Today’s goals Introduce citations and works cited pages Discuss how to write more formally Continue working to draft a web article as a class

Class discussion- citations Why do we use citations? What are the two types of citations that occur in an essay? What is the purpose of a works cited page?

Works cited page Your Works Cited page should include a detailed description of each source you used and where it can be found (directions on the following slides) Should read “Works Cited” centered at the top. No italics, bold, or underlining of the text are necessary Each source entry should be added on a new line Use a hanging indent for all source entries This has no indent on the first line of the source but all subsequent lines are indented Hanging indents can be found under paragraph settings in Microsoft Word

Works Cited Page Books: Edition and editors are only used if necessary Author Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Edition of book. Editors. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Ex: Whittaker, James. Blogs: The New Journals. 2nd ed. Ed. Colleen O’Malley. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print. Edition and editors are only used if necessary If two or three authors are used, list all of them. However, if three or more authors are used, you list the first author followed by “et al.” Ex: Whittaker, James, and Marie Munroe. Ex: Whittaker, James, et al.

Works Cited Page Newspapers: Author Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Ex: Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print. Periodicals Author Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume.Issue (Year):pages. Database (if applicable). Medium of publication. Date of access (if accessed online) Example: Duvall, John N. "The (Super)Marketplace of Images: Television as Unmediated Mediation in DeLillo's White Noise." Arizona Quarterly 50.3 (1994): 127-53. JSTOR. Web. 5 Apr. 2013. Most of the peer reviewed articles from the library databases will fall into this format

Works Cited Page Electronic Sources Author Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article” (if applicable). Title of Website. Version numbers or revisions. Publisher or Company, Date of Publication. Web. Date of access. Ex: Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. A List Apart Mag., 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given. URLs are no longer required Websites can be some of the most difficult to cite due to formatting concerns and lack of relevant information

Group activity- Hook review & creating citations In your unit 2 groups Share your WTI outlines For each student: Give the student’s hook a rating for engagement from 1-5: 1 Not interesting 3-Somewhat interesting 5-Very interesting Would not read Might keep reading Will read Create a works cited entry for each of the student’s sources Hint: Use Easybib.com to help and check with Purdue OWL website

Class discussion- formality in writing What is formality? Why/when do we need to be formal in our writing? How might formal language/strategies be different between these three different genres: a peer reviewed research report, a persuasive essay, a podcast, and a business letter? What are strategies for making your writing more formal?

Formality in writing Formality is gradable You may need to be more or less formal in a particular context To determine level of formality, consider rhetorical context: What is my purpose? Who is my audience? What are the expectations of this genre?

Formality in writing General formal writing strategies Make your writing clear, structured, and detailed Avoid 1st and 2nd person Use titles where appropriate Use complex and discipline specific language Avoid figurative language and idioms Edit thoroughly Use passive voice for maximum objectivity (particularly in research writing) Avoid absolutes/use qualifiers Avoid contractions (in very formal writing) Follow prescriptive grammar rules (covered in ENC1101)

Formality in writing Make your writing clear, structured, and detailed Keep writing focused on your thesis Avoid ambiguous pronoun usage (particularly in your thesis) Have clear transitions and forecasting Use details and examples to illustrate and support your points Avoid 1st and 2nd person “I think the government should intervene to stop global warming” “After reviewing this evidence, you will feel compelled to increase gun laws”

Formality in writing Use titles where appropriate Very important in business and academic contexts Address others, particularly superiors, with the titles of their position or credentials Avoid colloquial address terms (bro, girl, dude, etc) Sir, miss, or ma’am may be used where necessary Avoid figurative language and idioms “Research like this is a dime a dozen”

Formality in writing Use passive voice for maximum objectivity (in research writing) “I performed the experiment” vs. “The experiment was performed” Avoid contractions (in very formal writing) Avoid absolutes/use qualifiers “The government must provide healthcare to all of its citizens” “The study showed that playing video games will increase aggressive behavior”

Group activity- editing for formality In your unit 2 groups Edit the following sentences to make them more formal and correct any other editing concerns you notice 1. I believe Dr. Erikson’s theory can’t be disproved. 2. The government must legalize medical marijuana; its the best treatment for epilepsy. 3. Changing things in the experiment didn’t effect the results much. 4. Hello! I am responding to your request for a temp. worker. You may have noticed my resume . . . . 5. I took all night to finish the experment.

homework Bring computers to class on Tuesday WTI Draft 1 200+ words Due Wednesday 11-1 Should include your thesis, hook, some body paragraphs, and Works Cited page Make sure to quote any information you take directly from your sources