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Integrating Quotations Effectively: This site shows you how to use quoted 
material effectively to avoid the dreaded "hanging quotation!"
http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcrcm8s7_11gr7n6p

 
 
"This, I Believe"  This series from National Public Radio (NPR) has been 
airing for 50 years.  You will write your own "This, I Believe" essay.  
Click on the link below to 
hear lots of examples.
This, I Believe

 
 
Wordle: the coolest way to view a poem.  Make word clouds out of your 
favorite poems!
http://wordle.net/

 
 
Plagiarism: What is is and How to Avoid it
This site has great examples of correct and incorrect paraphrases, and it 
reinforces the point, that, yes, Mrs. Chance is teaching you this because 
you WILL need to know it.  :-)
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

 
 
Feed the world with vocabulary power!  Get the questions right and help stop 
world hunger.
http://www.freerice.com

 
 
Grammar Girl's Tips for Better Writing
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspx

 
 
Podictionary: A cool daily podcast about word origins.
http://podictionary.com/

 
 
An online graphic dictionary!  This is so awesome, especially if you love to 
watch things bounce around.  The connections among words just keep growing 
and growing; it's a word extravaganza!
http://www.visuwords.com/

 
 
Vocabulary Workshop iWords: Contains MP3 files of our vocabulary words so 
you can hear the pronunciation and the definitions.
Vocabulary Workshop iWords

 
 
Social Darwinism article: Read this article (2 pages) and write down three 
questions or thoughts you had about the concept.
Social Darwinism article

 

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