Stryker High School: Marshall's Megaplex Welcome to Mr. Marshall's website. Research papers are done, but the links remain. POTENTIAL AP ENGLISH STUDENTS: The College Board has approved the AP Language and Composition course. You can download the syllabus from the "My Locker" page. AP Language and Comp will be a challenging course, focusing on reading, writing, and presentations. The syllabus is intended to show you the LEVEL of the reading and writing that will be expected of you, not to be the exact course outline. I will be tweaking it over the summer. There are more AP links at the bottom of the list below.

 

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The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University Help with just about any writing problem, from basic sentences to researching. The site also has a section on plagiarism. Avoiding Plagiarism, from Indiana University at Bloomington This site has guidelines to use and examples of what is and what is not plagiarism. HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM Similar examples and guidelines from Northwestern University. Explanation of and Strategies to Avoid Plagiarism From DePauw University. Notice the strategies. They should sound familiar! How to Write a Research Paper If you need a refresher, or feel lost in writing your paper, this may be a good place to look. Sentence Combining Examples Writing sounding choppy? Look over the different ways to combine ideas. The Official Home of AP English Langauage and Composition There is an overall description here, plus a downloadable, detailed pdf file about the course. Brief AP langauage Overview at Wikipedia Please notice the percentages listed for the test scores. AP: List of Rhetorical Devices Analysis in the AP class will be more in-depth. Here are some of the terms we'll be dealing with.

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