Kaplan UniversitySchool of General Studies

Composition IIUnit 9 Audio Seminar

Instructor: Janice Wendel, M.A.

Our Seminar discussions will begin promptly at the scheduled Seminar time. You are welcome to “chat amongst yourselves” before that time.

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AGENDA

• Unit 9 Activities• Unit 9 Project: Portfolio• Revision/Editing/Proofreading• APA Report Format• APA Citations• Writing Tips & Guidelines: Shortcuts

UNIT 9 ACTIVITIES• Read/View

• Overview & Reading pp.• Reading video/film/

• Discussion/Invention Lab• Seminar or Option 2• Tutorial• Unit 9 Project: Portfolio• Writing Tips & Guidelines:

• Language Shortcuts

UNIT 9 PORTFOLIO

4 Components: edited, revised, & polished to a “T”

1. Unit 5 formal letter2. Unit 7 multimedia, revised & polished3. Unit 9 research essay (Unit 6 draft reworked)

a. 5 sourcesb. 5-7 pp.

4. Reflection paper

REVISION/EDITINGPROOFREADING

STRATEGIES• Persuasive; convincing• Purpose: sell your “big idea” (Can you underline your exact plan?)

• Focus: on reader (Would *you* support this proposal?)

• Logic: use PDO to track your argument• 3RD person; accurate grammar (read aloud)

• Concise: “paramedic method” (omit unnecessary words; write in active voice)

• APA-style in-text citations in paragraph (for each of the 5 required sources)

• APA-style References page (follow a reference model for each of the 5 required sources)

• Print Unit 9 Project instructions: Mark off requirements as you complete them.

APA REPORT FORMAT• 12-pt. font• Black typeface• Double-spacing• 1-inch margins• ½-inch indentations• Left justification• Business-like documents

APA TITLE PAGE

Running head: COMMUNITY RENEWAL 1

Community Renewal Program for Hudson, CA

Pat Johnson

Kaplan University

FIRST PAGE OF TEXT

COMMUNITY RENEWAL 2

Community Renewal Program for Hudson, CA

Begin your first sentence indented ½ inch…………………………………………………………and

Continue with this format. . . .

REFERENCES PAGE FORMATCOMMUNITY RENEWAL 8

References

Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A list apart: For people who make

websites. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

Kenneth, I. A. (2000). A Buddhist response to the nature of human rights. Journal of Buddhist

Ethics, 8. Retrieved from http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html

Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of

Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.sitename.orgfullurl/

Source: Adapted from Purdue OWL

APA CITATIONS

• In-text citations• Why?• Where?• How?

• References• Why?• Where?• How?

RESEARCH ESSAY¶ & Citation Examples

The Institute of Justice (IOJ) makes recommendations for prison menu planning. New menus will

include more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain items, and low-fat dairy choices (“Prison Meal

Planning,” 2010). And the National Prison Nutrition Program (NPNP) regulates fat and sodium in prison

meals. NPNP and IOJ work together to make recommendations on prison meals (Wall & Conan, 2009) .

* * * * * * * *

References

Prison meal planning. (2010). National Judicial News. Retrieved from

http://www.nationaljudicialnews.com/prisonmeals

Wall, J., & Conan, A. (2009). The case for nutrition laws. Prison Nutrition Report. Retrieved from

http://web.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/ehost/detail?sid=7253e372-

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WRITING TIPS & GUIDELINES

• Formal Diction Standard English

• Informal Diction Non-Standard English

SHORTCUTS• Contractions

(can’t, don’t)

• Abbreviations (incl., re)

• Initialisms (IRS, NPR)

• Acronyms (PETA, NORML)

U9 To-Do’s• Read/View• Discussion/Invention Lab• Seminar/Option 2• U9 Research Portfolio

WHAT WE COVERED

• Your Unit 9 tasks• Unit 9 Portfolio• APA Format & Citations • Writing tips & guidelines

QUESTIONS?/COMMENTS?

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