Today's class was devoted to preparing for these things:
- Fascinating Person Mixer tomorrow: Tomorrow we'll all be fascinating people (well, we're always fascinating just as we are, but this time, we'll be famous fascinating people!). You should embody your character, so wear a costume or bring props. Be prepared to give a 1-2 minute introduction to your classmates in the character of your fascinating person. You will be graded on creativity, the presentation of your information, and your respectful participation. Also, if you signed up to bring in a food item, don't forget it!
- Final Drafts: You are welcome to turn these in tomorrow, but they are DUE first thing in class MONDAY.
- Works Cited page: I know many of you are still working on your Works Cited page. Use the MLA section of the OWL Purdue website (also linked at the right) to help with formatting your citations and your paper in general.**Note: Many of your sources are ELECTRONIC--meaning web sites and articles from online databases (Discus provides access to online databases like Academic OneFile, which is probably where your articles came from). There is also a sample Works Cited page on the OWL site so that you can see exactly what your page should look like. To create your page, a few of you have had luck with EasyBib.com and there's a citation builder inside your WebLockers.
- Parenthetical References: See the OWL site for more in-depth information, but remember that the main goal of these parenthetical references--ex. (Eagleman 2)--is to direct your reader to an entry on your Works Cited page. So, if the author is the first thing listed in the Works Cited entry, then it will be the thing that is listed in the parenthetical reference. If your article has no author and the entry begins with the title--ex. "Christian Academy Eagles"--then the title will go in the parenthetical reference, along with the page number if there is one. In this case, the quote would appear (introduced properly, of course) in the body of your paper followed by a parenthetical reference like this: ("Christian Academy Eagles" 4).
A few reminders on papers:
Title page: Although listed on your assignment, you are NOT required to do one for this paper.
Header: You are required to do this. See the OWL site if you are at all confused.
Materials: Please turn in your outline, copies of source material, and your first draft(s) along with your final draft.
Remember: you may email me (akristoff@hhca.org) if you would like me to provide feedback on your paper. Send it as an attachment (Word format only) and include issues/problem areas you'd like me to consider in your email message. The deadline for doing this is 2:00 p.m. Saturday so that I may respond to you before Sunday afternoon!
