In-Class Essay Practice

MLA questions? Draft #1 due tomorrow.

You look over the scoring guide for the in-class essay, and then you write a sample prompt.

Homework:

1. One vocabulary word.

2. Have you first draft ready -- no citation required, but have at least two sources pinned down, please. Remember, three are required, two from SCC databases. You may certainly use more than three.

MLA Citation / Five-Paragraph Essays

First of all, you read an example of the kind of paper you are writing. Remember, your first draft is due Thursday of this week.

We look at in-text citations and the Works Cited page.

THEN we talk about the in-class essay, what that entails, and you read an example Five Paragraph Essay.

If there's time you'll practice creating an outline under pressure.

Homework:

1. One vocabulary word.

2. Be working on your first draft.

Database Research

Before you go looking for information, I'd like to show you an unusual example of attribution.

And here is a related link.

Then we go down to the lab rm. 184.