Enjoy your week off! This is a great time to get caught up if you are a bit behind in your assignments! It is also a great time to get ahead.
 
If you want to begin work on the next step on your research paper, follow these steps:

1. Open your research paper file.
2. Put away all of your notes and articles (do NOT look at them while you complete this next step!).
3. You already have the topic sentences for your paragraph (look at your feedback and make sure you haven’t received feedback that indicates you need to fix/change something!).
4. Type your body paragraphs (WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR SOURCES!!).
5. Just type. You have the topic sentences to tell you what point you are trying to make in each paragraph – that is all you need. Just type your paper. Say what you want to say. Make the points that you want to make. Don’t worry about quoting or citing anything at this point. Just say what you want to say. If you remember that there is a particularly vivid detail or statistic that you want to use, DON’T LOOK IT UP. If you don’t remember the actual number, just use the # sign in place of the number – you will look it up later. Read pages 53-61 in the Essay Guide for direction and examples.

 

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Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 15 Research assignment:
Today, you will continue building your research paper.

1. Open your research paper file.
2. Find your list of topics and decide which topics you will discuss in order to prove your claim.
3. Today, you will turn the topics that you plan to discuss into topic sentences that identify the topic of each body paragraph and link to your claim statement.
4. Read pages 46-53 of the Essay Guide for information about the topic sentences, organization of your argument, warrants and counterclaims.

 
A Note about Length
Your paper MAY or MAY NOT have three body paragraphs. Your paper should have however many body paragraphs are right for YOUR paper – there is NO one-size-fits-all essay formula. I’m going to be grading on the quality of your argument, so you need to discuss as many topics as it takes to convince me that your claim is correct. One person may need to discuss only two major topics; another person may need to discuss five. Look at your topic list for the answer. Consider the counterclaim(s) – you MUST address the counterclaim(s) that are appropriate for your topic. You may or may not want to specifically state your warrant (it may just be understood). Do whatever is right for YOUR topic and claim.

1. Using your topics and the guidelines in the Essay Guide, create the topic sentences for each of the body paragraphs of your paper. Make sure each topic sentence introduces the topic for the individual body paragraph AND has a clear connection to the claim (see a labeled example on page 124 of the Essay Guide).
2. Underline each topic sentence.
3. SAVE your research paper onto your computer so you don’t lose your progress!
4. Submit your paper (that contains your introduction and your topic sentences) to the “Research Paper: Revision 1” assignment.

 
Research Paper Rubric Activity 5

1. Find your handout titled “Research Paper Rubric * British Literature *” or go to the Google drive Writing folder and download “Research paper rubric SP20.”
2. Go to Turnitin, click on the Discussions tab, and answer the following questions about the research paper (the answers are found on the rubric) in the Research Paper Rubric 5 discussion.
   1. What WC (Works Cited) problem will toss your grade into the LOWEST LANGUAGE/CONVENTIONS grade category? Hint: look for the bolded items.
   2. What will happen to your ANALYSIS grade if you have “NO quoted evidence”? While it is true that MOST of your evidence will be paraphrased (more on this later), you MUST quote SOME of the evidence for your paper to be truly effective.

 
Vocabulary
Finish Vocab 12 CTS.
 
Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will are from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!
 

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 14 Research assignment:
Today, you will begin building your research paper.

1. First, go to the Google drive -> Writing -> Videos and watch the video titled Building the Research Paper.
2. If you have already saved the MLA Format Template Essay to your computer name “Yourlastname Research Paper,” open that file. At this point, all it has in it is your claim statement. You may skip to step 7.
3. If you have not yet started using the template, go to the Writing folder on the Google drive and open “MLA Format Template Essay.”
4. Save the MLA format template to your computer, titled “Yourlastname Research Paper.”
5. Change the running header to reflect YOUR last name and update the four-line heading with YOUR information.
6. Change the title placeholder to the title of your research paper (you can change this later if you feel the need to.
7. As the first line of your research paper, type your claim statement.

 
Claim Statement Revision
If the topics you found in your research don’t really support the claim you initially created, you have two choices: 1) do more research and find notes that actually DO support your claim, or 2) revise your claim to match the notes you found. Option #2 is definitely easier and less time consuming – it is the option I would choose.
 
