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Credit: 3 Hours /
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3 in
FO 222
Fall 2008 Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays
Time: 3:00pm
4:00pm
Dr. Rearick's Office: Founders Hall 219C
(Within 219: The School of Arts Suite.)
Office Hours: Daily 9:10-10:10, M-W-F (Appointments can be made from 8:30 -
9:10)
1:50-2:50, T-Th 12:40 -2:50 or by
appointment
Dr. Rearick's
Office Ext. 3508 Joyce Applegarth, the School's Secretary, Ext: 3500
Home Phone 392-3738
(but please do not call after 8:00--Andy and Laura are hopefully
in Bed)
email: anderson.rearick@mvnu.edu
(checked twice, daily)
I check my email at least
twice a day. However, while I will respond immediately saying I have
received your message, please be patient for a day or so as far as receiving a
more developed and intelligent response.
Be Aware that this is the Secondary Web Home for this
Class
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Please Note: What
you hold is a hard copy of a web document accessible by any computer with
internet access. This page is in addition to the blackboard
web page whose link is above. The index units below, showing this
document's parts, are not only a sort of organizing table of contents but
are on the web links to the indicated parts of this syllabus.
While the basic plan of this class is established, fine tuning as well as
added resources Dec. not be included in this printed version. I will
announce alterations to the syllabus in class. Still, student
are encouraged to check the actual web site
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Course Index:
The purpose: The purpose
of ENG 1053G, Research Writing [3], is
to teach students the skills they need to conduct research for future college
courses. Instead of learning a specific body of knowledge, students will
learn how to research by completing a variety of short exercises,
passing in a short report, a literary paper, an oral presentation, a research
proposal, and a research paper involving a more open topic than those of earlier
assignments but still one which argues towards a provable point. The course will
emphasize research techniques, research paper format and research writing.
Special emphasis is given to library use, note-taking, summarizing,
synthesizing, outlining, citing and documenting, and writing problems unique to
drafting and revising longer papers. Prerequisite: ENG143G, and OAD131G or word
processing proficiency. The course is required in the semester immediately
following completion of ENG1043G" (2006-2007 MVNU Online Catalog).
However, while the emphasis in this class in on HOW to do research; the target
for much of the first half of the semester will be on Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Objectives: Upon the completion of this
course the student will learn. . .
1. What Is MLA Style?
2. Electronic Sources: MLA Style of Citation
3. General MLA Guidelines
Chronological
List of Assignments (the dates in the week by week listing are incorrect
at this time).
1. Opinion Paragraph Due Mon. Sept. 8
2. Test # 1 on Fri. Sept. 12
3. Biblical Truth and citations Due Mon. Sept 15
4. Test # 2 on Fri. Sept. 26
5. Quickie Report Mon. Sept. 22- Fri. Sept. 26
6. Test # 3 on Fri. Oct. 10
7. Literary Paper Mon. Oct. 13 - Mon. Oct. 27
8. Midterm Exam Fri. Oct.17
9. Oral Presentations
* Oct. 24: Groups 1 – 2
* Oct. 27 Groups 3 – 4
* Oct. 29 Groups 5 – 6
10. Subject and Topic with Library of Congress (LCC ) Subject Headings Fri. Oct. 31
11. Test # 4 on Fri. Nov. 7
12. Research Question Wed. Nov. 5
13. Annotated Bibliography Wed. Nov. 12
14. Research Proposal Mon Nov. 17
15. Interviews with Prof. Rearick Mon. Nov. 17- Fri. Dec. 5
16. Test # 5 Fri. Nov. 21
17. Final Paper Mon. Dec. 1 - Mon. Dec. 8
94 to 100 is an "A" Exceptional! A cut above--unusually good.
90 to 93 is an "A-" Outstanding!
87 to 89 is "B+" Very Well Done!
84 to 86 is a "B" A fine Job!
80 to 83 is a "B-" Fairly Good.
77 to 79 is a "C+" Solidly in there!
74 to 76 is a "C" Good, a concrete understanding of the subject.
70 to 73 is a "C-" Understanding of subject is workable.
60 to 70 is a "D" Passing but weak.
