CM 107: College Composition I Christine Danelski, Ph.D. Unit 9: Paying It Forward & Wrapping Up

Any Questions from Unit 8? About the readings? About the discussion board assignment? Did you write an introduction for the concept of life-coaching? Did you respond to peers’ postings on the concept of life-coaching to give them useful feedback on the introductions they wrote?

Unit 9 Assignments Reading: The Scenario section of the reading page and an embedded reading in the scenario about Joseph Campbell’s influence on others. Discussion Board: Choose one or two things you have come to know about yourself. Imagine how they relate to the writing process. How has what you’ve come to know made you a better writer?

Unit 9 Assignments Unit 9 Project: 3 Part Life Coaching Project Part 1: Introduction. Introduce yourself to your client: you will need to identify a person who needs help—this can be someone from history, fiction (books, television, movies), a celebrity, or someone from your life. Write an introduction to clarify who he or she is and why this person needs to embark on a helpful journey (Unit 8 Scenario/Discussion).

Unit 9 Assignments Unit 9 Project: 3 Part Life Coaching Project Part 2, Body A: What is the goal? Define the threshold he or she needs to cross. Explain its significance (Unit 3 Exercise). Part 2, Body B: Definition. Create an extended definition of the way the hero’s journey steps in this course can help this person (Unit 4 Discussion). Part 2, Body C: Short & long term benefits. Indicate the short and long-term benefits of this journey (Unit 6 Exercise).

Unit 9 Assignments Unit 9 Project: 3 Part Life Coaching Project Part 3: Conclusion. Provide a conclusion that recaps your plan and leaves a positive impression on your potential employer (Unit 8 Scenario and Seminar). This Final Project should be about words, double-spaced. Keep in mind that no subheadings should be used. Just use transitional words and phrases within sentences and paragraphs. APA formatting and citations should be used to earn full credit.

Unit 9 Assignments Outline for Life Coaching Final Project I. Introduction II. What is the goal? III. Definition IV. Short & long term benefits V. Conclusion

Unit 9 Final Project Rubric Meets Expectations: points = A range Content: Provides a clearly identifiable thesis sentence. Creates original ideas about the topic and fully develops those ideas with support. Addresses all aspects of the project. Organization: Should be very well-ordered. Paragraphs follow three-part structure (topic sentence, supporting sentences, and closing sentence). Transitions found between and within paragraphs are clear. Appropriate to the assignment, fresh (interesting to read), accurate, (no far-fetched, unsupported comments), precise (say what you mean), and concise (not wordy). Project is free of serious errors; grammar, punctuation, and spelling help to clarify the meaning by following accepted conventions. Citations follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references page.

Unit 9 Final Project Rubric Meets Most Expectations ( ) = B to C+ Range Content: Provides a clearly identifiable thesis sentence. Creates original ideas about the topic and develops ideas. Addresses all aspects of the project. Organization: Should be well-ordered. Paragraphs follow three-part structure (topic sentence, supporting sentences, and closing sentence). Transitions found between and within paragraphs are mostly clear and effective. Style & Mechanics: Should generally be appropriate to the assignment, but has some lapses in formal voice; may be wordy instead of concise. Project contains some generally minor grammatical and punctuation errors. Citations generally follow APA guidelines for in-text citations and references page (perhaps a few minor errors).

Unit 9 Final Project Rubric Meets Some Expectations ( ) = C to D+ range Content: Provides a thesis statement that may need revision. Paragraphs may be unfocused or have limited development. Addresses some aspects of the project but others are missing/under-developed. Organization: The organization has a few problems. Paragraphs may not completely follow three-part structure. Paragraphs may lack transitions, and several sentences may be monotonous or confusing. The overall structure of the assignment is not effective. Style & Mechanics: Appropriate in places, but elsewhere language is vague or conversational. Some sentences may be confusing or difficult for readers to follow. Project contains several or more minor grammatical and punctuation errors. An attempt at APA citation—in-text citations and a references page— was made, but there are multiple errors larger than a misplaced period or comma.

