Proofreading

Papers returned.


Copy down the sentence that cites the article, with correct puntuation.

How is your use of quotation marks? Which is correct?

a.  According to Jones, the Hulk is "overgendered and undersocialized, half-naked and half-witted, raging against a frightened world that misunderstood and persecuted him".

b. According to Jones, the Hulk is "overgendered and undersocialized, half-naked and half-witted, raging against a frightened world that misunderstood and persecuted him."

c. Jones describes one example, "a middle-class 'nice girl'," in order to demonstrate just how serious he is.

d.  Jones describes one example, "a middle-class "nice girl"," in order to demonstrate just how serious he is.

 Put paper in TurnItIn. Proofread.

Daybooks due Monday.

Homework:

1. Your Final Version Problem paper is due Mmonday. Please bring all drafts and comment sheets to class, with one printed copy of your final version.

2.  No word.

Draft #2 of Problem Paper Due

You'll read two drafts.

When you finish, read pages 380-381in Everyday Writer. OR read this. Do Ex. 36.1 by rewriting into your daybook.

Homework:

1. Finish the above grammar assignment.

2. Create the Final Version of your Problem/ Solution paper, due Mon. Feb. 29.

3. TWFTD: unintended consequences as a phrase

Preconceptions?

Number in your daybook from 1-3. Write down your own answers as you watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pVlaEbpJ7k   

(Mr. Rosling's sources: http://www.gapminder.org/)

Thinkwrite: Where do you get your "facts"? How do you know facts are facts? What does being "open-minded" mean to you?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-life_of_knowledge

Get out your Bedford Guide book: read pages 40-42. We discuss.

Think about your Problem paper and the kinds of evidence you are using to support your view of the problem.  Are you using strong sources for evidence? What are your own preconceptions? Are you using others' opinions?

See page 43 to doublecheck what you use as evidence.

Or, check here:

Truth O Meter

http://www.factcheck.org/

Homework:

1. Create Draft #2 of your Problem paper. You may use other sources. Please do cite them as best you know how. I will not be grading you on how you cite sources; that will come on the second version of this paper, due at the end of the quarter.

2. Be prepared to upload your draft into TurnItIn again, so you can tell how well you are paraphrasing information from other sources.

3. TWFTD:  preconception in the OED

Rough Draft of Problem Paper Due

You will read two drafts and fill out comment sheets.

When you are done, read "Why Prisons Don't Work" by Wilbert Rideau pages 187-189 of Bedford. Please answer the comment sheet questions about his essay in your daybook.

Homework:

1. Finish answering the comment sheet questions about "Why Prisons Don't Work" in your daybook.

2. Read the feedback you were given, and work on Draft #2, due Thursday. Come talk to me at coffee break in my office if you'd like help.

3. TWFTD:  incorrigible in OED.

Choosing Sources

Have you looked at any online sources for information regarding your topic? What constitutes a trustworthy source?

The CRAAP Test. Fill out the worksheet and keep it in your daybook for the next check.

Use any remaining time to create the rough draft due tomorrow of you Problem Paper.

Homework:

1. Find three credible sources that discuss some aspect of your  problem. Have you been to Opposing Viewpoints? Put their links on your Problem Map. Upload the revised copy in a reply in the forum in moodle where you posted the map on Friday.

2. Begin writing your paper. Draft #1 is due Tuesday.

3. TWFTD:  credulous in OED.

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