Verb Tense Consistency
Comma Splice
Runon Sentence
Apostrophes for Possession
Punctuating a Quote with a Quote
Noun-Pronoun Agreement
When to Spell out Numbers
MLA Citations
Grammarly app and website for grammar checking.
Friday, April 8, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Research Paper Unit Links
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
Direct Link to Databases
Doing Research
From Notes to Drafts: Writing the Paper in MLA Style
A Quick Grammar and Style Refresher
These short videos talk you through specifics on how to use Google Docs to set up MLA formatting.
These short videos talk you through the MLA requirements, and how to set them up in Word.
Miscellaneous Tools
- Bates College's Plagiarism Resource Site Read the materials, and take the self-test.
- Avoiding Plagiarism
- A Quick Guide to Plagiarism video clip (7:31)
Direct Link to Databases
Doing Research
- Writing a Research Paper: An MLA Guide (Our guide booklet).
- What Are Databases and Why You Need Them video clip (2:34)
- Evaluating Internet Sources Undergraduate Library, the University of Illinois
- Time Magazine online. (Ms. Bishop's log-in: cbishop@grsd.org , password: gateway235)
- How to Make a Source Card for a Book: video clip (3:42)
- How to Make a Source Card for an Internet Source: video clip (3:55)
- Citing Websites with Hard to Find Author or Date Info: video clip (1:44)
- How to Make Note Cards video clip (4:33)
- How to Write a Note Card review video clip (2:24)
- Google Docs MLA Format Template (Will open in Google Docs)
- Notecards to Outline: video clip (6:25)
- Writing an Effective Thesis Statement: video clip (1:45)
- Writing an Introduction to a Research Paper: video clip (2:36)
- MLA In-Text Citations video clip: citing a source in the body of the paper (10:18)
- Signal Phrases and Parenthetical Citation: video clip on how to combine signal phrases and proper MLA citation (8:35)
- Sample Research Paper Discussion video clip: writing the rough draft (12:25)
- How to Write a Conclusion Paragraph video clip: (9:54)
A Quick Grammar and Style Refresher
- How to Use an Apostrophe (Why=because without them, Ms. Bishop is going to show your writing NO MERCY.)
- Avoiding Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices.
- Avoiding Sentence Fragments.
- Comma Rules Part 1
- Comma Rules Part 2 (Yeah, these rules are confusing. See if this refresher helps.)
- Subject/Verb Agreement
- Grammarly grammar checking service and app.
- Hemingway App: for finding wordy sentences and passive voice--you're usually better off eliminating these!
These short videos talk you through specifics on how to use Google Docs to set up MLA formatting.
- Google Docs MLA Formatting Tutorial (4:17)
- Google Docs Hanging Intent Tutorial, for a Works Cited page (1:06) Trouble loading? Click here.
- MLA Formatting Tutorial video (4:59) Trouble loading? Click here.
- MLA Tutorial #2: Basic Citation Format video (5:26) Trouble loading? Click here.
- MLA Tutorial #3: Works Cited Page Formatting (5:30) Trouble loading? Click here.
- MLA Tutorial #4: Web Citations
- Word 2010 Hanging Indent Tutorial, for a Works Cited page (1:35)
Miscellaneous Tools
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Standard Level English 4 Review Links
Schmoop's Importance of Being Earnest review (video, 3 min.)
The Time Machine One Minute Book Report (video, 3 min.)
Three and a half minute summary of Macbeth, with cartoons!
Slightly better summary of Macbeth, with real British accents (5 1/2 minutes).
The Time Machine One Minute Book Report (video, 3 min.)
Three and a half minute summary of Macbeth, with cartoons!
Slightly better summary of Macbeth, with real British accents (5 1/2 minutes).
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Macbeth Unit Links
- No Fear Shakespeare side-by-side edition of Macbeth
- Great Performances production of Macbeth (Rupert Goold, Patrick Stewart)
- BBC Performance of Macbeth (1983).
- Three and a half minute summary of Macbeth, with cartoons!
- Slightly better summary of Macbeth, with real British accents (5 1/2 minutes).
- Jeremy Brett Macbeth of 1981; set to open at 3.4 (Banquo's ghost). (10 min.)
- Jason Connery in 3.4 of 1997 Macbeth (Banquo's ghost).
- Ian McKellan in 3.4 of Macbeth (Banquo's ghost).
- BBC Macbeth of 1983; set to open at 3.4 (Banquo's ghost).
- Staging in Act 5: comparative versions of 5.1.
- Judy Dench as Lady Macbeth: "Out, Damned Spot!"
- Ian McKellen as Macbeth: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow."
- Patrick Stewart as Macbeth: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow."
- Joseph Millson as Macbeth: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow."
- Patrick Stewart discussing the "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" soliloquy.
- Patrick Stewart in Macbeth's death scene.
- Patrick Stewart on getting into character in Macbeth.
Blackadder the Third: Sense and Senility
Horrible Histories William Shakespeare Song
Monday, November 23, 2015
Chaucer Unit Links
Chaucer Unit Notes (as .pdf file)
The Animated Canterbury Tales - Episode 1
The Animated Canterbury Tales - Episode 2
The Animated Canterbury Tales - Episode 3
"The Wife of Bath's Tale" (with frame; 8 minutes)
From Neville Coghill's Canterbury Tales translation
Canterbury Tales Summaries (Spark Notes)
The Manciple's Tale (Cliffs Notes)
The Shipman's Tale (Cliffs Notes)
The Animated Canterbury Tales - Episode 1
The Animated Canterbury Tales - Episode 2
The Animated Canterbury Tales - Episode 3
"The Wife of Bath's Tale" (with frame; 8 minutes)
From Neville Coghill's Canterbury Tales translation
Canterbury Tales Summaries (Spark Notes)
The Manciple's Tale (Cliffs Notes)
The Shipman's Tale (Cliffs Notes)
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Medieval Romance Unit
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
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