Writing Websites
Note: Titles with an asterisk (*) are included in the ELA GMAS Study Guide.
Cornell Note Paper Resources
Click the link for a printable Word copy of Mr. Oliver’s Cornell Notes Template (GSE Mod) CORNELL NOTES TEMPLATE OLIVER MOD
Click the link for a printable PDF copy of Mr. Oliver’s Cornell Notes Template (GSE Mod) CORNELL NOTES TEMPLATE OLIVER MOD
Amazon Links
Argumentative Writing
- Thesis Statements Review
- The Counter-Argument 2.0
- See also the videos and PowerPoints listed under Writing Essays: Organization (below)
Writing Essays: Organization
- How To Write a Strong Thesis (video)
- Ways to Write Topic Sentences (PowerPoint)*
- How To Develop Paragraphs (PowerPoint)
- How To Write Introductory Paragraphs (video)
- How To Write Body Paragraphs (video)
- How To Write Concluding Paragraphs (video)
- On Paragraphs (article)
Presentations
- PowerPoint Presentation Rubric: 2015SPOTHigh-Fehlbaum_AcademicProgram_PowerPointRubric
Works Cited – Guides and Resources
Grammar Websites
Websites
Books
- William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White The Elements of Style
Video Links and Playlists
PowerPoints
- Gerunds and Gerund Phrases*
- Participles and Phrases*
- Infinitives*
- (Almost) All About Verbs*
- Comma Usage PowerPoint 97 03*
- Subject Verb Agreement*
- Subject Verb Agreement chomp chomp
- Pronoun Agreement*
- Sentence Structure
Podcasts
Download these podcasts and listen to them at home or traveling to or from school. You can also listen live on your computer or mobile device.
- What Is a Gerund?
- Participles and Gerunds (read and/or listen)
- Dangling Participles (read and/or listen)
- Subject-Verb Agreement (read and/or listen)
- Mixing Verb Tenses (read and/or listen)
Media Websites
News
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Vox.com
- The Washington Post
- The Guardian
- British Broadcasting Company
- Al Jazeera
- Reuters
- The New York Times
