Understanding Proficiency/ELA literacy
Some of the following sites you might want to "bookmark" for later use!! Draggo is a great online Bookmark keeper.
1. Why should authors pre-write?
Interactive:The Brainstormer
ReadWriteThink: Circle Plot Diagram Interactive
Print-out: Cube Creator (Pre-writing)
Easy Map: Map out your essay!
2. What is the writing process?
Interactive: Writing to argue, persuade and advise
Organize: Free writing organizers
BrainPop: The Writing Process (Take the review quiz) (If your school does not subscribe to BrianPop try the free trial)
3. What is MLA style?
MLA Citation Style Websites: Purdue's MLA
Interactive: The Writing Process
Writing Lab: Purdue OWL
4. What is plagiarism?
BrainPop: Plagiarism (Take the Review Quiz when you are done) If your school does not subscribe to BrainPop, try the free trial.
Checking: Check you paper for grammar and plagiarism
Game: Plagiarism
5. Watch the movie and answer the following questions.
a. According to the movie what is plagiarism?
b. If you copy and paste is this plagiarism?
c. Is giving the information from a website or video in the exact same order and using the same arguments plagiarism?