Plan for Monday, Nov. 28 and Wednesday, Nov. 30 -- English 101

Monday:

• Review Grading Criteria Sheet for Portfolio #2; 
• Review common red flags.  General feedback on your drafts is on a Google doc.

Wednesday:

• Paper 3 pre-writing: 1. Write down your stance on your research question. Brainstorm 3-4 reasons why you believe your view is correct. 2. Brainstorm 2-3 publications where you could envision sending your argumentative paper (i.e. journal, newspaper, magazine, professional website, newsletter, etc.). Underline the one that you think most fits the audience you would like to reach.

Assignment for Monday, Dec. 5:
--Make revisions to your rough draft based on in-class work
--Final draft of Issue Analysis Essay (Portfolio #2) due Wednesday, Dec. 7. 
--I am available for conferences and/or to comment on your drafts during the week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 5.

Plan for Friday, Nov. 18 -- English 101

During Class:

• Topic sentences activity
• Review Grading Criteria Sheet for Portfolio #2
• Discuss common red flags in outlines and annotated bibs
• in-class guided revision of Rough Drafts / Teacher conferences
• Print & submit rough drafts
• Poetry Out Loud
• College Essays

Assignment for Wednesday, Nov. 30:
--Make revisions to your rough draft based on in-class work
--Final draft of issue analysis essay and Portfolio #2 due Wednesday, Dec. 7.
--I am available for conferences and/or to comment on your drafts during the week of Nov. 28 - Dec. 5

Plan for Monday, Nov. 14

During Class:

• Discuss a sample essay  (Sample Essay #2 Unmarked version \ Marked version)
• Work on writing a section, with an emphasis on integrating sources
• Conferences

Assignment for Wednesday, Nov. 16:
--Work on additional sections of your paper (aim to have 2 - 3 pages written by the start of class) 
--Make sure to bring draft essay to class
--3 - 4 page rough draft of issue analysis essay due at the end of class

Assignment for Friday, Nov. 20:
--Rough draft of issue analysis essay due (complete on Google Classroom).

In-text citations -- Fine Print

The Purdue Owl (Online Writing Lab) is a useful resource and reference tool for questions about formatting and grammar.  MLA guidelines are here.  APA format guidelines are here.

For sources with multiple authors:

For a source with two authors, list the authors’ last names in the text or in the parenthetical citation:

Best and Marcus argue that one should read a text for what it says on its surface, rather than looking for some hidden meaning (9).

The authors claim that surface reading looks at what is “evident, perceptible, apprehensible in texts” (Best and Marcus 9).

For a source with three or more authors, list only the first author’s last name, and replace the additional names with et al.

According to Franck, et al, “Current agricultural policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor health of Americans” (327).

The authors claim that one cause of obesity in the United States is government-funded farm subsidies (Franck, et al. 327).

For sources with no author available:
When a source has no known author, use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name. Place the title in quotation marks if it's a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it's a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number.

Plan for Wednesday, Nov. 11

During Class: Integrating sources including quote sandwich, paraphrasing work, in-text citations.

Assignment for Monday, Nov. 16: 

--Revise introduction as necessary based on integrating sources discussion

Assignment for Wednesday, Nov. 18:
Work on additional sections of your paper (aim to have 2 - 3 pages written by the start of class)
Make sure to bring draft essay to class

Plan for Monday, Nov. 7 -- English 101

During class:

• Due today:  Stakeholder Analysis, outline, 5 note cards -- check & discuss these
• Reminder about plagiarism and how to avoid it
• Begin working on assignment for Wednesday (see below).

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. 

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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Plagiarism

Plagiarism iis something you have to work hard to avoid -- like getting wet when it is raining.  In other words, if you just go about your business as is your habit, you are likely to get wet, just as you are likely to unintentionally plagiarize unless you take safeguards:
1) acknowledge your sources -- bibliography
2) refer to sources as needed
3) use quotation marks for quotes.  If you don't want to put something in your own words, if in doubt, use a direct quote.
4) paraphrase information when taking notes

How to Paraphrase:

• change the words
• change the order of words
• change the structure of the author’s words
• collapse lists
  
  An excellent site on the intricacies of plagiarism and how to avoid it is Plagiarism.org