Step Ahead English 1013

Step-Ahead Textbooks

Essay Formatting

Grammar Links

Interesting Articles:

"Is Google Making Us Stupid" _________________________________________________________

Unit 1: Television

(Summary)

Paper 1 Description Sheet

How to annotate and Draft a Summary (Guidelines)

Sample Summary

Sample Summary: Bilingual Education Example

Pete Hamill's "Crack and the Box"

Thesis Statements and Essay Maps

Unit 2: Education

(Summary and Critique)

John Gatto's "Against School"

"Stupid in America" (20/20 Video)

Paper 2 Description Sheet

Summary-Critique Visual Diagram

Summary-Critique Example Paper

Using Quotes

Logical Fallacies Presentation

Critical Reading and Thinking Activities

Introductions, Theses, and Conclusion Activities

Works-Cited and Parenthetical Citations

Unit 3: Film and Media

(Explanatory Synthesis)

Paper 3 Description Sheet

"Hollywood Poison Factory"- Michael Medved

"Class and Virtue"- Michael Parenti

Sample Synthesis Paper

Explanatory Synthesis Structure Model

Methods of Introductions

Unit 4: Obedience to Authority

(Evaluative Synthesis)

(Stanley Milgram)

"A Class Divided" (PBS-Frontline Video)

Paper 4 Description Sheet

Evaluative Synthesis Visual Outline

Richard Herrnstein's article "Measuring Evil"

(Students will need a working copy of Acrobat Reader in order to read and print this article. Click on Acrobat Reader to obtain a free copy on the web.)

Sample Synthesis Paragraph

How to Create a Works Cited Page (Link to Hacker's Website)

MLA Works-Cited Sample Page

Bibliographic Information
Herrnstein's article can be cited as part of a website (a pdf document available on a website). The page numbers, title of the article, etc., are available on the pdf document.

Unit 5: The Death Penalty

(Evaluative Synthesis)