59 and below is an "F" Fell short of required understanding of material.
Grade Allocation (Percentile) :
5% Quickie Report:
5% Oral Presentation on Contemporary Criticism on Hamlet
10% Tests:: Five but dropping one
10% Midterm Exam
10% Exercises:
Opinion Paragraph
Biblical Truth with citation:
Subject and Topic with Source of Subject Headings for final paper
Research Question for final paper
Annotated Bibliography for final paper
Personal Interviews
10% Research Proposal for final paper
25% Literary paper
25% Research paper
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100% Total
Tests will be given
throughout the semester--Sept.
12th,
Sept. 26th,
Oct. 10th,
Nov. 7th
, and Nov 21st—and will be on the assigned
readings and class discussions. Make-ups will not be given unless the absence is
related to a provable emergency of some sort or is caused by approved school
activities. One test will be dropped. All students involved in official activities of the school who will
miss test days should speak to me ahead of time so that some
adjustment may be made.
Exams The Midterm is set for
Friday Oct. 17th.
. Your final paper will also be your final
exam.
Exercises will be done both during class, at
the library, and out of class. Once again, make-ups will not be given unless the
absence is related to an emergency of some sort or is caused by school
activities. All students involved in official activities of the school who will
miss library work should speak to me ahead of time so that some
adjustment Dec. be made.
NOTE: All assignments described from this
point on MUST BE TYPED, be
in MLA Format and should be
done in 12-14 Font. (This
is larger than standard font that is 12, so you will have to alter the set up
when you work with the computer. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.
If an assignment is handed in which does not meet these requirements it
will be returned without being graded and will be marked down when it is handed
is as LATE. See Scott Foresman
Handbook on page 822 for examples of MLA layout. Also note that each
assignment has a template available online.
The Quickie Report (Sept. 19th -
Sept. 23rd) is an
exercise in which you choose an article from a respectable news magazine (such
as US News and World Report, Time, Newsweek or the
Christian Science Monitor) published in 2004 or 2005 and report on
the article's contents. The original article must be at least one entire page in
length. All citations in your report will be done in MLA format, and you must
have a copy of the article to hand in with your report.
Furthermore at this point online citations have not been covered, so do NOT draw from an online magazine source. Such sources have their own unique challenges. I repeat NO ONLINE SOURCES for this assignment.
Remember, you are functioning as if you were a news reporter--meaning no opinions and no angles except those found in your source. The emphasis of your report will be primarily on the text and secondly on the matter it is describing.
Purpose:
This exercise is meant to help the student sharpen his or her skills in direct quotations, paraphrasing and summarizing raw information from a chosen source. Also correct MLA format must be observed. Due Sept. 19th - Sept. 23rd..
Be sure while citing from your article (in MLA forms) that you do so not
haphazardly but for critical passages needed to clarify or authenticate
important points in your report. This assignment will also be graded on your
writing skills, clear thesis, organization, smooth transitions, and functional
mechanics (grammar and spelling). Like the research paper and prepared proposal,
it must be typed (14 font).The Literary Paper (Oct. 3rd through
Monday, Oct. 17th ) will be based on Charlotte Bronte's novel
Hamlet. Unlike the report, conclusions beyond what is read are expected. This
work must be. . .
- typed neatly in 12 font,
- with eight (8) double-spaced pages with standard margin,
- include an at least a two-level outline and
- a list of Works Cited (that means they are actually quoted or paraphrased from--no sources articles just glanced at).
The entire paper will be composed in standard MLA format (no exceptions), as described in the text and with other instructions from me. Your paper must contain at least ten (10) citations (quotations and paraphrases) selected from at least three (3) different sources. One of the sources will be your primary text, the novel itself. The conclusion should be supported by the primary text as well as by articles included in the back of your Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism. No outside research will be required. However, for students who are interested the online resource will be also allowed. Due: Oct. 3rd through Monday, Oct. 17th
An Oral Presentation All
students in class will be assigned to a team which will have the task of reading
a critical article found in Hamlet the Bedford edition using Case
Studies of Contemporary Criticism and presenting a REPORT on that article's
contents in PowerPoint. This is worth 5% of your over-all grade. A
report means that the students do not need to give their perspective on the
material but should express the author's ideas in a clear and engaging
manner. Power point is encouraged but not required.
