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Research sources | Writing with the Web | Skimming & Scanning | Vocabulary strategies | Web Searching Activity | Hand-out |
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Research sources of interest for adult ESL students:
  1. Movie and T.V. news:
  2. Biographical Dictionary: (famous people’s bios)
  3. Virtual Library: Museums: (info on museums from numerous countries)
  4. Teen Drinking: (info about teen alcohol abuse and programs)
  5. Drinking on College campuses:
  6. Interracial/cultural relationships:
    Ask Jeeves
  7. The U.S. economy:
  8. The U.S. government:
  9. Education:
  10. The Arts in the U.S:
  11. Travel/Nature in the U.S:
  12. Food/Drug and Disease Control in the U.S:
  13. Crime in the U.S:
  14. PBS Frontline: A great source of info on many interesting topics

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Writing on and with the internet:
  1. Writing On and With The Internet:
    Purdue University's Writing Center
    • Learn more about how to search the World Wide Web effectively with our introduction to using search engines, which includes a "hands-on" section.
    • After you have learned how to effectively search the Internet, use our collection of search engines for speedy searching or refer to our list of starting points for internet research.
    • Everything you need to research is included in this section: links to libraries, books, dictionaries, and style guides.
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Skimming and Scanning Strategy:
Practice:
Popular Mechanics

Vocabulary building Strategies:
Affixation:
Latin-based vocabulary

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If you want to see some samples of discussion presentations then visit the websites of some of my former students at:
RW31 Web Sites . After you enter a student's web site, just click on their writing sample link to see the presentations.

Research sources | Writing with the Web | Skimming & Scanning | Vocabulary strategies | Hand-out | Writing center |
Activity center | Teacher center | home