Some of you STILL have not looked at the feedback you received on the first claim statement and submitted a revision. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM!!! If you try to build a research paper around a claim statement that does not work, you are destined to received a poor grade on the research paper. DO NOT take another step until your claim statement has been approved! If you submit your revision RIGHT NOW, I will try to get your approval to you by noon tomorrow so you can continue with Friday’s work.
 

1. Put your cursor in front of the first (indented) word of your claim statement and type or copy and paste the paragraph you wrote yesterday with the background information and justification of your topic. If you put this information in front of your claim statement, your claim statement will become the LAST sentence of this paragraph. This paragraph is your introduction. YOUR CLAIM STATEMENT SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR INTRODUCTION. Is your introduction perfect at this point? No, probably not. However, you now have something to work with.
2. Read pages 42-45 of the Essay Guide about introductions and fix the introduction until you are happy with it.
3. I would suggest that you try to merge at least 2 of the required 10 vocabulary words into your introduction. You may use words from ANY of the vocabulary units. Make sure you bold AND underline the vocabulary words so they stand out.
4. Underline your claim statement (IT SHOULD BE THE LAST SENTENCE).
5. SAVE your research paper onto your computer so you don’t lose your introduction!

 
Research Paper Rubric Activity 4 Answers
Here are the answers to the Rubric Activity. Please read the answers carefully and read the suggested pages in the Essay Guide.

1. What types of errors can pull your LANGUAGE/CONVENTIONS score down to only half credit (or LOWER)? Errors in tense (verbs), agreement (subject/verb or pronoun/antecedent), 1st/2nd person (pronouns), contr. (contractions), abbrev. (abbreviations), MLA format, WC (Works Cited) errors. These are all items that are associated with MLA format and getting your essay in an appropriate formality for scholarly writing. You have received lots of feedback on your previous essays about your formality. Look at your feedback and don’t repeat your earlier errors.
2. The LIMITED description for ANALYSIS says that if you fail to “integrate” your quotations that your grade will take a significant deduction. How do you “integrate” your quotations to avoid problems? You integrate your quotations by using appropriate, substantive lead-ins and commentary following a quotation that explains how the quotation supports the point you are trying to make.

 
Vocabulary
Check your answers to Vocab 12 Syn/Ant and work on Vocab 12 CTS.
 
Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will are from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!
 

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 13 Research assignment:
Today, you will write and submit a paragraph that gives background on your topic and identifies why the topic is relevant and important.
 
Starting today, you will begin submitting each piece of your research-paper-related writing to an assignment titled simply “Research Paper.” The paragraph you are writing today will be submitted to the first “Research Paper” assignment. We have to do it this way because if we don’t, Turnitin will say that every piece of your research paper is plagiarized. What you will see tomorrow is an assignment titled “Research Paper: Revision 1,” just like you can see “Claim Statement, Revision 1” and “Claim Statement, Revision 2.” At each step, I will tell you which “Revision” to use (It would be nice if Turnitin would allow me to name them something different, but it won’t, so we’ll have to do it this way).
 
So…bottom line…today you will write ONE paragraph that gives background on your topic and establishes its validity as a topic and submit it to the assignment titled “Research Paper.”
 
Research Paper Rubric Activity 4

1. Find your handout titled “Research Paper Rubric * British Literature *” or go to the Google drive Writing folder and download “Research paper rubric SP20.”
2. Go to Turnitin, click on the Discussions tab, and answer the following questions about the research paper (the answers are found on the rubric) in the Research Paper Rubric 4 discussion.
   1. What types of errors can pull your LANGUAGE/CONVENTIONS score down to only half credit (or LOWER)? Hint: look for the bolded items.
   2. The LIMITED description for ANALYSIS says that if you fail to “integrate” your quotations that your grade will take a significant deduction. How do you “integrate” your quotations to avoid problems?

 
Vocabulary
Check your answers to Vocab 12 CTRW and complete Vocab 12 Syn/Ant.

Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will are from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday; however, today (Wednesday) they will be adjusted due to an appointment. Today, I will be online 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM and again from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!
 

