Oct. 30
The instructor handed back Point 2. Too many students have written their research papers in a style more like a magazine article (journalism). The instructor showed students a paper that a student from the class did that met the requirements for development of a point in an academic style. Students read the paper on the overhead document cam.
Then the instructor asked students to get out the internal text citation guide which was given as a handout a few weeks ago. She went over how to do internal text citations and told students that the handout was more thorough than anything they will ever find in a guide. The instructor developed this handout by using several different guides.
We went over the differences in Works Cited, References, and a Bibliography.
Next class:
At our next class there will be a .ppt on semicolons using Lukeman as the source. Be sure you have read this section of Lukeman. Read the next chapter in Lester. The instructor will read Point 3 and have it returned by Tues., Nov. 4.
Oct. 28
We revised the research paper schedule and Nov 11 will be the days to write the intro and conclusion. On Nov 18, we will write the intro and conclusion in class.
This Thursday , Point 3 will be due.
The explication sheet was handed out and we went through the Dylan Thomas poem, "Do Not Go Gentle." We used the explication questions to arrive at a meaning for the poem.
Next class: we will explore the thesis statements for the one to two-page paper on DT. In addition, be reading Lukeman, semicolons. Read the next chapter in Lester.
