Monday, March 11, 2013

March 12/13, 2013

No late or revised work or extra credit will be accepted after Friday,  March 15. 

1.  a. Pick up a handout and follow the directions to complete it.
iWriteRight:  Practice with Dependent and Independent Clauses.

1. b. After you have completed and corrected that assignment, read quietly.


2.  Review of Informal Citations  (3 or more in your essay)
Each needs
  • clear and relevant information
  • a signal phrase
  • and sufficient information about the source.
Example:   
According to Marc Jason Gilbert in the article about Vietnam he wrote for World Book Online,  the Vietnam War lasted from 1957 to 1975 and "was the longest war in which the United States took part."  

What is missing in each of the following?  (What is different from the informal citation above?) 

Not:   Marc Jason Gilbert in the article about Vietnam he wrote for World Book Online:  the Vietnam War lasted from 1957 to 1975 and "was the longest war in which the United States took part."  

Not:   According to Marc Jason Gilbert in the article about Vietnam he wrote for World Book Online,  the Vietnam War.  

Not:    According to somebody,  the Vietnam War lasted from 1957 to 1975 and "was the longest war in which the United States took part."  


If you need a brushup: 

Using Informal Citations



3.  iWrite:  Computer Lab 211 to write your Argument Essay
Television is Helpful  
or
Television is Harmful
Grading: Grading for Argument Essay.docx


Argument Essay Outline



We will be in the computer lab today, and perhaps for part of the time next class. 
Book Groups, if extra time