Check lists & Passive form Sergio Pizziconi

Plan of the day Plan - Passive - Structure of the paper - A portfolio checklist - Closing remarks - Passive - Structure of the paper - A portfolio checklist - Closing remarks EXTRA-CLASS work: Keep working on your project. Complete your portfolios. SURVEY

Passive 0 In how many ways can we create a passive structure in Italian? ACTIVE: Io preparo il sugo

Passive 0 In how many ways can we create a passive structure in Italian? ACTIVE: Io preparo le torte PASSIVE: 1.Le torte sono preparate (da me) 2.Le torte vengono preparate (da me) 3.Le torte si preparano 4.Le torte vanno preparate (Passive + MUST)

Passive 1 Bush decreases gas price Gas price was decreased Obama decreases gas price The biased intransitive solution Gas price decreases

Passive 2 It was reported to Dr. Smith and me that doors are still being left unlocked. Please, make sure you’re locking up after yourselves. You can also help Dr. Smith and me by keeping your eyes open for unlocked doors in unattended rooms – lock them up or let someone in the main office know so we can lock up. Why do we need the passive voice here? NOT FOR SUBMISSION: Re-write the first sentence turning both verbs into the active voice.

Passive 3 It was reported to Dr. Smith and me that doors are still being left unlocked. Please, make sure you’re locking up after yourselves. You can also help Dr. Smith and me by keeping your eyes open for unlocked doors in unattended rooms – lock them up or let someone in the main office know so we can lock up. Mr/Mrs Green OR Somebody reported to Dr. Smith and me that Mr/Mrs White OR somebody is still leaving doors unlocked……

Passive 4 UPDATE: Sexual Assault Reported on Campus Commerce, TEXAS (March 24, 2011)- After a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the sexual assault reported on March 8, the University Police Department has determined that the report was false and the described assault did not occur. While all reports are taken seriously, the university community is urged to remember that false reports carry a penalty under Texas State Law. Although this assault did not occur we continue to encourage the university community to use standard precautions when walking across campus at night, to travel in pairs and report any suspicious behavior to the University PD at

Passive 5 UPDATE: Sexual Assault Reported on Campus Commerce, TEXAS (March 24, 2011)- After a comprehensive and thorough investigation into the sexual assault [which was] reported on March 8, the University Police Department has determined that the report was false and the described assault did not occur. While all reports are taken seriously, the university community is urged to remember that false reports carry a penalty under Texas State Law. NOT FOR SUBMISSION: Re-write the two sentences turning the three verbs into the active voice. Why do we need the passive voice here? {explain the two reasons}

Paper outline & Presentation slides draft The blocks I expect in your projects – Introduction – Literature review – Hypothesis/es OR research question/s – (Methodology) – Data/results – Discussion – Conclusion – References Title and your name Xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx xxxxxxx

Portfolio’s checklist Portfolio. At the end of the course you will be asked to submit your portfolio which will comprise at least the following material: Exercises and reports of the in-class activities with my comments and initials (at least: 60% of all the exercises/reports you will be requested in class) Texts generated for your project (at least: abstract/proposal, final paper, slides for a presentation) A lexicon structured according to your own organizing criteria (mandatory) Your curriculum vitae (mandatory) Two cover/application letters: one for a corporate position, the other for a graduate program abroad (at least one) A statement of goals for a graduate program, such as an MBA (Master’s degree in Business Administration) (mandatory) A table of contents and commentary (at least 400 words maximum 800) on the material included in your portfolio (mandatory)

Statement of goals 100 is the total number of bits of information you write 80 must talk about your future 20 must talk about your past and present The difficulty is to avoid granted and naïve rhetoric (i.e., “My favorite colors are Green, White and Red because they are the colors of our flag”) DOWNLOAD two examples of statement you like MAKE a clever copy

Same structure/similar terms Terminology activity The completed map MUST be in your portfolio Same structure/different terms Different structure/Transparent terms Different structure/Opaque terms Either “Bank operations” Or “Export-Import activities”

In-class activity Use a piece of paper you don’t need for your portfolio. Write the usual pieces of identification information. Write: 1 to 3 things you have gathered from this class 1 to 3 things you still do not understand.

MUSTs & MUST-NOTs MINIMUM MUSTs MUST rephrase MUST cite sources MUST circumscribe your scope MUSTs for “GOOD/HARD WORK” assessment MUST carry out YOUR OWN analysis MINIMUM MUST-NOTs MUST NOT copy and paste MUST NOT hide sources MUST NOT write your paper in the slides MUST-NOTs for “GOOD/HARD WORK” assessment MUST NOT just repeat what other scholars wrote