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 12 Research assignment:
Today, you will compile and submit a list of the keywords or topics that are dominant in your annotations. Hopefully, as you annotated, you noticed that you seemed to be identifying notes on repeated topics. These are the topics you will most likely want to focus on in your paper because these are the topics you have the most information on. Take a quick look at pages 39 and 40 of the essay guide for a more complete explanation.
 
Go back through your articles and look at your annotations. You do NOT need to list ALL the topics/keywords you noted. You only need to list the ones you have the most information on.
 
Submit this list to the “Keywords (Topics)” assignment in Turnitin.
 
Research Paper Rubric Activity 3 Answers
Here are the answers to the Rubric Activity. Please read the answers carefully and read the suggested pages in the Essay Guide.

1. In the “Analysis” section of the rubric, it says that an Exemplary paper will have “Skillfully chosen evidence.” “Skillfully chosen evidence” is evidence that supports the point you are trying to make. If you can’t explain how a piece of information is supports your point or why it is important to your topic, you shouldn’t use it.
2. The same section says that “Quotes remain in context.” The key elements to creating context are your lead-ins and your commentary. Your lead-in should make it clear how the quote is related to what you are saying, and your commentary should explain how the quote supports the point you are trying to make. A quote should NEVER just be dropped into your paragraph with no explanation – don’t leave your reader wondering, trying to figure out why you have quoted something – TELL your reader why the information in the quote is important! For more information, check out pages 87-98 of the Essay Guide.

 
Vocabulary
Check your answers to Vocab 11 CTS and complete Vocab 12 CTRW.
 
Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will be from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday; however, tomorrow (Wednesday) they will be adjusted due to an appointment. Tomorrow, I will be online 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM and again from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 11 Research assignment:
Today, you will finish annotating your sources (finishing the job you started on Friday). Please note that annotating sources does NOT mean just highlighting or underlining. If you just underline or highlight a sentence, every time you go back and look at it you will have to re-read it and figure out why you highlighted it in the first place. EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT!!! That is a LOT of wasted time. Be kind to yourself and leave bread crumbs or key words (as an added bonus, it will help you write your paper!). Here’s how to do it:

1. As you read an article, highlight information that you think is particularly important.
2. In the margin, leave yourself a note that tells what that piece of information pertains to (the topic, such as Dangers, Consequences, Benefits, and so forth).
3. For more information, read pages 39 and 40 in the Essay Guide.

It is FAR easier to do this on a hard, printed copy of your sources, but if you are unable to print your sources, you can take notes on paper. To do this, you will need a piece of notebook paper that has two columns: a narrow column for the key words and a wider column where you can copy the actual words from the article. If you are doing this by hand on notebook paper, add a citation to each note you copy from the article with the author’s name (or article title if there is no author) and page and/or paragraph number (so you can go back and find the piece of information later).
 
Vocabulary
Finish Vocab 11 CTS.
 
Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will be from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!
 

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 10 Research assignment:
Today and Monday, you will be annotating your sources. Please note that annotating sources does NOT mean just highlighting or underlining. If you just underline or highlight a sentence, every time you go back and look at it you will have to re-read it and figure out why you highlighted it in the first place. EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT!!! That is a LOT of wasted time. Be kind to yourself and leave bread crumbs or key words (as an added bonus, it will help you write your paper!). Here’s how to do it:

1. As you read an article, highlight information that you think is particularly important.
2. In the margin, leave yourself a note that tells what that piece of information pertains to (the topic, such as Dangers, Consequences, Benefits, and so forth).
3. For more information, read pages 39 and 40 in the Essay Guide.

It is FAR easier to do this on a hard, printed copy of your sources, but if you are unable to print your sources, you can take notes on paper. To do this, you will need a piece of notebook paper that has two columns: a narrow column for the key words and a wider column where you can copy the actual words from the article. If you are doing this by hand on notebook paper, add a citation to each note you copy from the article with the author’s name (or article title if there is no author) and page and/or paragraph number (so you can go back and find the piece of information later).
 
