THE RESEARCH ESSAY This is not an essay where you gather information and just put it in a  paper. This essay is a semester-long project that asks you to deeply  delve into a topic, interpret the evidence (your research), and reach a  conclusion about it. In other words, you are answering your research  question in the essay. DUE DATE: Friday, 07/24 ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS- […]

Present your research findings. You must answer, specifically, your research question; you must respond, explicitly, to your research hypothesis (your preliminary assumption about what you thought the research would reveal before you actually conducted your research); and you must, explicitly, compare your primary research Findings against secondary research sources (your literature review). Do your primary research findings agree with and support the secondary research sources […]

This week’s discussion deals with 21st century journalism and multimedia.  In your discussion post, you can reference one or more readings from the week, but be sure to give proper depth to your exploration of anything you reference. Remember, your initial post must be at least 200 words, and your responses 75 words each (minimum). Be sure you have read the expectations for the discussion […]

  Directions: Choose ONE of the following essay prompts and write a two page response. Make sure to brainstorm and proofread. 1.  A family heirloom is an item that may or may not have monetary value, but is passed through the generations in hopes that family members will preserve the item. From a hand-made guilt handed down through the generations, to your mother’s wedding dress, […]

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, the society portrayed takes place in the future. People put on their seashells that constantly plays music, entertainment, news, and talks, whatever the social channels in. They then go home and spend all night on their parlor walls, both not letting them get a thought in. The society contributed to its own downfall in multiple ways: they have little […]

  Final Project: Proposal for 3-Book Children’s Novel Series Often, children (and adults) will read a book about a character and wish they could follow their character on further adventures.  Savvy authors will know how to “extend” these adventures by writing interesting sequels.  Many 3-book series have been published throughout the years and you will have an opportunity to propose one of your own. Write […]

This week, you will create your first original, non-prompted discussion post in relation to this week’s readings. You can reference one or more readings from the week, but be sure to give proper depth to your exploration of anything you reference. You must use MLA parenthetical citations for all quotes to receive full credit (this week and every week). Remember, your initial post must be […]

You will turn in a response paper that analyzes one of the works in our textbook that is not on our reading list. This can be from any era, but it must be in your textbook. You should follow the same process you used for Essay 1, and consider reviewing your feedback from that assignment.  For these essays, you will analyze this work from a […]

  Directions: Choose ONE of the following essay prompts and write a two page response. Make sure to brainstorm and proofread. 1.  A family heirloom is an item that may or may not have monetary value, but is passed through the generations in hopes that family members will preserve the item. From a hand-made guilt handed down through the generations, to your mother’s wedding dress, […]

Do you know how many human deaths are in each production, book, or movie, in “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinbeck? This is one of the few things that does not matter when deciding which production of the story is better. Nevertheless, the book is far better than the movie, though having emotion and not gore, containing all scenes, and having a much better […]