Unit 9 Final Project Rubric Meets Few Expectations ( ) = D to F range Content: Has a topic idea but may be missing the thesis statement. Level of detail may be inadequate and under-developed. Many aspects of the project are missing/underdeveloped. Organization: The organization has multiple problems. Most paragraphs lack structure and transitions, and sentences are often monotonous or incomprehensible. The overall structure of the assignment is not effective. Style & Mechanics: Inappropriate and vague writing interferes with the development and clarity of the main points. Many serious and minor grammar or punctuation errors; frequent misspellings, including those that should have been caught by the spell checker. Citations meet few APA guidelines for in-text citations and reference page citations.

Unit 9 Final Project Rubric Does Not Meet Expectations (0-118) = F range Project meets none or few of the assignment’s guidelines. The components outlined for a “D” paper are not met. Project may be plagiarized. (See Plagiarism explanation in your course syllabus.)

Common Mistakes... APA errors are easily avoided with a little care. Like spelling and grammar, correct APA format is an essential part of your essay. Adhering to a specific format is a hallmark of good writing and editing. If you have questions about APA, check out the Writing Center’s help sheet at writing/pdfs/research/An_Introduction_To_APA.pdf writing/pdfs/research/An_Introduction_To_APA.pdf

Common Mistakes... APA errors are easily avoided with a little care. Like spelling and grammar, correct APA format is an essential part of your essay. Adhering to a specific format is a hallmark of good writing and editing. If you have questions about APA, check out the Writing Center’s help sheet at writing/pdfs/research/An_Introduction_To_APA.pdf writing/pdfs/research/An_Introduction_To_APA.pdf

APA Manuscript format Include three parts: A title page, the body of the essay and a reference page. Use standard margins: 1 inch on all sides. Use standard 12-point font size. Use standard double-spacing: average of 22 lines per page, and between 20 and 24 lines per page. Use left-aligned text. Do not right-justify. There should be no subtitles or spaces between paragraphs within the paper. Any source should be referenced with an in-text citation in the body of the essay and with a full citation on the reference because the APA citation system is a dual citation system! Keep in mind that 3 sources are required. At least one source must be an article from the KU library.

The Basics of In-text Citations: A Summary Use a parenthetical citation: Stephen Glass went to a high school that emphasized high achievement and inventiveness (Bissinger, 1998). Or use in introductory phrase: According to Buzz Bissinger (1998), Stephen Glass went to a high school that emphasized high achievement and inventiveness. Both these examples are examples of paraphrasing. Keep in mind that paraphrases need citations, too!

We integrate quotes into our writing by using a signal phrase or sentence to introduce our quotations. Example: Glass was not the only professional plagiarizing. Janet Cooke, Nik Cohn, and Patricia Smith all worked for major news outlets and were caught or admitted to plagiarism over the last thirty years. According to Bissinger (1998), “none of these journalists approached the sheer calculation of Glass’s deceptions.” Glass had brought plagiarism to a new level. Short quotations

Use a block quote format for quotes 40 words or longer. Example (71 words): Glass was not the only professional plagiarizing: Janet Cooke had done it in 1980 in a Pulitzer Prize winning piece for The Washington Post. Nik Cohn, 21 years after the fact, blithely admitted to having made up most of the New York story that inspired the film Saturday Night Fever. More recently, Boston Globe columnist Patricia Smith was fired for making up parts of her columns. But none of these journalists approached the sheer calculation of Glass’s deceptions. (Bissinger, 1998) Glass had brought plagiarism to a new level. Long quotations

Reference page citations (full citation): Example: References Bissinger, B. (1998). Shattered Glass. Vanity Fair. Retrieved from er199809?currentPage=all

Common Mistakes... Some people do not believe that global warming is a legitimate problem. They feel that it is an agenda being pushed by liberals. They cite shaky scientific evidence as a reason not to buy into the global warming craze. I think it’s interesting that a small group of scientists say that climate change is just part of living on Earth like when the Ice Age froze nearly every corner of the planet. If we overreact, we may be working toward an unstoppable phenomenon anyway. What’s wrong here? How could we fix it?

