August 29, 2013 1. Write down today’s date. 2. Read and edit the paragraph to the left. 3. Only write the corrections! Starter #1 - Have you ever seen the TV show I love lucy. In that show, Lucille Ball starred as Lucy Ricardo. Her real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, co-starring as her tv husband, bandleader Ricky Ricardo. Many experts beleive I Love Lucy is one of the gratest TV comedy shows of all time? The real Lucille Ball was born on August 6 1911, in Butte Montana. She grew up in Jamestown, New York.
Be Aware… Syllabus signed Vocabulary Maps Turned In! Body Paragraph Class work Turned In! Current Event assignment-due today Tuesday: Unit Test on Writing Essays
Quick Review! What is a topic sentence? Where do you get the ideas for your topic sentences? What 5 items must be included in your introduction? What are the 5 steps to writing body paragraph? Finish this: Interpretation NOT….
Vocabulary Quiz
IN-TEXT CITATIONS
MLA FORMAT The Modern Language Association (MLA) Format is used for identifying research sources. In MLA style you briefly credit sources in your paper (in-text citations) give the complete description of each source in your bibliography (Works Cited Page)
Terms Signal Phrase: lets the reader know the source of the information by including the author and title. In-text citation: is when you provide information about the source in the text of their paper. Signal Phrase Quote In-Text Citation According to John Doe in “Writing Gives Me a Headache,” “Writing and revising essays over and over will make a student a good writer” (97).
In-Text Citations When you use information from another source, you must include an in-text citation in your essay. An in-text citation is when you provide information about the source in the text of their paper.
Format of In-text Citations Proper citation According to author in title of source, Open quotation marks Write down the quote word for word (if quoting) End with quotation marks Open parenthesis Include page number Close parenthesis
In-text Citations Quotes of no more than two sentences can be included in the body of your essay using quotation marks 1st Time: “According to Elie Wiesel in Night, “Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever” (22). 2nd Time “Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever” (Wiesel 22). Mention author & title of source Only include author’s last name in the in-text citation
From Letters from an American Farmer 1st Time: According to Michel Crevecoeur in from Letters from an American Farmer, “The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must entertain new ides, and form new opinions” (149). 2nd Time “The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must entertain new ides, and form new opinions” (Crevecoeur 149).
Complete 4 in-text citations for each Class Work Assignment Blue Literature Book Choose 5 short stories Complete 4 in-text citations for each
1.) "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind“ Using the information set below, write correct in-text for each example. Questions 1.) "He spoke to us in German and then left us behind“ ( ).--from Donaldson's Bantering on Watergate, page 45 2.) "I never thought of myself as proud", says Jennings in his book Pushing the Limits of Political Journalism ( ) . --This source was located on page 107. 3.) "Politics is such an interesting field" ( ). --From Charles Smith's book, page 451. 4.) "Enraged is how he felt after the episode" ( ). --From Jason Xavier's book Somewhere in the Political Realm, page 233. 5.) In Political Guide to the United States, Xavier and Yater explore the idea that the U.S. is changing politically ( ). --From page 544 of this book US Forever