English 101 Jim Roth's Website
Essay #1 Assignment and Resources Essay #1 Checklist
The Assignment
The Essay #1 Assignment--the document
The Essay #1 Assignment--the video explanation
Getting Ready
"The Pitfalls of Technology" Instructional Video--please watch more than once.
"The Pitfalls of Technology"--the document
What's an Essay Planning Sheet?--the document
"The Power of Specific Examples" video
Other Resources
Citing What Matters in America Articles
Writing a Summary-and-Response Introductory Paragraph
Working with Others' Words and Ideas
Working with Words from a Source--MLA format--the document
Working with Words from a Source--MLA format--the video
Plagiarism