Research Paper Rubric Activity 3

1. Find your handout titled “Research Paper Rubric * British Literature *” or go to the Google drive Writing folder and download “Research paper rubric SP20.”
2. Go to Turnitin, click on the Discussions tab, and answer the following questions about the research paper (the answers are found on the rubric) in the Research Paper Rubric 3 discussion.
   1. In the “Analysis” section of the rubric, it says that an Exemplary paper will have “Skillfully chosen evidence.” What does that mean?
   2. The same section says that “Quotes remain in context.” How do you establish the context for a quote?

 
Vocabulary
Check your answers to Vocab 11 Syn and Ant and start working on Vocab 11 CTS.
 
Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will be from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!
 

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 9 Research assignment:
Today you will finish creating and submit the Annotated Bibliography that you started yesterday. This Annotated Bibliography will demonstrate that you meet the definition of literate according to Zurkowski in that you know how to locate, evaluate, and cite scholarly sources. Today will focus on creating the summary and scholarly assessment for the source.

1. Open the Annotated Bibliography document you created yesterday.
2. Go to Google Drive à Writing à Videos and watch “0 Annotated Bib Step by Step A” and “0 Annotated Bib Step by Step B.”
3. Finish your annotated bibliography by adding the summary and assessment after the citation you created yesterday. Make sure the entire document is in proper MLA format and the entry is in ONE hanging indent.
4. Submit the entry to Turnitin.

Research Paper Rubric 2 Discussion Answers

1. I have put the answers to the rubric questions here, with a day delay between the questions and the answers to give everyone a chance to post their answers on the discussion board. You are getting credit for trying to answer the questions on your own BEFORE the answers are posted, but it is important that you check your answers to make sure you really understand the requirements.
2. Check your answers here:
   1. How many vocabulary words are you required to use correctly in your research paper? 10
   2. What is the difference between an Exemplary conclusion and a Meets conclusion? An Exemplary conclusion will go beyond mere summary. A good way to do this is to consider the future. What will happen if people agree with you and take action? If people fail to take action, what is a potential unfortunate consequence?

 
Vocabulary
Check your answers to Vocab 11 CTRW and complete Vocab 11 Syn and Ant.
 
Notes
Contact: My normal online “office hours” will be from 10:30 until noon, Monday thru Friday. If you have a question or concern, you may either email me or tune into the live office hours on ZOOM. I posted information Monday on how to access the live session. Scroll down to read that information. I also posted the ZOOM access ID code to the “On the Web” page of our class web site so you don’t have to scroll down every day to get the access code. If you email me outside of office hours, I WILL respond, but there might be a delay in the response since I do occasionally have to get out of this desk chair! 😊
 
Email: I have been corresponding with many of you via email, and I would like to make a request. When you email me, please sign your email (or at least make sure your first AND last name are both in your email address). I have received several unsigned emails that I wasn’t really sure who the sender was (Email doesn’t work like a text message – you need to tell me who you are rather than assuming I will know.). Who knows? I might have been answering questions for students who aren’t even mine! (I hope their teacher doesn’t mind! :-D).
 
Assignments: I will post the day’s assignments by 9:30 every morning.
 
Have a great day! Stay safe and healthy!
 

Our current focus is on the research process. The research paper process is designed in a step-by-step fashion, meaning that you will get the best results (and the highest grade!) if you complete the steps in order. If for some reason you get behind, you need to backtrack to where you left off in the process and start from there – do NOT skip any steps! If you skip any steps, your research paper (and your grade! ☹) are likely to suffer.
 
Please note that the daily assignments are separated into a Research section and a Vocabulary section. I also add additional notes to the end of the day’s assignments. Be sure to read and complete all sections! All assignments are due by 11:59 PM to Turnitin.com. If you are having difficulty meeting this deadline, you need to discuss your situation with me individually and I will help you come up with a solution.
 
Here’s what you need to do to complete the Day 8 Research assignment:
Today and tomorrow, you are going to show me in an Annotated Bibliography that you meet the definition of literate according to Zurkowski in that you know how to locate, evaluate, and cite scholarly sources. Today will focus on creating the citation for the source.

