Wednesday, February 11, 2014

Class Work

1. Take a look at the outlines. Call yours up on the computer.or get a paper copy ready to share.

• Swap seats with another student.
• Look at your partner's chart.
• Can you see the logic of the placement of the information?
• Is there enough evidence?
• Do you know the author's point?
• What else would you like to know? Ask at least two questions.

2. For homework, write the draft of your essay. In addition to the information on the chart, you need to include an amazing introduction. Capture the attention of the readers!
Tips - introduce the subject with . . .

• interesting background information (history of the topic, perhaps)
• an appropriate quotation (Feel free to use something from a citation site.)
• an illustrative story or personal experience story
• a question or a series of questions
• startling statistics

See this site for examples: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm

Avoid the following when writing introductions:

• Cliches
• Apologies
• Phrases such as:  I believe or I think or I would like to tell you about . . .
• Say-nothing sentences such as: "Subject A and Subject B are alike and different in many ways.
• According to the dictionary . ..
• Rattle snakes are dangerous . . . (stating the obvious)

You also need to leave the reader with something memorable.  For tips on writing conclusions, please see: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/intros.htm


Here is a check list for the draft:
This paper should include:

• An attention-getting introduction
• A clear claim (What's your point?)
• Three reasons that answer "why/because."
• One or two pieces of evidence for each reason. One of the pieces of evidence could be your personal body art story.
• An outstanding conclusion.

The draft needs to be posted by 1:00 pm on 2/18/15- Wednesday. Peer editing is required. CANVAS will assign two peer editors for your paper. It MUST be posted on time.

In addition to posting your draft, read through the following information about in-text citations.
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/res5e_ch08_s1-0001.html

 Here is a sample essay:http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-daly-mla.pdf Read the "conversation bubbles." They explain how the in-text citations were created.

You will be adding in-text citations to your paper. Come to class with questions.
 

Reminder: The campus is closed on Monday. We will NOT have class on Monday.

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