Good-Bye November!

Hello, Students!

I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving break! So restful, in fact, that you are anxious to get back to the books! :p

Just a reminder: Please bring your final copies (printed!) to class tomorrow along with your rough drafts (both copies), comparison charts, and outlines.  Also, if you could bring the final copy of the biographical essay that would be great-I would like to keep them in your files until the end of the year.

Looking forward to seeing you both tomorrow!

Mrs. G

question

um lets say I asked a friend a question and she e-mailed me an answer how do I site that?

MLA Resources

A Few Helpful Links:

http://college.cengage.com/english/raimes/open_handbook/1e/student_home.html

http://college.cengage.com/english/raimes/open_handbook/1e/assets/students/weblinks_research_documentation_requires_one_internal_hyperlink.html 
The above link has links to websites that are helpful for research, as well as a couple of links on how to document references using MLA.

http://personal.georgiasouthern.edu/~jwalker/tutorials/mlaword2007.html
This website shows how to set up a word document to write in MLA style

http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/sample.shtml
Sample of a Works Cited page (also if you scroll to the left and click on "citing sources" you can find examples on how to cite a specific source-as in an online source, print source, journal article etc.)
 *Please bring any questions regarding MLA to class next week with your source information*

Homework Due Wednesday, Novemeber 17th

Rough Draft:
  -2 copies printed out (you will hand one in and peer-edit the other in class)
  -Works Cited page (in MLA format)
  -MLA format throughout
  -Underline the 2 figures of speech (ellipsis and oxymoron)-refer to pages 83 & 84 in Put that 
   Writing
  -Essay Edit Checklist -signed by a parent/friend who has proof read your rough draft

*If you have questions regarding your topic, the paper, formatting, etc., contact me before class*

For the criterias that I picked I have a really hard time finding where to find info. I am worried because alot of it is my own opinion and observations of the music. I can't find any valuable sources on what people think about Indie vs. Classic. I have all these (I think true opinions) opinions that I don't know where I got it from. I really don't know about this.

Noteworthy: Worthy of Noting

Due next week:
1)Narrowed topic for Comparison Essay
2) Detailed Comparison Chart (using research) as shown on pages 84 & 85
     *Please be sure this is very detailed/specific
3)Comparison Essay thesis statement
4)Comparison Essay Outline (refer to pages 87-89).
     *This should also be very specific
     *Only your thesis statement and topic sentences need to be complete sentences.  The rest of the outline
       should be listed.
5) PLEASE BRING YOUR RESEARCH MATERIALS TO CLASS NEXT WEEK
     *We will be starting introductory paragraphs and the rough drafts next week
6) We will have an in-class essay exam/writing prompt next week! :) Be prepared!

All homework should either be handwritten or typed and printed to be turned in. Thanks!

Coming up:
1) Comparison Essay rough drafts will be due Wednesday, November 17th.  Please bring 2 copies to class.
2) Final draft will be due the last day of the marking period (Wed., Nov. 24th)

Final Paper Due Wednesday Nov. 3rd!!!

Just a reminder:

Please bring the final paper with reference page printed out along with the rough draft, research pages (3 of them), and edit checklists. Please also have a list of sources you may have looked at but did not directly use in your paper.

Also, please bring the textbook to class.  We will be going over the next unit to begin working on our next paper.

See you tomorrow!

PS.  We are meeting at 302 SE 2nd Street from now on. :)

monday post

It's roughly edited. now going through it with a fine toothed comb. then it is final!!! where is class going to be held?