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    Lauren Navarro: Point of View

    Dr. Navarro ENG 102 In-Class Work: “The Yellow Wallpaper”  Point of View John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage. John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and…

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    Leah Richards–Researching Context to Enhance Close Reading

    Hemingway’s “The Revolutionist” is a very short story–under 400 words–where not much seems to happen.  However, with some basic research into the context of and references in the story, it becomes much richer, so your first online assignment for class will ask you to do some research. We will use Slack as our primary means…

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    Neil Meyer: How to Use Blackboard

    How to Use Blackboard: A Guide for My ENG099 Students Professor Neil Meyer, ENG099, Spring I 2020 (Last Updated: 3-17-2020) ______________________________________________________________________________ Greetings everyone! Since we will be using Blackboard to do almost all of our work for the remainder of the semester, I wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to find…

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    Elliot Hearst: Basic In-text Citation Formatting and Works Cited Pages

    In-Text Citation Basic Format A sentence with a quote has three components: the signal phrase, the quote, and the in-text citation. You can also follow the quote with your own words, but for simplicity we will just consider a quote with a signal phrase followed by an in-text citation for now. The signal phrase is…

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    Judith Nell Foster: Substitute Introductory Questionnaire

    Languages Introduction (please read through instructions slowly before beginning your responses.):  Everything about our experiences of learning anything involves language – speaking, writing, signing; it is so integral to our day to day lives that we hardly give it a thought until we lose our voice or are in situations that make us afraid or…

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