Please Go Pick UP YOUR Papers!

PLEASE go the the circulation desk on the first floor of the library and tell them you need to pick up your work! (Your folders, etc. are in a yellow crate behind the circulation desk by all those shelves. It has my name posted on it and English 1010.)

Just show them your student ID and tell them you need to pick up the following:

1. Two folders with YOUR name on it (85% Essay folder and 15% Assignment folder)

2. Your FINAL RESEARCH JOURNAL if you turned one in.

THANK YOU FOR PICKING UP YOUR WORK!!!!

You GET what YOU have EARNED!

I hate to even go here, but one last thing:

PLEASE remember that my job is to give you the grade that "YOU" EARNED.

I know that I grade on the generous side, so ALL of you should either be happy with your grade OR disappointed in yourself for NOT "EARNING" the grade you desired. Don't expect me to just hand you a grade that you didn't earn! Leave ME out of it! (I have to keep accurate records for the English department, so I have done the best I can with what you have turned in.)

Most importantly, THANK YOU ALL for a FUN Summer Block! I really enjoyed getting to know all of you and the time we spent together. Have a GREAT summer!!!

Sincerely,

"Sensei" Margaret Hawks :)

It's FRIDAY, June 24th!

Change of plans...See you all in Class @ 3:00 PM!

Don't forget your FINAL reflection paper!

FINAL Portfolio Requirement—(40 points possible in Assignments)

(1-2 pages—organize as followsJ)

The final portfolio will be due on Friday, our last scheduled class. (*You may also turn this in on Wednesday!) (*Write a good paragraph or two for each question!)

*Write a Personal Reflection that discusses the following questions:

1. Which piece of writing are you the most excited about or satisfied with? Which one most accurately shows who you are as a writer? What is it about this piece that you like best? (Be specific!)

2. What did you learn about yourself as a writer by undergoing the revision process? Was this a good learning experience for you? What do you need to learn more about or spend time practicing to improve your writing?

3. What are the most valuable things you have learned in the past seven weeks? Did you enjoy the class and would you take another class from this instructor? Why or why not?

Turn in Work @ 3:00 PM!

Please turn in your work at 3:00 PM!

My son, Dallas, will be picking up your papers, etc., so PLEASE be on time to class. He can't stay long, so you MUST get to class on time.

I'm sorry I won't there, but please check the blog after next Wednesday. I'll be posting where you can pick up your final paper and all of your other work.

Also, THANK YOU all for a Fun Summer term!

I sincerely want you to know how much I have enjoyed all of you in this class!

I love your personal stories, and I have enjoyed associating with all of you.

Stay in touch if you'd like:

margeehawks@gmail.com

For Friday, June 24th! Last Day of Class!

Due Friday, June 24th!

1. Exploratory Research Paper (4-6 pages)

2. Research Journal

3. FINAL Reflection paper

*Research Journal Contents: (80 Points Possible)

(Calculated with other Assignments (15% of grade)

1. Topic Proposal (Exploratory Paper) (__/10)

(If your topic is the same as your Summary/Strong Response paper, you have this done!)

2. Double-entry logs for 3/3 articles (__/30)

(1 of these may be the one used for your Summary/Strong Response paper if you have the same topic.)

3. Copies of 3 articles on your topic (__/25)

(1 may be the article used for your Summary/Strong Response if you have the same topic.)

4. Final Draft

For Wednesday, June 22, 2011

For class today:

1. Come turn in your revisions for your Summary/Strong Response papers and you are free to go! (--Free to go work on your mini-research papers! :0 They are due Friday!)

2. Some of you also need to turn in your learning logs, etc.

*Other than that, I will be meeting with individuals about their research papers!

Oh! BTW ... Remember that as you do your research around your controlling question, you formulate your thesis by answering your question! (Flip the question into a statement!)

Normal Organization of paper:

Title (centered)

Hook & Opening paragraph

Thesis statement (what your paper is about)

Body of paper (Evidence that supports your thesis)

Conclusion (Tie it all together and wrap it up by restating your thesis in a different way. "Drive the point of your paper home!)

