Download - 2010 English150 Week11 Part2
DOCUMENTATION AND SOURCES
Week 11, Part 2
Today
1. Evaluations2. Sources3. MLA4. Group Exercise
Word-of-the-day
Derelict Abandoned or negligent
Examples:
The derelict home had an eviction noticed nailed to the door.
The hungry bellies of his children demonstrated his derelict parenting skills.
Grammar-rama
Grammar Quiz (21 Questions): March 31 Possessive apostrophe Right sound, wrong word (usage) Comma splices Fragments Semi-colons Colons Agreement
Grammar-rama
Grammar Quiz (21 Questions): April 1 Possessive apostrophe Right sound, wrong word (usage) Comma splices Fragments Semi-colons Colons Agreement
Agreement
If the sentence starts as singular, it ends as singular
If you use an indefinite pronoun (singular), it must end as singular
It’s usually easier to keep the sentence consistently plural
If people want to text and drive, they could receive a ticket.
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Interlibrary Loan
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Reciprocal Borrower
Camosun ID Secondary ID with address
March 22
Sarah Brittney Matt Roger James Corri David Corey Lorena Devon Mark Nathan Allen
March 24
Louie Amy Megan Veronica Ian Jamie Patrick Alyssa Julia Steven Shauna Danijela Erica
Sources
Why have them?
Errors of Sources
1. Plagiarism2. Research yes, integration in paper no3. References lacking ethos4. Facts treated as common knowledge5. Choosing from summarizing,
paraphrasing, or quoting6. Spelling/style errors
Typical Sources
Academic writing Historical accounts Government reports Statistics Microfilm Interviews Legal/medical opinions
Research Steps
Locate, select, organize, synthesize Arrange paper Present your own opinion
Note Taking
Close the book! Select from summary, paraphrase, and
quotation Keep all bibliographic information
Step 4: Notes
Careful Normal Rapid Scanning Skimming
Step 4: Notes
1. Time and place2. Rephrase EACH paragraph3. Read aloud hard sentences4. Reread difficult sentences5. Slow down6. Turn headings into questions7. Write an outline8. Highlight key ideas9. Write notes in the margins10. Note any knowledge gaps
MLA
Already acquainted Used in the Humanities
Documentation: Why Bother?1. Avoids plagiarism2. Reassures reader in your ability (ethos)
Lack of Research
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
Documentation: Style
MLA APA Chicago IEEE
Styles in Bibliography
MLA Surname, First Name. Book Title Here.
City: Publisher, Year.
APA Surname, First Initial (Year). Book title
goes here. City: Publisher.
Two Places to Show Citation
In-text (right after the sentence being cited)
In the Works Cited list
What do you Notice?
Page 334
MLA Works Cited Page
Final page of research paper: Works Cited (centred)
Doublespaced
Listed alphabetically by author’s surname
MLA Book
Surname, First Name. Book Title Here. City: Publisher, Year.
MLA Book
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MLA Journal Article If From PrintSurname, First Name. “Article Title Goes in
the Space Here.” Journal Title Here Volume. Issue (Year): Page Range. Type.
Piper, Andrew. “Rethinking the Print Object: Goethe and the Book of Everything.” PMLA 121.1 (2006): 124-38. Print.
MLA Journal Article If From WebSurname, First Name. “Article Title Goes in
the Space Here.” Journal Title Here Volume. Issue (Year): Page Range. Type. Date of Access.
Piper, Andrew. “Rethinking the Print Object: Goethe and the Book of Everything.” PMLA 121.1 (2006): 124-38. Web. 15 May 2008.
MLA Journal Article If From Web Try It!
MLA Website
Green, Joshua. “The Rove Presidency.” The Atlantic.com. Atlantic Monthly Group, Sept. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.
Quade, Alex. “Elite Team Rescues Troops behind Enemy Lines.” CNN.com. Cable News Network, 19 Mar. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.
No date? n.d.No author? Begin with titleNo publisher/sponsor? n.p.
MLA Website
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MLA Entry
Works Cited
Wood, Jane. “New Women and Neurasthenia:
Nervous Degeneration and the 1890s.” Passion
and Pathology in Victorian Fiction. Oxford:
Oxford UP, 2001.