Writing Resources

General Rubrics
Argumentation
Organization
  • Outline Format: This is a good general outline for academic writing.  Make a copy of it, and use it!
MLA Citations and Formatting
  • MLA Sample Paper: See this for a paper written in MLA formatting that also explains how to do it.
  • MLA in One Page:  A handy guide to MLA formatting and citations from Purdue OWL (scroll to page 2).
  • MLA In Text Citations:  Lori's guide to in-text citations for the most common types of sources.
  • MLA Exceptions:  Weird cases where in-text citations are different (block quotes, and quoting a quote).
  • Citation Machine: If you're going to use a citation generator, this is one I recommend!

​Other Writing Skills
​Proofreading

Fall Senior Project Prep

See Google Classroom for any assignments that need to be TURNED IN.  Here you can find resources and overviews of what we went over each Wednesday in the fall.
Week 1- Senior Project Examples​
  1. Senior projects 2018  
  2. Senior Project 2019  
  3. Senior Project 2020 
  4. Senior Project 2021 (Check out the FINALISTS tab!)
  5. Senior Project 2022
Week 1- Introduction and Brainstorming
  1. 3-2-1 Project Ideas- Come up with some initial questions, project ideas, and community connections.
  2. Idea Fishing- Choose one topic and do some initial research and reflection.
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Project 1: College Essay Boot Camp

Class Handouts
Helpful Writing and Revision Resources
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