Grammar-Composition+III

You will need to type all of your papers in MLA (Modern Language Association) style.

Here is a link to Purdue University's OWL (Online Writing Lab) explanation of MLA style. OWL

Here is a list of sources to consult as you conduct research for various papers you will write in this course.

[|SD State Library's Complete List of Sources]

Here is a link to a video that can be used to gather background reading and other potential sources for a research paper on the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. The video aired on the CBS Evening News in February of 2013.

[|Mediterranean Diet Study Results] When we have completed our study of different types of phrases, you will write an essay. As you revise your essay, you will need to include two of each of the five types of phrases we have studied and then complete this worksheet on which you write down the sentences containing those phrases. Here is that worksheet.

Here are two links to the online grammar websites that we will be using to supplement our study of grammar. You will need to keep track of your performance on these exercises on a form that I will provide.

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[|Avoiding fragments - Ex. 2]

[|Avoiding fragments - Ex. 3]

This document lists possible sites to search for research paper sources. Go to the SD State Library link (on the Menno School home page) to access these and other possible sources.