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Essay #1 Assignment and Resources
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Getting Ready
"The Pitfalls of Technology" Instructional Video--please watch more than once.
"The Pitfalls of Technology"--the document
The Assignment
The Essay #1 Assignment--the document
The Essay #1 Assignment--the video explanation
What's an Essay Planning Sheet?--the document
"The Power of Specific Examples" video
Working with Others' Words and Ideas
Citing Viewpoints Essays--the video
Citing Viewpoints Essays--the document
Working with Words from a Source--MLA format--the video
Working with Words from a Source--MLA format--the document
Plagiarism
Plagiarism and the Resources to Avoid It
Other Resources
What's an Essay Planning Sheet?--the document