Common Mistakes Reporting broad ideas with no specific research and using the first person “I”. How could these 3 quotes help? “The sun has been a bit absent in Temperatures are about what we would expect for this time of year, and perhaps even cooler than normal given the early snows and mild summer. If this deep solar minimum continues,” Li Soon,2009. “Global-warming priests, while sermonizing about the need to spend trillions on new energy sources, almost never have a kind word for nuclear power - casting doubt on their motives. If the goal were really to reduce our carbon output (and not to recast our way of life), clean, efficient, affordable nuclear power would be the obvious choice,” Mona Charon, “In contrast with human-created DDT, CO2, a ‘greenhouse gas’ has been part of the earth's atmosphere as long as the earth has existed. About 450 million years ago, the earth's atmospheric CO2 level was about 2,000 percent higher than it is today, at the same time the earth's atmosphere was about the same temperature as today,” Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D., and Robert J. Cihak, M.D., 2006.

Incorporating Research Student Writing Research Some people do not believe that global warming is a legitimate problem. They feel that it is an agenda being pushed by liberals. They cite shaky scientific evidence as a reason not to buy into the global warming craze. I think it’s interesting that a small group of scientists say that climate change is just part of living on Earth like when the Ice Age froze nearly every corner of the planet. If we overreact, we may be working toward an unstoppable phenomenon anyway. The sun has been a bit absent in Temperatures are about what we would expect for this time of year, and perhaps even cooler than normal given the early snows and mild summer. If this deep solar minimum continues,” Li Soon,2009. “Global-warming priests, while sermonizing about the need to spend trillions on new energy sources, almost never have a kind word for nuclear power - casting doubt on their motives. If the goal were really to reduce our carbon output (and not to recast our way of life), clean, efficient, affordable nuclear power would be the obvious choice,” Mona Charon, “In contrast with human-created DDT, CO2, a ‘greenhouse gas’ has been part of the earth's atmosphere as long as the earth has existed. About 450 million years ago, the earth's atmospheric CO2 level was about 2,000 percent higher than it is today, at the same time the earth's atmosphere was about the same temperature as today,” Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D., and Robert J. Cihak, M.D., 2006.

Reconsider First Person Writing Essay writing falls into the category of formal writing. Formal writing typically does not use “I, me, my, mine.” It can undermine authority.

Source Material Online sources versus print resources Depending on a single source What has worked? What hasn’t?

Structure Topic sentences carry the thesis through the essay Restatement of thesis at the beginning of the conclusion Organizational strategies for paragraphs to consider: oBroad to specific oCause and effect oProcess analysis oClassification oProblem-solution

Style Introductions and conclusions are an ideal way to incorporate your sense of style into your essay The goal is to be engaging and informative Conclusions work like an upside-down introduction; think of a funnel and then reversing that funnel. introduction conclusion

Common Mistakes... Omitting one or more parts of the essay: 1. Make a checklist of all the necessary parts. 2. Check that adequate time is spent discussing the thesis. 3. Proofread for including all the parts (structure), solid paragraph construction (topic sentence, developing sentences, closing sentence), APA formatting, grammar and spelling errors.

Q & A Are there any questions about the final project? Or any other material that we have covered in this course?

Course Deadlines This is the last live seminar in this course. All work is due by midnight, Tuesday, October 25. If need be, I will accept late work until midnight Saturday, August 22. Points will be deducted for late work unless the extenuating circumstances have been communicated to the instructor. Incompletes should only be used as a last resort. If you are my student and feel you need an incomplete, contact me by via , stating the reason why an incomplete is necessary by Monday, October 23. I will consider your request. The granting of incompletes is done on a case by case basis.

Looking ahead to …. The future! Composition 2 will be the next composition course you take. In it you will write a longer research paper, using more sources. If you wish to share your final project with your fellow students, please post it onto the Unit 10 Discussion Board of this class.

Thanks for attending live seminar! Remember all work is due Tuesday, October 25 at 11:59 pm. You can reach me via . My is kaplan.edu. If you request a phone call in an , I am happy to call you. I wish you every success as you continue your hero’s journey here at KU!