Daybooks Due

Upload your Problem/ Solution with MLA Sources into TurnItIn in Moodle.

Thinkwrite:  You have written a lot of papers this quarter. Here's the list:

Lego Directions
Kickstarter Analysis
Kickstarter on Paper
Summary/ Response about "Black Men and Public Space"
Summary/ Eval/ Response about your choice of reading
Problem/ Solution
Summary/ Eval about your choice from Gale
Problem/ Solution with MLA Sources

Think about how you did on these assignments. What did you learn about YOUR writing process this quarter? How much did you procrastinate? What works to get you started on a project? What is required for you to produce a perfect final version?

Now spend time proofreading and using TurnItIn to create the best possible final version of your Problem/ Solution with MLA Sources paper.

At the end of class turn in your daybook.

Homework:

1. On Monday bring ALL your graded essays.

2. Be ready to turn in the Problem/ Solution with MLA Sources with its Writer's Page.

3. You will be counting your polished pages. When class is done you will turn in BOTH Problem/ Solution papers. I will want to compare my feedback with your changes.

Only Draft of Problem/ Solution with Sources Due

We go over "My Friend Michelle" questions.

Fill out the Writer's Page.

Read two drafts.

Homework:

A. Daybook homework: Read Juliet Schor's article "The Creation of Discontent" on pages 611-614 of The Bedford Guide. As you read, notice that her sources are cited using MLA style.  Answer these questions in your daybook:

 1. How many sources are cited by Schor on her Works Cited list? (Be sure to turn the page to p. 614)

2. How many in-text citations do you count?

3. At the end of paragraph #6 there is a quote which has NO page number in the parentheses, just the author's name. Why do you think that might be? (It is correct in this case.) (Note: The New York Times is a newspaper.)

4. How current are Schor's sources? How important is currency to this topic, do you think? Explain.

5. How credible do you think Schor's sources are? Are there any you find weak?

B. Get your Problem/ Solution with MLA Sources ready to submit to TurnItIn through Moodle tomorrow.  Every paper MUST be submitted before it can be turned in on Monday.

C. Daybooks will be collected tomorrow.

D. TWFTD: onerous in OED.

Common Assessment Final

Read the prompt carefully.

Choose ONE option, and do what it asks you to do. Remember, your most important task is to MEET THE ASSIGNMENT.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow you are bringing your graded Problem/ Solution paper and a draft of the new and improved versions. Please have some in-text citations that lead to items on the Works Cited page so your peers can see how it's done.

2. On Friday you will upload that draft into TurnItIn in Moodle and turn in your daybooks.

2. TWFTD:  a word from your problem/ solution sources.

MLA Details

We discuss citation details, using this: http://prezi.com/qmf4siv3xukj/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

Handout. Underline all the in-text citations as you read.

Answer these questions in your daybook:

1.  How many in-text citations are there?

2. When you read an in-text citation, check to see if it clearly leads to a source in the Works Cited list. List any problems you find.

3. Are there items on the Works Cited list that were NOT cited in the paper? List them.

4. If you know the page number where information occurred, you should include that in an in-text citation. Please put a star next to each in-text citation in "My Friend Michelle" that SHOULD have included a page number in parentheses. How many are there? [Hint: use the bibliography to help decide if there were page numbers in the source.]

Homework:

1. Tomorrow is the Common Assessment Essay. Read and take notes about "Hyperconnected." You have use the book and your notes during the test.

Thursday your only draft of the Problem/ Solution with Sources is due. Bring a hard copy of your Problem/ Solution paper with in-text citations that clearly lead to a credible source on the Works Cited page. Cut out your weak points and strengthen your evidence.

Friday you will upload your draft to TurnItIn and fine-tune your citations. Daybooks are due Friday as well.

2. TWFTD: your choice from "Hyperconnected."

Solo #3 is DUE

DO NOT PRINT YET. How do you cite a database in EasyBib?

You hand in your Solo #3 paper with the annotated copy of your Gale article and the rubric.

Thinkwrite: Describe an example of someone putting "critical thinking" to use. Based on your example, define what critical thinking is.

Discussion.

We look at the assigned reading for the in-class essay Wednesday. See "Hyperconnected" pages 576-579 in Bedford.

Homework:

1. Be ready to write [TYPE] about "Hyperconnected" during class Wednesday. Anyone who wants to hand-write their essay may do so, but you need a bluebook from the bookstore (about $.60).

2. TWFTD: your choice from "Hyperconnected."