Combine using a participial phrase (verb acting as an adjective that ends in “-ed” or “–ing” Jenny ran through the hallway. Jenny was late for class.

Comp 3, LAP 3, Day 6 Finish article analysis Talk about outlining Practice Works Cited entries and parenthetical citations

Homework Finish your outline Finish your Works Cited page Open Labs: Vocab Lesson 12 work is due J day; quiz is due K day. ACT writing extra credit is due F day, 4/4. LAP 3 Grammar is due B day, 4/15.

Organization How is a news article different than a traditional essay? More info crammed into a smaller space. Less analysis, more facts. Assume audience knows context of what you’re talking about. No works cited. More interviews Paragraphs are less organized into topic and concluding sentences. Paragraphs are organized differently. Address the most important info first Headline rather than title. Lots of whats rather than whys. Quotes have less context and evaluation. It’s less about how the author feels and more about how others feel.

Organization Shorter, choppier articles Often alternates between interview responses and facts Start with the who/what/when/where Spend the rest of the article exploring the why and the how Start with a hook, end with a clincher.

Take out a piece of paper… 1. Cut or tear it into small pieces. 2. Write a topic/ idea about your event or location that you could include in your essay. 3. Arrange them in the order you want to cover these ideas in your essay. 4. Write down your arrangement and turn this into your outline.

Outlining Use it to simply establish the order you want to cover information in your article.

How to use outside information Any time an idea you are using is not your own, you must quote or paraphrase it and cite it. This includes interview responses, and information from books, brochures, magazines, newspapers, and websites. I always talk about what an important life lesson this is, especially emphasizing the negative consequences of plagiarism.

Works Cited Entries

How to do citations within paragraphs– p.260 Always give the author credit by either mentioning his/her name near the quote or by using a parenthetical citation. According to Janet Smith, “teens are under more pressure these days” (5). One author states, “teens are under more pressure these days” (Smith 5).

What If’s? Use the title of the article. What if there is no author? Use the title of the article. Ex. “Forest Park is one of St. Louisans’ favorite destinations” (“Forest Park” 24). What if there is no page number? Leave the page number out of the parenthetical reference. Ex. “The Loop features a variety of shops and restaurants” (Smith). What if there is no author or page number? Just use the title without a page number. “Main Street in St. Charles is full of history” (“Visit Main Street”). After this slide I put in any pronouns notes that we haven’t covered yet. Usually it takes me longer than just day 5 to finish up the pronouns and parallel structure notes; I just try to work them in at the end of different class periods whenever possible.