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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).

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  

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.   

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  

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

• Project Five

Final Papers: 

Submit final papers through SafeAssign on Blackboard (the link to SafeAssign is also located under CONTENT in the Blackboard menu for English 1020-001).