Kinds of Writing
Abstract
Carolyn Stonehill, "It's in Our Genes"
Argument
Joanna MacKay, "Organ Sales Will Save Lives"
Jeffrey Bartelli, "Literary Memetics"
Annotated bibliography
Jessica Ann Olson, "Global Warming"
Evaluation
Ali Heinekamp, "Juno: Not Just Another Teen Movie"
Lab report
Sarah Thomas, "The Effect of Biofeedback Training on Muscle Tension and Skin Temperature"
Literacy narrative
Emily Vallowe, " Write or Wrong Identity"
Shannon Nichols, " 'Proficiency' "
Sofia Gomez, "Mother Goose in Monterrey"
Memoir
Melissa Hicks, "The High Price of Butter"
Personal narrative
Carrie Barker, "But Two Negatives Equal a Positive"
Profile
Christian Danielsen, "Paperclip Man"
Report
Michaela Cullington, "Does Texting Affect Writing?"
Sam Forman, "The Future of Food Production"
Textual analysis
Hannah Berry, "The Fashion Industry"
Doug Lantry, " 'Stay Sweet as You Are' "
Literary analysis
Stephanie Huff, "Metaphor and Society in Shelley's 'Sonnet' "
Research Papers
MLA-style documentation
Dylan Borchers, "Against the Odds"
APA-style documentation
Carolyn Stonehill, "It's in Our Genes"
Chicago-style documentation
Erika Graham, "History at Home"
CSE-style documentation
Pieter Spealman, "Guppies and Goldilocks"
An Essay in 3 Drafts
Zoe Shewer, "Ready, Willing, and Able"
Portfolios
Nathaniel Cooney portfolio reflection letter
Norton Writer's Prize Winners
The Norton Writer's Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding essay done for a writing class. The competition is open to undergraduates enrolled in an accredited 2- or 4-year college or university.
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