- Each group will have no more than 15 minutes to present their material. Some of this Dec. be used in class discussion.
- Each group will hand in on the day of their presentation a two level (at least) outline of the material they are presenting.
- One grade will be given for each group. Students are encouraged to work closely together.
- Oct. 19, 21, 24th & 26th
A
research proposal (Due Nov.
16th)is required that will preview your
final paper. It consists of three parts (and it needs to be typed):
1. A one-page (min.) summary of the major points you intend to develop, the argument you wish to make, and the conclusions at which you intend to arrive.
2. A tentative outline of two levels (at this stage) and a complete-sentence thesis statement.
3. A working bibliography of more than 10 sources, annotated with a brief statement concerning the author's central point. It will be understood that this proposal is tentative; you Dec. change your thesis or your outline, and you Dec. add more sources. Still, the proposal should serve as a general guide for you and for me to come to an understanding of your research paper while it is in the process stage.
4. Due Nov. 16th
The Personal Interview:
It is my intention to personally meet with every research paper
student this semester. Towards the end of the semester, just after you
have handed in your research proposal, you will meet with me at our classroom
(or if you choose a Tuesday / Thursday meeting then my office) for about 20
minutes. During that time you should receive back both your literary paper
and your research proposal. Begins
Nov. 21st to Dec. 5th.
The Purpose: The purpose of this meeting is to touch base with individuals. The interview has proven invaluable in clearing up lingering questions about form as well as allowing me a chance to gain a first hand view of where you, the author, is hoping to go with your research.
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The Final
Paper is due on Monday, Nov. 28th
through to Monday,. Dec. 5th
The final paper must . . .
- have a title page a thesis and a three-level outline.
- Remember that these pages are numbered with your last name and Roman Numerals (i, ii, iii, iv).
- be typed neatly and be at least eight (8) to ten (10) pages long with a maximum of fifteen (15) pages with standard margin and text in 14 font. These pages are the actual text and do not include those pages described above. In fact, to make the difference clear, the actual text is numbered with your last name an Arabian Numerals (1,2,3,4).
- have at the end, starting on a new page, entitled Works Cited Page, a list of works from which you quoted or paraphrased material (that means all works in the list are actually cited--and does not include works just glanced at).
- be composed in standard MLA format (no exceptions), as described in the text and with other instructions from me. Your paper must contain at least twenty (20) citations (quotations and paraphrases) selected from at least (10) different sources. Please note that only a third of them should come from the internet. (Why? Click Here) You must use a variety of material for your paper (Journals as well as books) and these should be only the best authorities. (For example, Reader's Digest is not an acceptable authority.; The New England Journal of Medicine is.) Unless approved by me, web resources should be kept at a minimum of about three sources.
- have included with it a photo copy of one important citation source.
For the final paper topics are open, because finding your area of interest independently is an essential part of the research process. However, the paper must be argumentative--information must be given for a purpose. The following restrictions apply:
a. The subject of your paper will be easier if it falls within the general area of the humanities. This includes literature, drama, film, art, music, history (but not theory--too technical), philosophy, religion (but not theology, doctrine or praxis), and depending upon your focus some topics within history and sociology.
b. Extremely current social issues and world affairs are not appropriate because of the limited availability of sources.
c. Highly charged emotional subjects should also be avoided. It is difficult for the most analytical of us to write logically about subjects for which we feel deep passion. Also, in most cases when writing about a subject about which the student feels strongly, usually that student already has a set opinion about the topic and therefore has a hard time giving the other side a fair chance to be represented. Plan to clear your topic with me before you get seriously involved in your project.
d. A personal request: I ask that students refrain from subjects which center on cruelty or harm to small children. Having gone through six years of staying at various Children's hospitals where I saw many precious ones die, I find such material too emotionally charged for me to grade objectively.
e. I reserve the right to veto any topic that does not seem promising.
