This section features all the assignments for the course as well as a selection of exemplary student papers.

Assignments

Investigative Essay (PDF)

Writing Profile (PDF)

Readers Notebook (PDF)

Oral Presentation Guidelines (PDF)

Portfolio Guidelines (PDF)

Celebratory Reading (PDF)

Student Papers

Below is a selection of exemplary student papers from the semester. They are used with permission by the author.

"Dating" by Katharine Chu (PDF)

"Sell Everything" by Bryan Koo (PDF)

"Perfect Beauty...Or So It Seems" by Zawadi Lemayian (PDF)

"Facebook.com: An Online Phenomenon" by Anonymous (PDF)

"The American Sine Curve" by Anonymous (PDF)