Monday, February 8, 2016

Feb 8 ... Last Call for Rough Drafts



WARM UP ...

No warm-up today.



TODAY ...


  • I booked a bonus day in the lab - make sure you use your time to get your rough drafts PRINTED and SUBMITTED TO EDMODO today!

  • YOUR ROUGH DRAFT MUST INCLUDE IN-TEXT MLA CITATIONS AND A WORKS CITED PAGE!!!

  • Tomorrow, we will be back in the classroom and will start working on Shakespeare and Shakespearean Drama for a few days before we start the final stretch on the Research Paper.  It will be good for us to get a few days' break from research (assuming you are on schedule with yours).


PREVIOUS BUT IMPORTANT INFO ... 





WARM-UP ...

Read over the rules on creating a Works Cited page ...

Rules for a Works Cited Page

And compare your work to the example ...

MLA Works Cited Page Example


TODAY ...

ROUGH DRAFTS ARE DUE!

They must be submitted online to Edmodo AND must be printed and turned in to the black crate at the back of the lab,



OTHER RELEVANT INFO ...

  • FINISH WRITING YOUR ROUGH DRAFTS ... THEY ARE DUE 2/5 (We will be in the lab (A102) to finish and print.
    • 1000-1300 Words for an A Level Paper
    • 801-999 Words for a B Level Paper
    • 700 Words Minimum for a C Level Paper
      • ROUGH DRAFTS MUST ... 
        • Be typed in MLA Format
        • Have an MLA style Title Page
        • Include parenthetical documentation and a Works Cited page
    • See the MLA SAMPLE PAPER if you aren't sure about an aspect of the paper - see me if you still have questions.
    • If you need additional resources for the HOW TO questions you may have, consult the following .. 
    • If there is confusion about requirements, refer to the handout detailing the layered curriculum expectations you received in this class.
  • The EDMODO window for submitting the rough draft is open!  Make SURE you click TURN IN for the correct assignment window.

  • Finish your Research (Notes & Sources) ... turn in when finished.  I want to see where you are on the paper and on your research.  However, if you add more research and more sources AFTER the initial grade is input, I will adjust the grade accordingly.
  • Finish your Working Outline ... submit through Edmodo when finished.
    • NOTES & SOURCES and WORKING OUTLINES are past due.  They must be submitted before you can move forward to the ROUGH DRAFT.
  • Rough Drafts remain due on 2/5.  Final Drafts remain due on 2/17.  Stay on track and stay focused.


CRUCIAL INFO FOR YOUR PAPER ... 
  • Giving credit to your sources ... (aka parenthetical citations) ... 
    • PLAGIARISM ... it has four forms
      • Copying the work of another and claiming it as your own
      • Quoting a source and not providing proper credit
      • Paraphrasing or summarizing a source into your own words but not providing proper credit
      • Writing a paper that is entirely quotes, paraphrases, and summaries (even if you provide proper credit)
    • When we use information from our research, in order to avoid plagiarism, we MUST give appropriate credit to the original writers via parenthetical citations.
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