ENG1D essay for Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak - essay - due Monday April 25: "How is the novel Speak a relevant book in 2016?" 

• all  7 parts 
• through Google Drive, share with bkukhtaj@hwdsb.on.ca ) - Name your document carefully i.e. ENG1D first lastname Speak essay Apr 2016 
• cover page
• good copy
• Works cited
• draft
• and on papers submitted in class 
• completed planning template
• brainstorm sheet
• rubric
• Link for essay assignment sheet and rubric. 
•  Example of Thesis Statement i.e."An examination of ______, ______, and ______ will demonstrate _______. "
• Use graphic organizer completed for planning. Learned about quotations, referencing, plagiarism, how to write an introduction, being specific - avoiding vague or awkward wording, formal vs. informal language
• exemplars of introduction and concluding paragraphs 
• Useful sites: Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab) & Citation Machine 
•  Transition Words and Phrases for Effective Writing - Writing Across the Curriculum, Transition Words for Essays  & Transitional Words

If submitted late, complete Late Explanation sheet.