Class Activity Prompts
Here is a directory of prompts used to practice writing skills in class:
- Writing Portfolio
- TSIS: Chapter 15, "On Closer Examination"
- "Sonny's Blues" Background Research
- Peer Feedback for Research Paper
- TSIS: Chapter 13, "IMHO"
- David Brooks Satirical Op-Ed
- NFG, "Acknowledging Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism"
- Model MLA Essay Scavenger Hunt
- TSIS, "The Art of Metacommentary"
- NFG, "Synthesizing Ideas"
- 4.11/12.18
- NFG, "Evaluating Sources"
- Peer Review of Essay Two
- College Essay Advice
- The Qualities of Good Writing
- TS/IS, Chapter Eight
- TS/IS, Chapter Seven
- TS/IS, Chapter Six
- 3.19/20.18: "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"
- "48 Hours in Guilderland"
- "24 Hours in America"
- Causes of the Opioid Crisis
- Background Research on the Opioid Crisis
- The N.R.A. Lobbyist Behind Florida's Pro-Gun Policies
- The "Never Again" Movement
- TS/IS: Chapter Five
- TS/IS: Chapter Four
- TSIS, Chapter Three
- TSIS, Chapter Two, "Should Teachers Be Armed?"
- TSIS, Chapter Two, "Don't Blame the Eater"
- NFG, Purple Heart
- TSIS, Chapter One
- NFG, Chapter Three
- NFG, Chapter One
- TSIS, Introduction
- Historical Trends