A new course begins

Hello everyone
We are beginning the second writing course and just as before, I feel it's important we reach out for all the resources we have at hand. Therefore, I'll keep posting information about websites that might be of help, hoping you try your best to improve your writing.

WEB ASSIGNMENT FOR PORTFOLIO

Hello everybody

These are the four web exercises to be included in the portfolio:


CHAPTER 5:
http://www.eslbee.com/instructionshw.htm

CHAPTER 6:
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/causeff.htm

CHAPTER 7:
http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/international_ed_c.html

CHAPTER 8:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072873469/student_view0/avoiding_plagiarism_tutorial/summarize_paraphrase/summary_paraphrase_quiz.html

Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8
PARAPHRASE AND SUMMARY

Avoid plagiarism

http://www.uefap.com/writing/plagiar/plagfram.htm (check exercises at the bottom and links on taking notes, citing sources and writing a reference list)
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.shtml

Paraphrase, summaries and synthesis – examples and exercises

http://www.uefap.com/writing/report/rep_para.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/report/rep_sum.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/report/rep_syn.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/exwrirep.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/report/test.htm

definitions, examples and exercise

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/03
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/02
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/03
http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/menusp.htm

guidelines and examples

http://www.utoronto.ca/ucwriting/paraphrase.html

identification exercise

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072873469/student_view0/avoiding_plagiarism_tutorial/summarize_paraphrase/summary_paraphrase_quiz.html

Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7
COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAYS

Compare and contrast essays

http://www.uefap.com/writing/organise/answer.htm#compare
http://www.bestessaytips.com/compare_and_contrast_essay.php

Rhetorical functions in academic writing: Comparison and contrast

http://www.uefap.com/writing/function/funcframcompcont.htm

basic guidelines

http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/writing/handouts/Comparison%20and%20Contrast%20Essays.pdf

Sample essay

http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/BaseballSoftball.htm

Ways to start your essay

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/ss/venn.htm
http://712educators.about.com/od/essaysparagraphspapers/a/compare_chart.htm
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/comparecontrast.html

Organization of the essay

http://712educators.about.com/od/essaysparagraphspapers/a/comparecontrast.htm
http://712educators.about.com/cs/writingessays/a/comparepara.htm
http://712educators.about.com/ncompareparastruc.htm

Explanation and sample

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/comparison.htm

sample: completion exercise

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/international_ed_c.html

How to write a comparison/contrast essay

http://www.eslbee.com/compcont.htm

Models

http://www.eslbee.com/comparison_contrast_essays_models.htm

Exercises and techniques

http://www.eslflow.com/comparisoncontrast.html

tutorial and exercises

http://www1.uprh.edu/ccc/Ingles/Comparison%20and%20Contrast%20Essay/Comparison%20and%20Contrast%20Essay%20FINAL.pdf

use of transitions and other ways to compare and contrast

http://dev.elc.polyu.edu.hk/smproject/comparison1.html
http://jonsenglishsite.info/Sent%20Comb%20Pages/Unit5Contrast.htm
http://www.esl.ohio-state.edu/SEP/CW/104/Materials/ComparisonContrastExercises.html

Chapter 6

CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAYS

Cause and effect essays – explanation

http://www.peridore.com/pdffiles/139causeeffect.pdf

How to write a cause and effect essay

http://www.eslbee.com/cause.htm

Explanation and sample

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/cause_effect.htm

Models

http://www.eslbee.com/cause_effect_essays_models.htm

http://www.thewritesource.com/studentmodels/wi-eleph.htm

sample: draft and evaluation

http://grammar.about.com/od/essayassignments/a/draftmathematics.htm

sample: final copy

http://grammar.about.com/od/essayassignments/a/learningmathreasonscomp.htm

Causes – words and phrases

http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/causes_s.html

Cause and effect signal words

http://www.uefap.com/writing/organise/answer.htm#descexp (only section d. describing and explaining)

Rethorical functions in academic writing: Cause and effect

http://www.uefap.com/writing/function/funcframcauseff.htm

Rethorical functions – exercises

http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/causeff.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/causeff2.htm

Chapter 5

Hello everybody

These are the links I suggest for reinforcing the information in chapter 5:

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ESSAYS

Definition and example
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/process.htm

How to write a chronological order essay
http://www.eslbee.com/instructions.htm

Exercises from models
http://www.eslbee.com/instructionshw.htm

Models
http://www.eslbee.com/giving_instructions_essays_models.htm

http://dfdinsauce.tripod.com/ProcessEssay/id1.html


How to write a how-to-essay (process essay)
http://homeworktips.about.com/od/essaywriting/a/howtoessay.htm

Sample essays
http://grammar.about.com/od/essayassignments/a/rivercrabsessay.htm
http://grammar.about.com/od/essayassignments/a/processanalysisessaysandcastle.htm

Writing Instruction functional language (procedure)
http://www.uefap.com/writing/function/instruct.htm

Writing instruction functional language (exercise)
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/instruct.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/instruct2.htm

Describing a process
http://www.uefap.com/writing/function/process.htm

Processes functional language exercises
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/process.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/process2.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/acttext.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/sol.htm
http://www.uefap.com/writing/exercise/function/otto.htm