2. Since this is not a passable report on the materials you will read but a creative act of using the acquired knowledge to present your own original views, it is crucial to the success of the paper that you choose a subject interesting to you.
3. Do not forget your audience. You are writing for an intelligent, college-educated reader, someone with broad insights into world affairs, the humanities, and natural sciences. Don't bore your reader with an overdose topic.
4. Your final paper is your final exam. (Monday, Dec. 5 last day) Get it done early and it will be one less thing to plague you during that "fun week" in December.
Attendance: You are expected to attend all
classes -- even when we are in the process of meeting one on one. Three
un-excused absences will mean three points off your final grade. The pattern
will continue if the absences continue.
Plagiarism: One of the goals of this course
is to be certain that students know how to avoid plagiarism. Therefore, as
mentioned above, you will be expected to turn in one major source (photocopies of cited pages) along with
your paper.
Furthermore,
this year MVNU is initiating the use of anti plagiarism software called "Turnitin."
This will require you to submit an electric version of certain assignments (both
papers and some lead in work) to be evaluated by the program. This system
constantly scans the internet for essays and data. MVNU takes
plagiarism very seriously, sometimes even to the point of failing the student
who has handed in another's work.
The Nature of Assignments: It is
impossible to pass the class without
handing in both major paper assignments. Furthermore it is
impossible to do well on either of the papers without doing all of the
assignments which lead up to conclusions of the two written projects..
Late
papers: A penalty of three points will be subtracted for each day
your paper is late. No exceptions.
Disability
Needs: Students who qualify for and desire accommodations in this
course due to a disability, as defined by the American s with Disabilities Act
of 1990, must follow the Disability Service Policies and Procedures as put forth
by the office of Academic Support. The guidelines can be accessed in
electronic form at the web address http://www.mvnu.edu/academics/services/dservices.html
and in a hard copy at the Academic Support office. Call extension 4540 for
further information. On a personal note,
I am disabled because of eyesight, my son is disabled by breathing
complications, and so I am especially sensitive to the needs and challenges
faced by otherwise qualified students. I "toughed" it out when I
was at ENC, but the world has changed for the better and there are many resources
available to you I wish I had, resources I in fact presently use in my office
such as a close circuit TV attached to the screen of my computer as well as
speaking programs which allow text to be read to me. Pursue these things
and see me if you have any such needs.
This class
exists on Mount
Vernon Nazarene University's Blackboard platform. We will have the
option to have email as well as threaded discussions as we work through several
issues. However, since Blackboard is not able to deal with short answers
and grammar questions, the options of to have exams run through it will not be
used.
PowerPoint Viewer software (free for Windows)
This course will utilize the Blackboard online course system.
Important class information, including announcements, reading assignments,
lecture outlines and study objectives, will be posted electronically. Instructors’
expectations/requirements for using the Blackboard site:
Open a web browser. Internet Explorer version 6.0 or better is preferred, but Netscape and Mozilla Firefox should also work.
Go to the MVNU students’ homepage:
labs.mvnu.edu
If you have
not already visited your student information page since arriving for the fall
semester, click on the link Access to my Personal Information. Then click
on the button labeled Setup Access to set your password for both
Blackboard and to access your personal information in the MVNU database. You
only need to setup access once, even if you are taking multiple courses that use
Blackboard. Your Blackboard user name should be the same as your network login
and email name.
From labs.mvnu.edu, click on one of the three links
to Online Courses… in the middle of the page. Use the appropriate link
depending on whether you are in a classroom (including campus labs), in the
residence halls, or off-campus. From off campus, you Dec. also go directly to
courses.mvnu.edu, and bypass the labs page.
Click on the
Blackboard Login button on the left side of the page.
If you are enrolled
in more than one class that uses Blackboard, you will see a course menu from
which you can choose
After finishing a Blackboard session, be sure to
log off by closing your browser. If you do not log off, unauthorized persons
could gain access to confidential information (including your grades and any
currently-active quiz).
A Blackboard user’s manual is available online. After you have logged in to
any course, click on the Tools button along the left side, and then click
on the link to Manual.
