Note: We will not have a regular class meeting next week (on Thursday 2/18). Click here to sign up for our optional Writing Lounge on Friday 2/19 in Solano 1228.
In Class Today:
Update Class Profile Slide and Roster Info if you have not already.
Read 2 Sample Student Climate Papers (note: prompt and some sources different than for your assignment). Work with a partner to complete the assessment form for each paper.
Consult our Composition Program Scoring Criteria throughout the process.
Assessment Form for Climate Sample #1
Assessment Form for Climate Sample #2
Workshop MLA Citation Formats for Climate Essay (in-text parenthetical citations and works cited. Consult this MLA Handbook and the Purdue OWL.
Note that you must use in-text parenthetical citations (author/authors and page #) for any material that is either quoted or paraphrased (put into your own words). Also note that our program prefers paraphrasing over direct quotes. Any direct quotes should be brief, “sandwiched” with your own commentary, and only included if the wording itself is especially convincing or persuasive.
Additional resources for quoting and paraphrasing:
Quoting and Paraphrasing Handout
The Truth about Quotation Marks
Before Thursday of next week:
Continue to revise Learning Module 1 Essay. Keep working in the same Google Doc you used for this week. This will enable me to view your revision process.
This next draft should be a synthesis of the reading tasks in Learning Module 1. Strive to draw connections among the various sources, showing collectively what they reveal to you (and us) about how climate is discussed in the public sphere. The target length for this draft is 2000 words. Consult resources above for properly integrating and citing sources in this draft.
Remember: We will not have a regular class meeting next week (on Thursday 2/18). Click here to sign up for our optional Writing Lounge on Friday 2/19 in Solano 1228.
