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This guide is intended to serve as a supplementary resource for students enrolled in a first-year college composition or advanced High School writing course. This guide reviews fundamental concepts and skills required for success in academic writing and includes examples and practice exercises to help students master them. Topics covered include types of academic essays (close reading, comparative, argumentative, and research-based), the elements of academic essays (introduction, thesis, topic

This is Unit 2 of a four-unit Analytical Writing Student Review and Exercise Guide. This unit is designed for a first-year college composition or advanced High School Writing course. In this unit, students review the elements of an academic essay (introduction, thesis, topic sentences, evidence, analysis, and conclusion), the purpose of each element, and how to use them. Each section of this guide includes examples and practice exercises.

This is Unit 1 of a four-unit Analytical Writing: Student Review and Practice Guide. This guide is designed for a first-year college composition or advanced High school writing course. This unit introduces students to the four most common types of essays used in academic or professional settings: a close reading analysis, a comparative or "lens" analysis, an argumentative essay, and a research paper. Each section of this guide includes numerous examples and practice exercises. An answer key is p

HOW TO USE THIS TEACHING PACKET Length of time: 4 - 6 weeksInstructors should be able to cover the topics in this teaching unit in a 2-week period; assigning students to read two of the required texts each week. For the first three weeks, students will be required to hand in an “exit ticket” before leaving class, which is proof that they completed the discussion activity. For the last week, instead of an exit ticket, students will begin to work on their final project.Instructors should plan to

This is Unit 3 of a four-unit Analytical Writing Student Review and Exercise Guide. This guide is designed for a first-year college composition or advanced High School writing course. This unit provides an overview of the writing process from brainstorming to revision and editing, with detailed instructions, tips, and practice exercises to help students master the academic writing process.

This packet contains 64 multiple-choice and 11 short answer questions based on the OpenStax U.S. History textbook. The multiple-choice questions are written in the style of the APUSH exam. An answer key is included.

This is Unit 4 of a four-unit Analytical Writing Student Review and Practice Guide. This guide is designed for a first-year college composition or advanced High School writing course. In this unit, students review how to write summaries, paraphrase passages, master their own unique writing style, and avoid common errors in grammar and syntax. Each section contains numerous examples and practice exercises.

This packet includes three short readings on Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism. Following each reading are critical thinking questions that measure comprehension and stimulate higher order thinking. Each reading includes bolded academic vocabulary terms. Recently added to this resource was a table of different quotes based on each of the three philosophies. Students have to identify which philosophy the quote is related to and explain why. An optional "quote poster" activity is included.

This four-page reading packet covers the spread and survival of Jewish culture and ideas during the period beginning with the Assyrian invasion in 722 BCE through the Roman occupation in 63 BCE. Ten fill-in-the-blank questions follow the reading to assess comprehension.

Purpose For students to demonstrate their understanding of American literature by examining how the views and works of a literary figure might have been shaped by the social and political context of the era in which they lived and the social circles they frequented. In this assignment, students will chose an instructor-approved literary figure for the time period they are studying. They will then chose a social media platform and create a social media profile that reflects their research and u

Four-page activity with instructor notes; purpose is to introduce students to various types of resources they might use in an academic research paper and how to find these resources.

In-class or homework activity that requires students to paraphrase the First Ten Amendments to the US Constitution. Includes answer key.

Includes a brief description of what a narrative essay does and looks like and three possible prompts. Also includes detailed grading rubric.

Provides an annotated table of frequently misused or confused words (i.e. affect/effect) and a list of "needlessly wordy phrases" with suggested alternatives.

Assignment or in class activity centered around the Brandeis Brief file in Muller v. Oregon.