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 October 11 - Essay Resources Your task is to write an essay that responds to the following prompt: Given that God sets up kings (Dan 2:21) and deposes them. How do you see God at work in Alexander's conquests? What influence did the formation of Hellenistic culture have on the spread of Christianity two centuries later? Your essay should be written in MLA style and should be written by the start of class on October 10, 2007. Your essay should be at least one paragraph long and should contain at least 10 sentences. Here are the grading rubrics for a paragraph and an essay. Paragraph Essay The most common style of essay is the five, that is right - 5, paragraph essay. To understand the writing process check out this link: http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/ We are going to start with the paragraph and build towards our own five paragraph essay by the end of the year. So here are some resources to help you with framing and building a healthy paragraph. For ideas about how to build your paragraph check out this page on Power Writing: http://www.thewritingsite.org/resources/approaches/power/default.asp For a list of transitional words to help build your Power Writing paragraph check out this site: http://bonny-kate-es.knox.k12tn.net/cavewebpage/prgrph.html Or you may like to try the format given by Step up to Writing found at this site: http://www2.pylusd.k12.ca.us/glk/jlaurich/StepUpToWriting.htm Explore any or all of the sites these links have taken you to for other ideas about writing. You may find something that gives you the power to write. Parents you are the front line homework tutors for the students of my class. Writing is one of the most complex assignments that a teacher can require of your child. I know that they whine, complain, and stall to avoid the task. Here is a site that gives you some support in guiding your child to better writing skills. http://allkindsofminds.org/ptk/writing.aspx Together we can accomplish great writing! |
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