Please explore these activities and write in the comments two things that you’ve learned. Also, tell me which one you liked best.

You Quote It, You Note It!

Plagiarism Quiz

Plagiarism Tutorial

Plagiarism Game

Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism Movie

What Is Plagiarism?

Read these model essays:

Controlling Lava

Sixty Years Of Men’s Haircuts

Forgotten Heroes

Here are a series of interactive exercises from CUNY.

Great Source has a research writing tutorial.

Go to Vocaroo and record how you would persuade someone and then post the final product in the comments section of this post.

Please type your persuasive essay in a Word Document, and then copy and paste it in the comments section of this post.

Either on your own, or working with a partner, develop a short persuasive “essay” stating your position, providing reasons to support it, giving an opposing view, and then a counter argument. Create at least one each day (more would be great), and post the link in the comments section of this post.

WRITE A PICTURE STORY: Five Card Flickr Story lets you pick five photos from a group of pre-selected images from Flickr and then write a story about them. It saves your selection and story, and provides you with a link to it. No registration is required.

MAKE A MOVIE: Use Dvolver Moviemaker to create short animations with text bubble dialogue. You can see many examples of these films on my Examples of Student Work page.

CREATE A CARTOON/COMIC: Again, there are a number of great sites in this category. They include MakeBeliefsComix and the Toronto Public Library Tell-A-Story Builder.

SUBTITLE A CLIP FROM A BOLLYWOOD OR A B-MOVIE: Bombay TV lets you choose a scene from a B movie from Bollywood and have fun creating subtitles for the clip.

WRITE A STORY WITH PAINTINGS: The Art of Storytelling is a site from the Delaware Art Museum that allows you pick a painting, write a short story about it, record it with your computer microphone, and email the url address for posting on a student website or blog. It’s extraordinarily simple, and extraordinarily accessible to any level of English Language Learner. No registration is required.

Do the same with Bubblr.

Type your essay in Word and then paste it in the comments section of this post.

Gangs are a big problem in our community. Think about the reasons why young people are attracted to the gang life. What are the gang factors that lead people to joining a gang? What are the benefits? What are the benefits? What are the negative consequences? What are the effects of gang membership on both the young gang members and on the greater community?

Some people think that gang membership can have a positive effect on their lives while others believe that gang membership can only lead to negative consequences. What do you think? to support your opinion, use specific examples from your own experience, other people you know, and/or any of your readings and gangs.

Please type your cigarette essay in a Word document, and then paste it in the comments section of this post.

Add new information to the categories from the cigarette data set.

Find the information here.