Hardware: Your computer (Windows or Macintosh) must be connected to the
campus network or internet. Software: a web browser, either Internet Explorer
4.0, Netscape 4.0, or later versions. Optional (if your course includes attached
documents, such as PowerPoint): Microsoft PowerPoint 97 or newer, or Windows
users can download a free PowerPoint viewer from
here. Or you can download if from this
address:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7C404E8E-5513-46C4-AA4F-058A84A37DF1&displaylang=EN
If you encounter problems with access to the Blackboard site, please contact the help desk at MVNU extension 5555 (Mon-Thu 7:30 AM -10 PM, Fri 7:30-8:30, Sat 11-10). At other times you may send email to bbadmin@courses.mvnu.edu. If you will be unable to complete course requirements on time due to technical difficulties, also send a copy of your email describing the problem to your instructor.
Navigating in the course web
site
1.Moving between content areas
2. Moving within a content
area
As we make our way through the readings you may wish to visit my web page,
Dr.
Rearick's Readers' Corner located at. . .
http://nzr.mvnu.edu/faculty/trearick/english/rearick/readings/re_intro.htm
This address is reachable both on and off campus. Those of you who are local and do not have a computer should remember that the Knox Public Library offers web access for a limited time, and--of course--the labs of the campus library and computer labs are available to you.
Other web pages relating to works of literature which might be of interest to the student can be accessed from this index page by title, author, genre, sub-genre, time period, or nationality.
I have tried to place some ideas and even sometimes some test questions connected with our class readings within these files. Also in several cases there are links to study guides, e texts, and even connections to relevant web pages on the net.
Note that
every work is connected to a page which gives biographical information about the
author taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica.
One special point of note: Please do not
print off my pages until you find out how long the document is and have asked
yourself if you really need a hard copy. You can check the document
size by going into print preview and then zoom in so you can read the
text. At the bottom of the first page will be the page number in
comparison with the total pages. For example, my "Dickens’ Christian Carol
in Prose" article has at the bottom ‘1 of 13.’ This tells you that
there will be 13 pages of text printed. Not bad, but my Pride and
Prejudice study guild developed by Monarch Notes is 75 pages! Librarians
and computer lab assistants have been close to despair to find piles of such
text flowing from their printers. Please do not abuse this resource!
Furthermore, this year students will be charged for printing, so now its your
wallet that will take the hit.
Academic support, located next to the Cougar den in the old Home Economics building, has several tutors to assist students build their study skills. Also on staff is Emily Stice, an English tutor, who will be available for consultations and will be running workshops and study groups to aid in composition difficulties. The Extension for Academic Help is 4540. She will keep regular hours. There is absolutely no disgrace in getting still another reader for one's work. Whenever I write I look for outside readers. Finally, while it's impossible to promise that the student will receive an "A," going to see her is an superb way to improve one's writing.
Some General Academic Dates to Recall
Text Book Key
Week One:
Week
One Sept. 2 - 7
By the end of this week you should have read
pages 3 -
14 in Hamlet: Introduction
Wed. Sept. 6
Classes Begin: Introduction --
Fri. Sept. 8
Test # One
Dees Chap. 1" Doing Research and the Research Paper" pp. 1-14
JE-CSCC
"Introduction: Biographical and Historical Contexts" pp. 3-14
"The Preface" pp.17-19
Chap. 1 pp. 19-24 Beginning of Vol. I
Week Two:
Sept. 5-9
By the end of this
week you should have read
pages 24 - 100 in Hamlet: Chapters 2 through 10
Mon. Sept. 11
Opinion Paragraph due
For the opinion paragraph all that is required is that the student express an opinion about ANY subject. There should be a declarative statement (like a thesis) and support. However this does not need to be lengthy (about a page). Remember to hand this in in MLA format, typed and in 14 font. (See SHW 822 for MLA opening page) Have some fun with this.
The Purpose of this task is to emphasize the difference between facts and opinions, the need for sound support of opinions, and the continued practice in MLA style.
