Course Materials for Mr. Leonard


Compound and Complex Sentences
This section provides information about compound and complex sentences; both sentence types enable writers to combine sentences as a strategy to enhance coherence.

  • Compound and Complex Sentences  (docx)
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    • Freshman Composition I (Activities)
    This section provides access to activities completed throughout the term.

  • Activity for "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior"  (docx)
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  • Argumentation Essay (Rough Draft Activity Guidelines)  (docx)
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  • Argumentation Essay (Rough Draft Activity)  (docx)
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    • Freshman Composition I (Essay Topics and Directions)
    This section has documents that will help you to complete the essays.

  • Argumentative Essay (A Common Product Topics and Directions)  (doc)
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  • Argumentative Essay (Secondary Sources and Common Products)  (docx)
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  • Comparison Essay (Stereotypes Topics and Directions)  (docx)
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  • Comparison Essay (Thesis Statements)  (docx)
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  • Comparison Essay (Topic Sentences)  (docx)
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  • Comparison Essay (Two Types of Outlines)  (docx)
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  • Components of Effective Writing (Relationships Topics and Directions)  (docx)
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  • Components of Effective Writing (Relationships Additional Information)  (docx)
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  • Informative Essay (A Famous Manmade Structure Topics and Directions)  (doc)
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  • Informative Essay (Secondary Sources for Famous Manmade Structure Essay)  (docx)
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    • Freshman Composition I (In-Text Citations and Parenthetical References)
    This section provides information about MLA in-text citations and parenthetical references.

  • An Overview of In Text Citations and Parenthetical References   (docx)
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    • Freshman Composition I (Rubrics for Essay Grading)
    This section has the rubrics that the instructor will use when he grades your essays this term.

  • Non-Research Essay Rubric (First and Last Essay Only)  (docx)
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  • Research Essay Rubric (Second and Third Essay Only)  (docx)
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    • Freshman Composition I (Sample Essays)
    This section has sample essays that you can read and use as guides when you write your essays for this term.

  • Argumentation Essay (The Barbie Doll)  (docx)
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  • Argumentation Essay (Fashion Magazines)  (docx)
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  • Argumentation Essay (Orange Juice)  (docx)
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  • Informative Essay (A Famous Manmade Structure/The Robot Building)  (docx)
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  • Informative Essay (A Famous Manmade Structure/The Tree of Life)  (docx)
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  • Informative Essay (A Famous Manmade Structure/Hoover Dam)  (docx)
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    Freshman Composition I (Study Guides)
    This section has the study guides that you will use to prepare for quizzes throughout the term.

  • Quiz 1 Study Guide (Components of Effective Writing)  (docx)
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  • Quiz 2 Study Guide ("Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior")  (docx)
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  • Quiz 3 Study Guide ("Rice")  (docx)
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  • Quiz 4 Study Guide ("Ground Zero")  (docx)
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  • Quiz 5 Study Guide (In-Text Citations and Parenthetical References)  (docx)
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  • Quiz 6 Study Guide (MLA Works Cited Entries)  (docx)
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  • Quiz 7 Study Guide ("Once More to the Lake")  (docx)
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  • Quiz 8 Study Guide (Argumentation Introduction)  (docx)
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  • Quiz 9 Study Guide ("A Tax That Invests in Our Health")  (docx)
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  • Quiz 10 ("Fashion Magazines")  (docx)
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  • Quiz 11 Study Guide (Introduction to Comparison)  (docx)
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  • Quiz 12 Study Guide (The Myth of the Latin Woman)  (docx)
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    Pronouns
    These documents provide information about either clear pronoun reference or pronoun-antecedent agreement.

  • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (Collective Nouns)  (docx)
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  • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (Indefinite Pronouns)  (docx)
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  • Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (Funnel Cake Activity)  (docx)
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    Freshman Composition I (Quizzes)
    This section has Quiz #12, which you are to complete and submit for grading at the beginning of the next class (Thursday, April 10, 2014, if you are in the Tuesday and Thursday course, or Tuesday, April 15, 2014, if you are in the Tuesday evening course).

  • Comparison Essay (Quiz 12)  (docx)
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