1. Find your handout titled “Annotated Bibliography Rubric” or go to the Google drive Writing folder and download “Annotated Bib Extended Assessment Model and Rubric.”
2. Read page 20 of the Essay Guide. It tells you all about the Annotated Bibliography, and page 21 illustrates the sections of the Annotated Bibliography (and tells you the difference between an Annotated Bibliography, a Working Bibliography, and a Works Cited page). You need to know that an Annotated Bibliography is NOT part of your research paper – it is a standalone document that demonstrates your ability to locate, evaluate, and cite a scholarly source. In college, many professors will require you to create an Annotated Bibliography for a whole series of sources. The Annotated Bibliography entry is different from the Works Cited entry because it includes a citation, a summary, AND an evaluation of the scholarly nature of the source. A Works Cited entry includes ONLY the citation.
3. Go to Google Drive à Writing à Videos and watch “0 Annotated Bib Overview.”
4. From the Google drive, writing folder, download the “MLA Format Template Annotated Bib” file. This is DIFFERENT from the MLA Format Essay file. It is already set up to have the hanging indent that is required for an annotated bibliography entry.
5. Open the Annotated Bibliography Template file and save it to your computer with your last name as the first part of the name, followed by the words Annotated Bibliography, so you don’t confuse it later for the research paper (which is a different file). If for some reason you are unable to use the template, you will need to format a document in perfect MLA format, complete with running header, 4-line heading, and title (see the example for the title format). For the first line of the paper, you will need to put the body of the paper in a hanging indent (for directions on how to create a hanging indent, see page 25 of the Essay Guide).
6. Pick ONE of your sources/articles for this activity. It would probably be best to pick an online source for this activity, if possible.
7. Pages 27 thru 38 walk you step-by-step through creating the citation for your source. I would strong suggest that you watch the video for each section while you create the citation for your source. Creating this first citation in perfect MLA format is probably going to take you a while. That’s why this assignment is designed for two days. Don’t worry – it will get easier after the first one. The series of videos is designed to walk you through creating the citation. They are numbered, just like the pieces of the citation in the Essay Guide:
   1. 1 Bib Citation Author
   2. 2 Bib Citation Title of Source
   3. 3 Bib Citation Title of Container
   4. 4 5 6 Bib Citation Contributors Version Number
   5. 7 Bib Citation Publisher
   6. 8 Bib Citation Publication Date
   7. 9 Bib Citation Location
   8. 10 Bib Citation Optional Elements
8. Once you get the citation created in perfect MLA format, pat yourself on the back and go rest. You will finish the Annotated Bibliography entry tomorrow. Remember to save your file!!!
9. Please do NOT use an online citation generator to create your citation. I know they appear to be easier, but they often result in a lower grade because you don’t really know what to put in all those boxes they tell you to fill in. All they do is take whatever you put in the boxes and reformat it. If you put the wrong stuff in the boxes (and some of them shouldn’t have ANYTHING in them!), you will get an incorrect citation. Just follow the directions in the Essay Guide and the videos and your grade will be MUCH higher!

Research Paper Rubric 1 Discussion Answers

1. I have put the answers to the rubric questions here, with a day delay between the questions and the answers to give everyone a chance to post their answers on the discussion board. You are getting credit for trying to answer the questions on your own BEFORE the answers are posted, but it is important that you check your answers to make sure you really understand the requirements.
2. Check your answers here:
   1. What do your topic sentences and concluding sentences need to do in order to receive a grade in the Exemplary category? Your topic sentences, first, need to be “clear and evident.” That means they should be the first sentence of your body paragraph. Then, they need to “support your thesis and guide your paragraph development.” That means that each topic sentence should have a clear link to your claim AND identify the individual topic of the paragraph it introduces. For more information, see pages 54 and 124 of the Essay Guide.
   2. What ONE WORD describes the difference between lead-ins that receive an Exemplary rating and lead-ins that receive a Proficient rating? The word that describes the difference is “developed.” That means your lead-ins should be substantive. Students often have the most difficulty creating Somebody Said lead-ins that are substantive. For more information, see pages 87-88 of the Essay Guide.

 
Vocabulary
Check your answers to Vocab 10 CTS and complete Vocab 11 CTRW.
 
Notes
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