Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 2 -- English 101

During Class:
  • Bibliography final edits:  capitalization and italics.
  • Portfolio 2 assignment sheet (handout).  Portfolio 2 is due Dec. 7
  • Plagiarism and how to avoid it.
  • Brainstorm ideas for note making
  • Review of text, pp. 353 - 359 (thesis, focused research, note-taking)
  • Discuss organizing the structure of the essay
  • Work on completing Stakeholder Analysis 
Assignment for Monday, Nov. 7
  • Complete Stakeholder Analysis chart (on Classroom)
  • Create an informal outline of your essay (on Classroom)  [Sample Outline
  • Begin note-taking phase of research.  Complete your first 5 note cards or record your first 5 "chunks" of information.  This, ideally, should be a mix of paraphrased information and quotes.
Assignment for Wednesday, Nov. 9:
  • Read “Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Sources” pp. 399-403. Read “Integrating Source Material into your Writing” pp. 404-408 Read “Synthesizing Sources” pp. 408-413 
  • Begin writing your essay. Have at least the introduction (define the issue, include necessary background information, indicate why it’s important to the audience, include your research question.) Bring this to class. 
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