College Writing

Grades Class Policies. Policy on Cheating Click here to see the policy on cheating in Microsoft Word Format requirements for most essays. See them here in Word. Get help with Citation and Documentation from the Hacker Handbook. Here is a downloadable document with the MLA Style: 2009 Update. For just MLA style, try the MLA Style Crib Sheet Click to see the Arizona State Standards in Language Arts Click to see the state of Arizona 6 traits writing rubric Here is the Speech Presentation Rubric based on state standards or get it here in Word. Get tips for reducing wordiness or see them in Word. Vocabulary List. Using Good Quotations Handout Outside Reading Assignment 1st 9 Weeks (.pdf) 1st 9 Weeks (Word) 3rd 9 Weeks (.pdf) 3rd 9 Weeks (Word) Book Presentation Cover Sheet Word Book Presentation Cover Sheet PDF Extra Credit Reading Log Previous Units in College Writing

Make sure to press reload or refresh each time you visit the site. Most documents are available using Adobe Acrobat. Get the free Acrobat Reader here Contact Mr. Smythe if you have any questions. Here are databases you can access for free from home. Your username is cdohigh and the password is library: Ebsco Databases Encyclopedia Britannica has much of the published encyclopedia and more. Here are free databases from the State of Arizona. CDO Card Catalog has our library's books, films and more. You can also find free on-line databases and other services from the Pima County Public Library You can also the the county library's card catalogue. Modern Literary Theory and The Catcher in the Rye In this unit, we will read one of the most popular novels in American Literature: The Catcher in the Rye. Here are some places that can help you in your reading. None of them is a substitute for the reading itself, of course. Sparknotes has good insights. Check out the entire site for help with lots of subjects including literature. Novelguide is also good, although limited to literature. Get my study guide or get in here in Word. We will learn about various literary "schools" and apply one of these theories to J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Although there are dozens of different approaches, we will concentrate on these: Formalism (New Criticism), Feminist (Gender Theory, Queer Theory), Marxist, Psychoanalytic (Freudian, Lacanian), and Existential/Phenomonlogy Here are some sites to investigate these theories; you will be asked to pick one of the theories above to explain to the class in a group presentation. Theory Timeline Theory for High School Students Undergraduate Guide to Criticism Literary Criticism for Beginners (complete list for graduate students) A glossary of many different theories. Definitions and Links This site offers an excellent overview of most theories. Top of Page