Las Lomas High School - Acalanes Union High …
A WRITER'S HANDBOOK
2015-2016
Las Lomas High School 1460 S. Main Street
Walnut Creek, California
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Table of Contents
Section 1: The Basics
Types and Genres of Writing MLA Assignment Formatting The Writing Process & How to Prewrite Writing Terminology Sample Outlines Drafting and Revising ? Tips and Checklists
Section 2: Writing Arguments
Definition of Argument Essay Prompt Terminology Using Evidence and Analysis Using Excellent Evidence ? Sample Claim Paragraph Claim Paragraph Template Rubrics ? Claim Paragraph and Literary Essay
Section 3: Writing Informational/Explanatory Essays
Definition and Types of Informational Writing Outline for a Writing a Science Paper Sample Science Paper and avoiding "Rookie Mistakes" Scoring Rubric for a Science Paper Sample Informational Essay: "No Escape for Malnourished Children"
Section 4: Writing Narratives
Definition and Types of Narratives Writing Vivid Description Journal Writing Personal Narrative Personal Essay Assignment: Autobiographical Essay
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3 4-5 6-7 8 9-11 12-13
14 15-16 17-18 19 20 21-22
23 24 24-25 26 27-28
29 29-30 31 32 33 33
Section 5: Research
Plagiarism Finding and Evaluating Credible Sources What Is a Works Cited? Creating a Works Cited Citing Your Sources
34 35-37 38 38 39
Appendix:
Getting Organized ? Student Planners & Binders, School Loop
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Creating Effective Study Habits
42
Flash Cards
42
Note Taking
42-43
Active Reading
44-45
Test Taking Skills & Test Terminology
46-47
Tips for Specific Types of Tests
48
"No Excuses" Words
49
Quick Punctuation and Writing Help
50-51
Note to the Reader:
Parenthetical citations throughout this handbook refer to the works cited on page 52.
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Types of Writing
1. Arguments: Make claims about a position, or belief, and support those claims with evidence (text/quotations/statistics, etc.). Literary analysis essays are arguments. Other forms of argument include speeches and persuasive writing.
2. Informative/Explanatory Texts: Convey information, or describe/ explain a topic, concept, or process using sufficient facts and evidence (text/quotations/statistics, etc.), including the use of appropriate transitions to create a cohesive paper. Research papers and some speeches are two types of informative / explanatory writing.
3. Narratives: Convey a personal experience or tell a story using conventions of fiction
and nonfiction. These conventions include dialogue, pacing, plot structure, sensory details, narrative, description, and reflection. Autobiographical incident or personal essay are two types of narrative.
Fiction Novels Plays Poems Films
Genres of Writing
Nonfiction Newspaper articles Magazine articles
Essays Biographies Autobiographies
Memoirs Speeches Documentaries
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MLA Assignment Formatting
The Modern Language Association (MLA) rules provide the most commonly required format for academic papers. Other formatting styles (e.g. APA and Chicago style,) are required by certain colleges or subjects such as science, math, and psychology. MLA is for subjects in the humanities (English, history, economics, world languages, visual and performing arts). MLA style has been widely adopted by most American and international colleges and universities.
Format ALL written assignments per MLA guidelines as follows unless specified otherwise by your teacher.
1. Type your work unless you are in class or your teacher specifies handwriting. 2. Use a 1" margin on all four sides of each page. (Typed as well as hand written.) 3. Double-space your typed paper. 4. Include the heading in the upper LEFT hand corner of the first page ONLY.
(Heading is also double-spaced). 5. The heading must be WITHIN the 1" margins. 6. Include your last name and page number in upper right hand corner of all
pages, including page one. This header must be ? " from the top edge of the page. 7. Center a snappy title at the top of the page just below the heading. 8. Use a 12 point font such as Times or Ariel or another easy to read font. 9. Do NOT add extra spaces between paragraphs; indent ? inch (use the TAB key) to indicate a new paragraph. 10. When writing a research paper, include parenthetical (in-text) citations for all research, and include a Works Cited at the end of you paper. See page 51 of the APPENDIX for a sample works cited.
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Example Formatting: MLA Paper
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