FINAL Portfolio Requirement: Due Friday (or Wednesday)

FINAL Portfolio Requirement—(40 points possible in Assignments)

(1-2 pages—organize as followsJ)

The final portfolio will be due on Friday, our last scheduled class. (*You may also turn this in on Wednesday!) (*Write a good paragraph or two for each question!)

*Write a Personal Reflection that discusses the following questions:

1. Which piece of writing are you the most excited about or satisfied with? Which one most accurately shows who you are as a writer? What is it about this piece that you like best? (Be specific!)

2. What did you learn about yourself as a writer by undergoing the revision process? Was this a good learning experience for you? What do you need to learn more about or spend time practicing to improve your writing?

3. What are the most valuable things you have learned in the past seven weeks? Did you enjoy the class and would you take another class from this instructor? Why or why not?

More Changes! 3 articles instead of 5

Take Note:

1. Instead of 5 articles, 3 will be sufficient, so just do your double-entry logs for 3, and you can use the article you used for your Summary/Strong Response paper.

(If you have more that's fine, but include a copy of each article you use in your Journals.)

Changes For Monday, June 20th!

HERE'S THE DEAL! You NEED to come to class MONDAY, June 20th!

We're just out of time, so we are going to simplify things!

I'm postponing Rough Draft checks until Wednesday, June 23rd, but I hope you are making progress! Also, I need you to bring the following to class on MONDAY!

1. Your first 5 Learning Logs. (I have #6, #7, #8)

2. All Chapter responses that I have given back. (I realize I have some of these.)

This is what you will get back:

1. You will get your Summary/Strong Response paper back, so that you can do revisions.

(There also a handful of you who have Not written this type of paper correctly and will have to resubmit your work. There are also LATE Summary/Strong Response papers that need to be turned in!)

2. Each of you will receive a folders and score sheets for ALL of your work.

See you all tomorrow and BE ON TIME! (That's 3:00 PM!) It's been ridiculous! I'm on TIME; YOU need to be on TIME!

Exploratory Research Journal Contents

Ø *Organize your Research Journal as you write your paper!

*Research Journal Contents: (80 Points Possible)

(Calculated with other Assignments (15% of grade)

1. Topic Proposal (Exploratory Paper) (__/10)

(If your topic is the same as your Summary/Strong Response paper, you have this done!)

2. Double-entry logs for 3/5 articles (__/30)

(1 of these may be the one used for your Summary/Strong Response paper if you have the same topic.)

3. Copies of 5 articles on your topic (__/25)

(1 may be the article used for your Summary/Strong Response if you have the same topic.)

4. "Rough Draft" Check (Monday 6/20) (__/15)

Reference Instructor Librarian

If you need any additional help in finding credible sources, you can contact:

Annie Smith, Reference Instructor Librarian

Office LI #410

(801) 863-8752

For Monday, June 20, 2011

Due Monday, June 20th

*You need to bring a ROUGH DRAFT of your mini-research paper to class on Monday, June 20th!

We will discuss various questions you may have. (Usually your questions will be similar.)

*Make use of your time in getting your rough draft written! (Doing the double entry logs should help you as you identify strong and weak points about your articles. Again, you are required to do 3 double entry logs out of 5 of your sources.)

Work hard and get done!

*Organize your Research Journal as you write your paper!

*Research Journal Contents: (80 Points Possible)

(Calculated with other Assignments (15% of grade)

1. Topic Proposal (Exploratory Paper) (__/10)

(If your topic is the same as your Summary/Strong Response paper, you have this done!)

2. Double-entry logs for 3/5 articles (__/30)

(1 of these may be the one used for your Summary/Strong Response paper if you have the same topic.)

3. Copies of 5 articles on your topic (__/25)

(1 may be the article used for your Summary/Strong Response if you have the same topic.)

4. "Rough Draft" Check (Monday 6/20) (__/15)

No class on Wednesday (June 15) or Friday (June 17)

We will not meet as a class on Wednesday, June 15th or Friday, June 17th!

This is YOUR time to work on your mini-Research papers (4-6 pages).

*Trust your own voice and bring something new and interesting to the subject you are researching! (Your own perspective will often do that!)

*The key to success is all about ORGANIZATION! Develop your paper so that it flows in a coherent voice using transitions and quotes to back up what you are saying.