Wed. Sept. 13
Click Here for a Windows Version of this Biblical Truth Assignment
Fri. Sept. 15
Biblical truth with citation due
Remember, all work handed in to me must be typed, in 12-14 font, double spaced, and in MLA format. Check the back of your Scott Foresman Handbook, page 735, for an example of an MLA heading which does not require a title page--don't forget to double space EVERYTHING.
Give a truth you believe is soundly based and revealed in the Bible: (Jesus Loves You, God Created the Whole Universe, or something like such) and support it. The point is that you are not to prove this with scripture. Instead you are to demonstrate with a legitimate written Christian authority (commentary, study bible and so on) that the way you have been taught about this truth is a legitimate scriptural interpretation. I am not expecting more than a paragraph for this. NO ONLINE SOURCES!
After you have quoted the source give me the following
* the source's author,
* what book or article the work was found in,
* city and publisher
* the work's date (only the year if it is a book), and
* the page number.
Extra Credit:
The above information can be plugged into the MLA format. You can look up the way to cite your source (See Scott Foresman Handbook on pages 687-709). Remember: FORM MATTERS!
Purpose:
This exercise is meant to demonstrate to students that in academics--even in subjects which they feel they know well--they must not interpret sources on their own. Instead scholars must support themselves with recognized authorities. One final note: in the second Biblical Truth template you will notice that instead of underlining the book titles they have been italicized. Both are correct in MLA, but once one method has been chosen, it must be used throughout the assignment.
This exercise is meant to demonstrate to students that in academics--even in subjects which they feel they know well--they must not interpret sources on their own. Instead scholars must support themselves with recognized authorities.
By the
end of this week you should have read
pages 100 - 207 in
Hamlet
Mon. Sept. 18
Wed. Sept. 20
Fri. Sept. 22
Power Point on Charlotte Bronte
Test # Two
For next time
By the
end of this week you should have read
pages 207 - 332 in
Hamlet
Mon. Sept. 25
Initial Quickie Report
due date
Wed. Sept. 27
Fri. Sept. 29
Final Quickie Report due
By the
end of this week you should have read
pages 332- 441 in
Hamlet
Mon. Oct. 2
Wed. Oct. 4
Power Point presentation on Brontes
Fri. Oct. 6
PowerPoint
on Argument and Critical Thinking
October 9-13
By the
end of this week you should have read
pages 322 -431 in
Hamlet
Mon. Oct. 9
First due date for Literary paperHow
to do an outline Power Point presentation of Dees Chap.
Eight:An
Windows document demonstration of a title page and an outline for a paper on
Hamlet (Note MLA citation):
Sample
Works Cited List, in Windows format, using works from the Bedford
edition of Hamlet Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism
Wed. Oct. 11
Fri. Oct. 13
Test # Three
Mon. Oct. 16
Wed. Oct. 18 Midterm Exam
Friday. Oct. 20
Midterm BreakMon. Oct. 23
Last due date for Literary paper
Power Point presentation on Dees Chap. Two
Click Here to enter web page featuring the Oral Power Point
presentations for Fall 2005
Wed. Oct. 25
Special Lecture on the Library by Prof. Paul Nixon--Reference Librarian.
PowerPoint
on MVNU Library by Prof. Nixon
Note: material from this lecture will be included on the next test.
Internet Access Workshop:Follow this link to page of Search Engine Links for On Line
Research
Resources from Allyn and Bacon
This area covers search engine registration and submission tips, such as using meta tags, improving placement and how to submit URLs. Formerly called "A Webmaster's Guide To Search Engines"
Learn how to search better and how the major search engines work from a searcher's perspective. Also see how people search and other fun stuff.
Find all the major search engines; popular meta search engines; MP3 search engines; kid-safe services and much more
Fri. Oct. 27
Hamlet Criticism Class Reports
Mon. Oct. 30
Hamlet
Criticism Class
Reports
Group Three: "No Place Like Home" by Nina Schwartz pp. 549-564
Tues.
Oct. 31 Halloween!
