Presentation subhead CM103 Unit 6 Welcome to our Unit 6 seminar: “APPLYING RESEARCH” May 26, 2011

UNIT 6 SEMINAR AGENDA In this session, we will address the following:  How to further develop your thesis statement  The importance and value of outlines  (Your outline can come in as late as U7, but I do have to mark 0’s for undone work).  The Rules For Writers reading (APA Formatting and Documentation)  If time: FANBOYS and a comma rule.  U5 source list and description: get it in soon!

REFINE YOUR THESIS: Qualities Thesis and “purpose” are closely related or even interchangeable. A thesis should:  Be focused  Provide your reader with a map of where your paper will take them  Give meaning to your overall message

REFINE YOUR THESIS: Questions to ask:  Why is this topic worth discussing?  What is the best way to make this relevant, interesting, and engaging for my audience?  What is the exact reason for considering this topic? Why am I writing this?  Is there a part of this topic that is worth discussing by itself?

SAMPLE OUTLINE (but DO double-space):

SAMPLE OUTLINE, cont. Roman numerals 1 to 10: I, II, III, IV, V VI, VII, VIII, IX, X

APA FORMATTING & DOCUMENTATION Formatting (The look of a paper) Title pageBody pagesReference page Spacing, font type/ size, and margins Citing (Giving Credit) In-text citation Full citation (on Ref pg.) Quotation marks when borrowing word-for-word

APA: SAMPLE TITLE PAGE

APA: SAMPLE BODY PAGE Make sure you use left- margin justification!

APA: SAMPLE REFERENCE PAGE Be sure to indent the 2 nd line. Set the tab default:.5 inch

APA FORMATTING & DOCUMENTATION What questions do you have about the reading and APA? Here are some resources to assist you with APA:  Rules for Writers  APA Quick Reference and examples (Doc Sharing)  KU Writing Center (See the tutorial in Doc Sharing) “You don’t have to memorize APA; you just need to know where to look for assistance and examples.”

FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Puerto Rico is hot, but it feels comfortable because of the constant breezes. Here the second clause (part of the sentence has a pronoun for the subject: “it.” This could stand alone as a sentence. Therefore, we use a comma. Puerto Rico is hot but feels comfortable because of the constant breezes. Here, the second part has no subject at all; therefore, we don’t use a comma. The presence of a subject in the second clause means we use a comma with the FANBOYS word. : )

Practice Fernando studied law in Sacramento and then moved to Los Angeles. Kimi really enjoyed her math class but she struggled a bit in English composition. Kimi really enjoyed her math class but struggled a bit in English composition. FANBOYS words hook up ideas! Use them!

Have a Good Week! The Unit 5 project can come in anytime during Unit 6 or 7. Just a few lines about 4 sources is fine! Please double- space! 12 pt. font. Use either template for the Unit 6 outline—in U6 or the one on Doc Sharing. Hit “Save As,” and you’re on the way! Questions?