*You really need to have a ROUGH DRAFT of your paper by next MONDAY, JUNE 20th! LET'S JUST GET DONE AND HAVE A FUN SUMMER!

For Monday, June 13, 2011

Due Monday, June 13th:

1. Revisions for Autobiographical Narrative (with original). (Just come long enough to drop these off if you have not done so already.)

As discussed last Friday, June 10th, you will spend this week outside of class writing your FINAL Research paper! *Be sure to make use of your time this next week because your Rough Draft really needs to be completed or near completion by Monday, June 20th! Work hard and just get done with it!

*The following individuals were not in class last Friday MUST come to class on Monday, June 13th as I will have to REPEAT instructions on how to write your final paper:

1. Joshua Porter

2. Becky Madsen

3. Stephanie Grimes

4. Erick Rodriguez

5. Natalie Reynolds

*Anyone else is also welcome to come to class on Monday, June 13th if you have any questions.

Using quotes in your paper

Guideline for using quotes in your paper:

1. How many quotes should you use in your paper?

There is no set rule, but the guideline for using quotes in your paper is about 1 per page. That means you are using quotes to back up what YOU have to say not vice versa. (DO NOT string a bunch of quotes together to form your paper. This is YOUR paper! YOU are the authority! Trust YOUR own voice and what YOU have to say! Again, only use quotes to back up what you have to say!)

2. Using credible sources and quotes to back up what you have to say, only strengthens your voice and establishes "ethos" in your paper.

(You are calling upon the voice of an expert who has knowledge on your subject.)

3. Use quotation marks around the content you are quoting. (DO NOT Plagiarize!)

4. If you paraphrase (put what someone else is saying into your own words but not directly quote) credit your source at the end of the paragraph by putting the author's last name in (parenthesis). This will also need to match a bibliography entry in your works cited page.

*5. If you quote more than 4 typed lines, set it up as a long quote by indenting the quoted material as shown in your text on page 648 in the sample research paper!

MLA Citation Models for Works Cited page

MLA Citation Models for Works Cited page (See Allyn & Bacon, pages 630-642)

1. Remember every entry in your Works Cited page is double spaced, and if the publication information, etc. goes onto the 2nd and 3rd lines, use a hanging indention (control key & tab).

About Sources & Documentation

Connect the Body of the Paper to the Bibliography with Citations (See Allyn & Bacon Chapter 23, starting on page 626)

In both the MLA and APA systems, the writer places a complete bibliography at the end of the paper. In the MLA system this bibliography is called "Works Cited."

1. Every source in the "Works Cited" must be mentioned in the body of the paper. (You have been asked to find 5 sources total, but some sources may be more valuable to you than others. Only list the sources that you actually use. The purpose of finding 5 sources is for you to broaden your research, but if you only end up quoting from say 3 of those sources, list only those 3 sources!)

2. Conversely, every source mentioned in the body of the paper must be listed in the "Works Cited."

3. There must be a one-to-one correspondence (tagging system) between the first word in each bibliographic entry in the "Works Cited" (usually, but not always, an author's last name) and the name used to identify the source in the body of the paper (Introductory phrase or attributive tag).

For Monday, June 13, 2011

Due Monday, June 13th:

1. Revisions for Autobiographical Narrative (with original). (Just come long enough to drop these off if you have not done so already.)

As discussed last Friday, June 10th, you will spend this week outside of class writing your FINAL Research paper! *Be sure to make use of your time this next week because your Rough Draft really needs to be completed or near completion by Monday, June 20th! Work hard and just get done with it!

*The following individuals were not in class last Friday MUST come to class on Monday, June 13th as I will have to REPEAT instructions on how to write your final paper:

1. Joshua Porter

2. Becky Madsen

3. Stephanie Grimes

4. Erick Rodriguez

5. Natalie Reynolds

*Anyone else is also welcome to come to class on Monday, June 13th if you have any questions.

Outline for Summary/Strong Response Paper!

Title (centered)

Hook/Introduction

Summary of article

Your thesis statement

Your response that supports your thesis statement

Conclusion

Works Cited

*Follow MLA requirements: double space, 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, 1" margins, indent all paragraphs. (You can put a heading on the top of this page, but single space your heading.)

