English 10

Academic Writing

Table of Contents
1.

FOREWORD

2.

SECOND FOREWORD

3.

PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DRAFTS OF UNDOCUMENTED ESSAYS

THE REPORT
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6
10

First Draft
Second Draft
Final Draft

THE REACTION PAPER

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18
4.

ARTICLE TO CRITIQUE: In Defense of Multitasking by David Silverman

First & Final Draft

PRELIMINARY AND FINAL DRAFTS OF DOCUMENTED ESSAYS

THE CONCEPT PAPER
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28

First Draft
Final Draft

THE POSITION PAPER

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43
5.

First Draft
Final Draft

WRITING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES

TOPIC PROPOSAL
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Young-adult Dystopian Literature:

The Emergence of Teenage Analytical Perspective

EXERCISE ON GATHERING SOURCES AND TAKING NOTES

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Paraphrase, Direct Quotation and Summary

I Say, They Say
Sample Works Cited Page

IN-CLASS WRITING EXERCISES

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Diagnostic Writing
The Report:
Response Sheet
The Concept Paper:
Peer Review
The Position Paper:
Writing Effective Arguments
Peer Review of Position Paper Argument

LIBRARY AND INTERNET RESEARCH

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UP Trivia Test
UP Main Library Scavenger Hunt
On Logical Fallacies