Wed. Nov. 1
Hamlet Criticism Class Reports
PowerPoint presentation on Dees Chap. Four
Fri. Nov. 3
Dees Chap. 4 "Researching Library Sources" pp. 59-88
Dees Chap. 4 pp. 59-88 "Researching Library Sources"
SHW Chap. 47 "How Do You Design a Research Project?" pp. 688-718
Mon. Nov. 6
Follow this link for a Windows document version of the
assignment
Wed. Nov. 8
Subject
and Topic with source of Subject Headings
Subject Headings
Purpose: This exercise is meant to help the student get a clearer sense of where in the vast tree of human knowledge his or her topic is located. Students should come out of this exercise with several headings under which they Dec. look both in library catalogues as well as periodical indexes.
Power Point presentation on Dees Chap.. Seven (Review)
Fri. Nov. 10
Test # Four
Mon. Nov. 13
Wed. Nov. 15
Dees Chap 8 "Planning your Paper" pp 159-178
Research Question due
Follow this link for a Windows document version of the Research Question
assignment.
Note: Once again please follow the standard MLA format described thus far and demonstrated in this handout. Of course this means it must be typed. However, very little needs to be done. Identify the exercise and give you research question. If should be framed in such a way that a complete answer will give a thesis.
Purpose: This exercise is meant to help the student differentiate between a research question and the answer which will become his or her paper's thesis.
Power Point presentation on Dees Chap. Eight
Power Point presentation on Dees Chap. Nine
Mon. Nov. 20
Power Point presentation on the Nature of Argument
Annotated Bibliography due
Follow this link for a Windows document version of the assignment
on Annotated Bibliography (or an Annotated Works Cited) page.
Annotated Bibliography:
One last point which I mentioned during Prof. Nixon's lecture. You will please be sure to include in your annotated list at least one encyclopedia entry. This assures me that you have indeed looked over the general topic and learned what is going on in your chosen field.
Purpose: This exercise is meant to help the student begin to get an overview of the basic themes and problems in his or her research topic. Since these annotations can and should at times include quotes and paraphrases, the exercise helps strength the same skills the Quickie Report first developed. Finally it is one bit of practice in the required MLA format.
Wed. November 22 is Thanksgiving break, so we are OUT OF HERE!
Week Thirteen:
November 27 -
December 1
Mon. Nov. 27
Research Proposal Due: Click
here to review requirements
Follow this link for a Windows document version of the Research Proposal
assignment
Tues. Nov. 28
Interviews Begin -- During class time interviews will be
held in regular classroom
Note that interviews on Tuesday and Thursday
will be held in my office at 8:30 through 10:20.while interviews on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday will be held in class at the usual time. Students wishing to
hand in work early should come to class at the appointed time to drop off
materials.Wed. Nov. 29
Mon. Nov. 27
Initial Due Date for Final Paper
Interviews Continued
Tues. Nov. 28
Wed. Nov. 29
Thurs. Nov. 30
Fri. Dec. 1
Test # Five
Week Fifteen:
December 4 - 8 Final Week of Exams
Mon.
Dec. 4 Interviews
Continued
Fourth 20 Minutes ___________________(22)
Fifth 20 Minutes ___________________ (23)
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Tues. Dec. 5
Fourth 20 Minutes ___________________(25)
Fifth 20 Minutes ___________________ (26)
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Wed. Dec. 6
Fourth 20 Minutes ___________________(28)
Fifth 20 Minutes ___________________ (29)
Sixth 20 Minutes ___________________ (30)
Fri. Dec. 8
Final Due Date for Final Paper : Dec. 8 = Your Paper is Your
Final
Week Sixteen:
December 11 - 15 Final Week of Exams
Mon. Dec. 11 - Reading Day
Have the Merriest Christmas and
the Happiest New Year!
Syllabus Notes
Why only one third sources for the final paper from the
internet?
My reason for not wanting more than a third of your material to come from the
Internet is because I remember what it was like to be in your shoes. As
the semester draws to a climatic close there is great pressure to cut as many
corners as possible. Thus the great temptation for students is to sit in
front of a computer monitor and do all the research from there whether the
sources are the strongest or not. I want you to obtain the best sources
relevant to your topic and that means going to the library. Please note
this is not a law written in stone. If the student finds a source beyond
the third I allow and just feels it must be included come to me and show me the
working bibliography.
