A Writer Has a Duty to Challenge the Mind!

http://writing.wikinut.com/A-Writer-has-a-DUTY-to-Challenge-the-Mind/3jdv6mrc/

Answers for Revising

Here is a checklist for revising taken from a book by a Pultizer Prize winning journal, Donald Murray, who was also a professor of writing. Revising, next to brainstorming/prewriting process, is the most important step in the writing process.

http://grammar.about.com/od/developingessays/a/Donald-Murrays-Revision-Checklist.htm

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Free Paper Proof-reader

Okay guys, Paper Rater is a fantastic site that allows you to upload your paper and using ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE and information retrieval, it will correct grammar mistakes, tell you which portion's been plagiarized and so forth!

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How to start an essay?

Ok...I know you don't know where to begin when writing a paper about Nathaniel Hawthorne. Try researching some of his famous quotes and "modernizing" them by rewording them or applying his thoughts to something that's presently going on in the news.

Check out this link on how to begin a paper: HOW TO START AN ESSAY???

Or how to write an introduction or conclusion.

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/paperassignments/a/introsentence.htm

Check out this brief bio about Good ol' Nate

Here's a starting point for you! Hawthorne is most famous for the book, The Scarlet Letter. Check out this picture and website.

Introduction...

So you have this monster paper due! Four pages on the importance of Nathaniel Hawthorne and the contributions he made! How do you connect with a guy that's been dead for over 100 years? We're here to help!

This blog is maintained by the professional wizards on your campus, Darnell Middle School. Each six weeks, a different ELA or Social Studies instructor will answer any questions you have about writing a paper! Yes, this blog was started because a student had a question about Nathaniel Hawthorne, but feel free to ASK ANYTHING!

We're here to help you! Don't be surprise to find Ms. Drake, our wonderful librarian, manning the inquires on this blog! Librarians are the gatekeepers to intellectual freedom!