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All the materials necessary for completing assignments and editing papers in this course are located here. 

 

WRITING TOOLBOX

Grammar Resources: 

• English Grammar: http://www.englishgrammar.org/  
• Grammar Handbook: http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/
• HyperGrammar: http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/
• Interactive grammar site. Useful for identifying parts of speech (what is a noun, what is a verb...), the proper use of punctuation. 
• U of Chicago Grammar Resources: http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/grammar.htm

 

Links to HOOT the WSU Writing Center: http://www.clas.wayne.edu/unit-inner.asp?WebPageID=1330

• The Writing Center is located on the second floor of the UGL. It is an excellent resource for all English 1020 papers (and all other writing projects).
• wayne state writing center flier-2-1.doc  
• WSU Writing Center Blog http://writinglab.clas.wayne.edu/  

 

Sources for avoiding errors in your paper:

 

• Supporting a Thesis
• ORGANIZING A PARAGRAPH
• Using Support Effectively
• Citing Your Sources (avoiding plagiarism)  
• And remember to return to the basics - look at Introduction to Rhetoric and the material in They Say/I Say.

 

• Author's Note  

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Citation Tools

Citing Your Sources (avoiding plagiarism)

 

APAQuickGuide6.pdf - use this resource to cite papers in the APA format for this class (format used in the sciences, especially nursing).

APA Quick Reference.pdf - use this resource for creating your APA reference page. 

• APA in-text citations are all NAMES and DATES (no page numbers). 
• In the "Reference" section:
• Last Name, First Initial. (DATE). Article title. Journal. Publication information. 
• Last Name, FIrst Initial. (DATE). Book title: And subtitle. Publication information.  
• Organization. (DATE). Title. (Publication Information). Retrieved from http://www.ipsd.org/Uploads/DEC_Secondary_APA%20Quick%20Reference.pdf  

 

MLA quick guide.pdf - use this resource to cite papers in the MLA format for this class (format used by arts and humanities).

• MLA in-text citations are all NAMES and PAGE NUMBERS.
• In the "Works Cited" section:
• Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Journal Title (DATE): #.#. Page numbers. 
• Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Place: Publisher, DATE.   

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Links to online research sources:

Detroit Research 

• City of Detroit - http://www.detroitmi.gov/
• Detroit Mayor's Office - http://www.detroitmi.gov/MayorsOffice/tabid/123/Default.aspx  
• Detroit Free Press - http://www.freep.com/  
• Clemmens, Paul Made in Detroit (2006) - available at WSU Library through EBRARY or as GOOGLE BOOK: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/wayne/docDetail.action?docID=10101374  
• Virtual Motor City (photographic archive of Detroit in WSU Library) - http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=vmc  
• Ruins of Detroit - http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/index.html  
• Detroit History - http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=115
• Detroit Rhetoric Blog (by WSU Professor) - http://detroitrhetoric.net/  

 

Other Research Tools 

• Lexis Nexis Research Tool - http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?
• Time Magazine - http://www.time.com/time/
• New York Times Historical Database (any article in the New York Times 1851 - 2007) - http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTFhY2QmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=14288

 

• English 1020 Library Resource Page (EXCELLENT RESOURCE) http://guides.lib.wayne.edu/content.php?pid=62407&sid=570588  

 

Miscellaneous writing resources:

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ - MLA Citation Resource 
• http://a4esl.org/ - ESL Resource 

 

Rhetorical Tools:  

• The Enthymeme (claim, stated reason[s], unstated assumption[s], grounds)
• Two triangles: artistic appeals and elements of persuasion
• Stasis questions: definition, evaluation, resemblance, cause/consequence, proposal

 

 

MINUTE PAPERS

Minute Papers

 

PROJECTS 

 

Project One

 

Project Two

 

Definition, Evaluation, and Proposal Papers (Projects 3-5)

 

• Project Three  
• Project Four  

 

Final Papers: 

Submit final papers through SafeAssign on Blackboard (the link to SafeAssign is also located under CONTENT in the Blackboard menu for English 1020-017).  

 

Student Examples

 

Rubrics

 

Works Cited website

 www.easybib.com