EAP2 WW 033 Class Page
This page is created for the benefit of students in CESL EAP 2 WW (Writers' Workshop) class. It will contain our assignments and links to sources. Welcome. Feel free to contribute.
LINKS
Go to Morris Library, to find an article (EBSCO or Lexis-Nexis) or a book (Illinet Online).
Find out how to cite and refer to sources, both on the web and off (Cheng Library, William Patterson Univ.)
Use the dictionary (Merriam-Webster)
Find Grammar information
Go to Minnesota Environment online. Write an e-mail message to Mr. Leverett 
Minnesota
(image from U.S. Geological Survey: Map of Minnesota showing where malformed frogs have been found)
POSSIBLE TOPICS
Urban sprawl/Minneapolis-St. Paul
Deformed frogs (website)
Deer Management
Endangered/threatened Species in Minnesota
- Lake sturgeon
- Elk
- Mountain lion
- Eastern spotted skunk
- Mercury pollution
Minnesota Wetlands
Hazardous waste sites
hog lots
lead fishing tackle
Water pollution:
Protection of wild forests
- Lake Superior
- Mississippi River
- Lakes (MN has 10,000)
- Drinking water/arsenic
- forest management
- timber industry/paper and pulp
SCHEDULE for RESEARCH PAPER:
Wk. 1 Choose Topic
Wk. 2-3 Find, read, summarize articles (write Sum.-Resp. Essays)
Wk. 3 Research proposal is due
Wk. 3 Outline is due
Wk. 4 First draft is due
Wk. 5 Final draft is due
FIND A TOPIC FOR YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
Rules:
Your topic must have something to do with the ENVIRONMENT (so that you can use what you have learned in the core class)
Your topic must have MINNESOTA in it
Two people may do the same topic; however, they may not have the same LANGUAGE BACKGROUND. Also, do not make your papers SIMILAR; take different approaches. You may share sources.
Use KEYWORDS to find appropriate articles in the library. You should have an appropriate article by MONDAY. Please tell Mr. Leverett when you have a topic that you want, or an article that you want.
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