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University of North Carolina: Writing Transitions
This University of North Carolina writing tutorial gives examples and how to use transitions and stresses the importance of organization. W.9-10.1c cohesion/clarity/reason, W.9-10.2c cohesion/clarity/trans, W.11-12.1c...
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University of North Carolina: Radiometric Dating
A huge site from The University of North Carolina regarding radiometric dating, how it works, inaccurate methods, Carbon-14 dating, and lots more.
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Unc: Harriet: The Moses of Her People
E-text of a book with primary and secondary source information about Harriet Tubman by Sarah Bradford published in 1886. RI.9-10.7 different mediums
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University of North Carolina: Constructing Thesis Statements
Readable, but thorough handout on the thesis statement. Covers what it is, why it's important, how to come up with one, examples, and how to evaluate. Bibliography included. W.9-10.2a Intro/org/graphics
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University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Reorganizing Drafts
One step you might want to take in revising a draft is to examine the organization of your paper and decide if and how the organization needs to be adjusted. This handout offers five strategies for examining and reorganizing your draft....
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University of North Carolina: Radicalism or Reformism? [Pdf]
Read about the variations between socialist, social democratic and labor parties across 18 countries in the early twentieth century. Taking an inside look at case studies, there was a political emergence of the bourgeoisie and an...
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University of North Carolina: Tar Heel Reader
Students can create, illustrate, and publish books for beginning readers, which are made available for the public to read. Authors must go through the free registration process in order to create a book.
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Unc: First Person Narratives of the American South
A unique collection of first-person accounts, this concentrates on all the populations of the South, such as ex-slaves, enlisted men, middle-class women, displaced plantation owners. The works are sorted by the author's name. To search...
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Wikipedia: William Richardson Davie
A short but detailed entry on this delegate to the Constitutional Convention from North Carolina. He later served as a Governor of the state and is considered to be the founder of the University of North Carolina.
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University of North Carolina Writing Center Handouts: Audience
Identifying and then writing appropriately for a specific audience is one of the most difficult writing tasks for many student writers. This handout explains how to address these two challenges and gives some concrete suggestions to help...
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University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Conclusions
Offers strategies for writing conclusions, things to avoid, and examples of effective conclusions.