Showing posts with label resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resources. Show all posts

For WEDNESDAY, December 1st

Monday, November 29, 2010

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Jack and Ahmed,

I have linked you (below) to a .PDF file for you to read before class on Wednesday. It is about Instant Messaging, which doesn't relate to either of your essays, but it is in proper MLA style and will serve as a helpful guide as you edit your papers.

Please read this file and pay careful attention to the notes made with regard to style. Also, keep in mind that this is copyrighted material and should only be used for class purposes (otherwise we could get in legal trouble!).

If you have any questions, let me know.


Ben

Your In-class Assignment for Today (04 November)

Thursday, November 4, 2010

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Ahmed and Jack,

Today in class, you have an assignment that will help you improve your library-based research skills.

The first thing you will do is take today's class time to find two printed resources that will help you with your research topics. Get them from EKU's library before the end of class. The two sources must be printed, but they can be in the same book. That means if Jack finds a book called "A Collection of Awesome Essays about American Movies" and it has two interesting articles in it, he can use it for both sources. Same goes for you too, Ahmed; if one book has two good sources, it counts as both of them.

After you have your two sources, make a post on the class blog (Composition Research Source) with the title of each source.

The second thing you'll need to do is go to this website and browse around. The website is called the Online Writing Lab and is published by Purdue University. It is a very, very helpful source for learning how to document your essay. For now, just read it. We are going to be learning MLA style in class.

See you soon!

Ben

The OWL at Purdue

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Friends, Romans, Countrymen...

As the semester progresses, it seems to me that the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University might be particularly useful to you all. Click here to go to the website; it has information about writing college papers, including how to organize a paper and how to write in MLA and APA styles. It's all free, too.