LaDuca's Marvelous World of English
But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling like dew, upon a thought, produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. - Lord Byron
 
ENG 102
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There is no royal path to good writing; and such paths as do exist do not lead through neat critical gardens, various as they are, but through the jungles of self, the world, and of craft. ~Jessamyn West, Saturday Review, 21 September 1957



ENG 102 - Need to see the interviews again? Click here: Growing Up Online Interviews


Thesis and Support Prompt: Have we allowed our fears about our children's safety to run wild? What is the reality versus the myth about online predators? How much of the hysteria may be media-driven? Could the child next door could be the real danger?

Your assignment:


*Basic Thesis and Support
*Thesis as the first sentence
*Choose one of the 6 areas from the video to focus on
*Reference one interview
*Use THREE vocab words from lesson 9 - underline or bold them
*10-12 sentences total
*3rd Person Only!
*Typed!
*MLA format (double-spaced, with proper heading information)


*Flush left should be:
*Your Name
*My Name
*ENG 102-Section Number
*Date


*Don't forget a title!

Hamlet

Link to etext of Hamlet:

http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/hamlet/

Joseph Hall's Characters of Vertues and Vices If you need further information look at the web site, you may need to sort through the material to find your archetype!

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/hallch.htm

Earths Biggest Movie Database IBMDb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181536/
You can also look up television shows there too!

Need to look for more television links? Try this: http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Television_Shows/

Rio's Online Database Link: You do need a scholarly source!

http://www.riosalado.edu/library

Remember: You can mark scholarly or peer reviewed and your results will be what you need!

The following sites are great places for sources:
Academic OneFile + InfoTrac General OneFile (GALE)
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
EBSCO MasterFile Premier
ERIC (EBSCO)
GALE Academic OneFile + InfoTrac General OneFile


Need links for your MM presentation?

Microsoft Clip Art: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/FX101321031033.aspx?pid=CL100570201033

Getty Images: http://www.gettyimages.com/Creative

Don't forget google images!

Here are links to cute power point designs (for some you need to have Word 2007 to download!): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101172621033.aspx

PicSearch: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT101172621033.aspx


Links to help you create a powerpoint presentation!
Excellent Clip Art Getty Images - Links to amazing photographs you can use
PowerPoint Basics Need a brain break?
PowerPoint Tutorial PowerPoint ABCs


Looking for the power point that we used in class that goes over the Rio databases?


Here it is:
http://myteacher.dvusd.com:81/aladuca/RioLib.ppt

Need the link to get to the library? http://www.riosalado.edu/library

Remember: To log in you need to do the following:

Set up your log-in by visiting: www.riosalado.edu/loginhelp and click on the Self Service link. Note: Your username is your MEID. To set your password, carefully read through password requirements. For additional assistance call the Rio Salado Technology Helpdesk: 480-517-8600

If you are having troubles getting in to Rio's database, remember you do have some access to databases through our library.

Go here: http://mweidner.myteacher.dvusd.com/links

I gave you the passwords in class!


Opposing Viewpoints:


ProQuest Learning Products : Click on ProQuest Platinum


Need some help choosing a topic? Explore some of the links below! Remember, some of these might only have subjects - you will need to make sure that your topic is narrowed and controversial!

http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Hot/hotindex.htm

http://www.gc.maricopa.edu/english/topicarg.html

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hsdebate.html

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/sochc.html

http://coast.library.csulb.edu/search/w?SEARCH=current+controversies

http://www.csulb.edu/library/subj/Paper%20Topics/hottopics/contropaptop.htm

http://valencia.cc.fl.us/lrcwest/kaysmith.html

http://library.neit.edu/Research/mainfram.htm

Okay, that should get you started! If you need help, come and see me! We can find you something that interests you!


Research Paper Example:

http://www.rio.maricopa.edu/cgi-bin/faculty/dual/eng102a.pdf


Don't forget to follow the sample topic proposal - here is a reminder: Topic Proposal



 



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