurl.com/YourYou-re0307
Understanding Literature
Analyzing Characters in Fiction
http://tinyurl.com/Character1208
Analyzing Appeals to Emotion
http://tinyurl.com/EmotionalAppeals0312
Becoming a Better Reader
http://tinyurl.com/BetterReader1017
Characterization in a Narrative
http://tinyurl.com/CharacterizationNarrative0105
Characterization: Showing vs. Telling
http://tinyurl.com/Characterization0103
Commonly Misused Words
http://tinyurl.com/MisusedWords0215
Contemporary Writers
http://tinyurl.com/ContemporaryWriters0222
Drama & Comedy
http://tinyurl.com/DramaAndComedy0309
Elements of Dramatic Plays
http://tinyurl.com/DramaticPlays0218
Elements of Fiction
http://tinyurl.com/ElementsFiction0110
Experiencing Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/Poetry1212
Fear Not!: Strategies for Shakespearian Success
http://tinyurl.com/Shakespeare0126
Figurative Language & Poetic Devices
http://tinyurl.com/Poetic1101
How Doth One Readeth Shakespeare?
http://tinyurl.com/Shakespeare0213
How to Determine Tone
http://tinyurl.com/DetermineTone0319
How to Sound Smart When Talking About Course Readings
http://tinyurl.com/SoundSmart0306
Interpretive Reading: Part 2
http://tinyurl.com/InterpReading0125
Irony
http://tinyurl.com/Irony1122
http://tinyurl.com/Irony0111
Jabberwocky
http://tinyurl.com/Jabberwocky1213
Making Connections in Literature
http://tinyurl.com/Making-Connections0317
Making Inferences
http://tinyurl.com/Inferences1201
Personification & Elements of Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/ElementsPoetry1103
Poe and "The Cask of Amontillado"
http://tinyurl.com/CaskOfAmontillado0117
Poetic Terms
http://tinyurl.com/PoeticDevices1205
Poetry Sound Elements
http://tinyurl.com/Poetry1019
Poetry Structure: The Sonnet
http://tinyurl.com/Sonnet1219
All About Pronouns
http://tinyurl.com/Pronouns1206
Reader Response Theory in Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/RRTforPoetry0206
Recognizing Literary Elements
http://tinyurl.com/LitElements1103
Recognizing & Using Context Clues
http://tinyurl.com/ContextClues0223
The Rhetorical Triangle: Unlocking the Meaining in Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/RhetoricalTriangle0308
Romanticism
http://tinyurl.com/Romanticism0213
Satire
http://tinyurl.com/Satire0215
Shakespeare Said That?
http://tinyurl.com/Shakespeare0321
Similes & Metaphors
http://tinyurl.com/SimilesMetaphors1118
Steps to Understanding Any Poem
http://tinyurl.com/UnderstandingPoetry0322
Tackling Tough Reading Assignments
http://tinyurl.com/ActiveReading1102
Tone & Mood in Literature
http://tinyurl.com/ToneMood1019
Tone & Mood of Music
http://tinyurl.com/ToneMoodMusic1024
Types of Poetry
http://tinyurl.com/TypesofPoems1208
Understanding Figurative Language
http://tinyurl.com/FigurativeLanguage0229
Understanding Satire
http://tinyurl.com/Satire1220
Understanding Text Structure
http://tinyurl.com/TextStructure0207
Understanding Theme & Symbolism
http://tinyurl.com/Theme1115
What is Considered Literature?
http://tinyurl.com/Literature1116