Sunday, November 8, 2009

Happy Monday CNR!

Today we are diving deeper into the expository essay.  If you will remember, today you were supposed to have picked a style (compare/contrast, cause/effect, or persuasive) and had a thesis statement and outline.  Please take those out now.

After you are ready, please click on the document "TEE Session 10"

After we review the materials in this document, we will talk about plagiarism and citations.

First, plagiarism. Go to this site.
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/plagiarism.html

Then, we will deal with in text citations.  Go to this website.
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_s1.html

Last, we will discuss a work cited page. Go to this website.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Those will be your notes for today. They will remain available on this website.

Your homework is:
  1. Draft your essay - remember 3 sources and good paragraph format.
  2. You should also read the chapter and complete the questions in Tips for Successful Writers that pertains to your kind of expository essay. Compare/contrast writers should do Chapter 10, cause and effect writers should do chapter 11, and persuasive writers should do chapter 13.
  3. If you are still confused about citing things in text, or creating a works cited page, consult the MLA portion of Diana Hacker's "A Writer's Reference." THIS IS OPTIONAL BUT HELPFUL

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I am a substitute teacher, tutor, and adjunct instructor. Areas of interest include urban and nontraditional education, literacy studies, language access issues, and social philosophies of education