*Remember there is NO exact or right way to write your response, because it is YOUR response. You just need to have an intelligent thesis in response to your article and support what you are saying in an organized way! (Follow the example on p. 127.)

Review for X-Men: First Class

Ok, here's my review of X:Men: First Class (Titles of movies are italicized.)

*All you guys will LOVE it!

First of all from a bias view (my 17 year-old son), this movie "blows ALL other X-Men movies out of the water!" He says it's less "corny" than the others. About the "Wolverine" movie, he thinks "Deadpool" ruined it, whatever that means?!?

As for my humble opinion, I'm learning to enjoy "Action" movies because my sons drag me along, and I refuse to be left behind. I liked X-Men: First Class and thought it was fun. James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier) was my favorite character for his belief in humanity and Michael Fassbender (Erik Lehsherr/Magneto) was just cool, and Kevin Bacon was plain ridiculously funny to watch.

But personally I liked Thor better because it had more of a fantasy factor as it focused on more realms in the universe. (Oh! And I love Anthony Hopkins for his depth and wisdom! And of course Chris Hemsworth as Thor!)

So maybe we NEED a class movie night! :)

For Friday, May 10th, 2011

Due Friday, May 10th:

1. Summary/Strong Response Papers!

In a folder turn in the following items in this order:

1. Summary/Strong Response Paper (Just single space a regular heading on the top of your paper.)

2. (2) RAPPELS:

(1) RAPPEL for the article you are responding to.

(2) RAPPEL for your response to the article.

3. A copy of the article you are responding to. (Underline or highlight any quotes you include in your paper.)

4. A "Double Entry" Log for your article. (Just follow the example on the back of your "Exploration Paper" handout.) (This is an easy assignment that forces you to identify strong points (with-the-grain) and weak points (against-the-grain) that will help you write your Summary/Strong Response Paper! I would do this assignment before writing your paper!)

*Your key to success is to pick something you care about and something you will want to expand on for your final "Exploration Research Paper"!

**Most importantly--TRUST what YOU think and TRUST your own voice! After all, this is YOUR response to an article of your choice! Don't make it harder than it is! Get a good attitude and have FUN organizing and supporting your opinion!

For Wednesday, June 8, 2011

On Wednesday, June 8th:

1. I will be meeting with select individuals to proofread your Autobiographical Narratives to improve your scores. You will need to bring a copy of your essays to class, so you can work individually in finding your punctuation errors.

2. If you were absent on Monday, June 6th, you need to come to class to pick up your Autobiographical Narrative. (Also, bring a copy of this paper.)

3. *If you got your Autobiographical Essay back today in class, just do your revision (due Monday, June 13th) and don't worry about coming to class. (Spend class time on writing your Summary/Strong Response paper that is due Friday, June 10th.)

HapPy BirThDaY to your favorite "Sensei" :)

For Monday, June 6, 2011

Due Monday, June 6, 2011

"Exploration Paper" for Summary/Strong Response

This includes the 5 following questions:

1. State your controlling question.

2. Why do you care about this topic? (role)

3. Who else will care? (audience)

4. What do you already know?

5. What type of research are you going to do?

*If you change your topics, you will need to write a new "Exploration Paper."

In-class work:

1. We will review and discuss the assignment for the Summary/Strong Response Paper as explained on the handout I gave you. (This paper is due on Friday, June 10th!)

2. You will turn in LL#7 with questions pertaining to today's discussion.

3. We will share your Autobiographical Narratives! (I LOVED reading your personal stories!)

(Revisions for your Autobiographical Narratives are due next Monday, June 13th!)

For Friday, June 3, 2011

On Friday, June 3rd:

Please meet in the Library at 3:00 pm, room #205

I have scheduled a research orientation with Annie Smith, Reference Instructor Librarian, and she is really good! (You NEED to choose a subject or a question that you want to answer in your research and get going! The orientation will help you find credible resources!)

*For those of your who were absent on Wednesday, you also need to pick up the Summary/Strong Response Assignment sheet from me.

See you ALL on Friday in the LIBRARY!