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April 3, 2013

April 3, 2013. ENGL 1301 Week 11 Revisions and the 1.1 Conclusion. Announcements. No office hours today BA 8 due Monday, same time Will discuss later in class When revising for your final draft (1.2), use : Graders comments (both reads) Peer critiques (in class and 1a/1b in Raider Writer)

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April 3, 2013

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  1. April 3, 2013 ENGL 1301 Week 11 Revisions and the 1.1 Conclusion

  2. Announcements • No office hours today • BA 8 due Monday, same time • Will discuss later in class • When revising for your final draft (1.2), use : • Graders comments (both reads) • Peer critiques (in class and 1a/1b in Raider Writer) • Notes from class today • Writing Center/instructor appointments • Feedback on BA 7-8-9

  3. MLA in-text formatting • In-text citations • Direct Quotations • “This is a quote by Diamond” (Diamond 25). – sandwich quote • In his article, Diamond writes, “Quote by Diamond” (25). • Diamond, in his article, “The Ethnobiologist’s Dilemma,” argues “quote by Diamond” (25). • “The Ethnobiologist’s Dilemma,” by Jared Diamond, focuses on “quote by Diamond” (24-25). • Paraphrase • Direct Quote – “Malcolm X direct quote” (X 25). • Paraphrase – This is a paraphrase of the direct quote (X 25).

  4. MLA Works Cited Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page range of entry. Medium of Publication.

  5. Semicolons, and colons • Semicolons – used to divide independent clauses in single sentence • What are independent clauses? • Example – Texas Tech just hired Tubby Smith as the new head basketball coach; Smith, who used to coach at Kentucky and most recently Minnesota, has been in college basketball quite a while. • Is this correct? • All birds can fly; except a few kinds.

  6. Colons • Only used to introduce a list. • Example – • In his article, “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell employs several rhetorical devices to make his argument, including the following three: imagery, juxtaposition, and allusion.

  7. Some recurring problems • In-text citations • “This is a direct quote.” (Author 25) New sentence… • Sandwich quotes • “This is a direct quote,” (Author 25). • Comma use • According to Diamond,… • In the article,… • However,… • Perspective • First person (I, we, our, us) • Second person (you, yours, etc.) • Switching verb tense • Stay with either present or past tense • Tying rhetorical devices to purpose and audience • Let’s use some examples here • Sloppiness • Proofread more than once • Read it out loud

  8. In-class assignment Book check (participation) (only get credit it if you do it correctly) Select a passage (one you didn’t use in your 1.1 draft) from any one of the three articles. Should be at least one line in length. Construct a direct quote, using MLA format, citing the entire quote or a part of it. Should not be a sandwich quote. Paraphrase that same passage twice, once using a semicolon, and once not.

  9. Questions? • Things you would like me to address • If not, we can work on BA 8, you can ask questions and I can come around

  10. Assignments St. Martin's Handbook Ch. 5f2 "Concluding Paragraphs"Brief Assignment 8: Revision of Conclusions Are your purpose for writing and target audience easily identified after reading your draft? • If you need to revise your thesis (and thus, a substantial portion of your paper), or if you need to better focus your purpose and identify your audience, your revisions of your conclusion might start with those areas. You may need to make sure that your main point(s) are restated clearly, and that your readers understand the implications of your analysis. • If you are satisfied with your focus, purpose, and audience, study your conclusion to determine how clearly it reads. You may need to revise for coherence, emphasis, or conciseness (see Chs. 40 and 43 of your e-handbook), or you may need to work on sentence structure (Chs. 34-39 of your e-handbook). If you need to work on specific grammatical and/or mechanical issues, consult the appropriate chapters in your e-handbook. • Next, review the strategies for writing conclusions in section 5f2 of The St. Martin’s Handbook. Then, copy and paste your original conclusion from your 1.1 draft and re-read it. In a brief sentence or two, identify and explain which of the strategies from the textbook you used in composing this conclusion. If you cannot identify one of these strategies in your conclusion, then describe the strategy you had in mind. Next, revise your conclusion. You must incorporate a strategy from the textbook that is different from the structure your conclusion originally used. Finally, write a short summary and evaluation of your revisions. Identify and explain which new strategy you used from the textbook and explain how changing the strategies used in your conclusion will influence your readers’ response to your analysis. Also let readers know here which conclusion, your original or the revision, is the strongest and why you believe that to be so. • The total length of the analysis should be 350-500 words, NOT including the original and revised conclusions.

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