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Journal Prompt:
Friday, 2/17
Your research topic is:
How is technology affecting how students do research? In your
groups from last class, write a paragraph that explains how you
could include the article “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” in your
paper.
You can start with: “Carr’s article is relevant to my topic because…”
Include at least one quote from the article, and be sure to explain
your quote.
Work on your annotated bib
and bring your laptop to class
on Monday!
Also bring your sources
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Example:
Lamott’s book is relevant to my topic because she focuses on the students’
writing processes as determinants of their confidence with writing.
Stating, “Students’ lack of confidence with writing often limits their abilities, ”
meaning that students limit their writing potential when they doubt
themselves, Lamott argues that writing teachers should work to increase their
students’ confidence with writing (89).Several of the chapters in Part 1 address
the writing process and would serve to generate discussion on students' own
drafting and revising processes. Though Lammott does not answer my research
question directly, I will use her description of the writing process to explain how
students are often lacking confidence in their writing abilities.
You should try to include at least one quote in your annotation. This will help
you as you include quotes in your paper.
When you include a quote, always remember to explain what the quote means.
The page number should go at the end of your sentence
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Format: Annotations
Eachannotation should start with a citation in MLA
format:
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on
Writing and Life. New York: Anchor Books,
1995. Print.
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Format: Annotations
Next, follow the steps for writing the first
paragraph of a rhetorical precis for each of your
articles:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/how-to-
be-snooki
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Format: Annotations
Inyour second paragraph, explain how the
claims made by the author are relevant to
your research topic.
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First Paragraph
In her 2011 video, “How to be a Snooki,” Snooki asserts that
becoming a Snooki requires a tan, pink lipstick, a poof, and
animal prints. Snooki supports this assertion by transforming a
young girl into a Snooki by doing her makeup and hair, and giving
her an animal print scarf. Her purpose was to show that
becoming a Snooki requires a hair and makeup transformation in
order to have the perfect Snooki look. Her intended audience
are young girls who look up to Snooki, and she targets this
audience by using a young girl in her example.
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Second Paragraph
Emig argues, “The FCAT Writes exam is useful to the students’
writing abilities, because it teaches them to write an essay in a
structured way,” which means teaching students a writing structure
is a useful tool for teachers (78). Though the FCAT Writes does
provide students with a way to structure their essays, I’m not sure
that this structure really helps them be better writers in college. For
this reason, I will use Emig’s claim to show that though some
people support the structure of the FCAT Writes exam, there are
other structures that can be useful to students and their college-
writing abilities. Though Emig focuses on providing a history of the
FCAT Writes exam, I will be using her argument for the test’s
implementation in my research paper.
In your groups, add a paragraph description of how you would
relate the article to the topic, “How is technology affecting
students?”
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General Formatting
List each entry in alphabetical order
Do not number your entries
Follow MLA format for all entries
Double space your bibliography
Do not add extra spaces between entries
Use hanging indent after the first line of
citation
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Example 1
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and
Life.
New York: Anchor Books, 1995. Print.
Lamott asserts that students argue mostly with their own inner
critic when writing a paper. She supports this assertion through
a variety of anecdotes, in which she uses humor to display
students’ insecurities with their own writing abilities. Her
purpose was to show that students should be more confident
when writing, because they are often their own tough critics.
Her intended audience includes writing students and
teachers, and she targets this audience by using anecdotes
from both the student and the teacher perspectives on writing.
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Lamott’s book is relevant to my topic because she focuses on the
students’ writing processes as determinants of their confidence with
writing. Stating, “Students’ lack of confidence with writing often limits
their abilities,” meaning that students limit their writing potential when
they doubt themselves, Lamott argues that writing teachers should work
to increase their students’ confidence with writing (89).Several of the
chapters in Part 1 address the writing process and would serve to
generate discussion on students' own drafting and revising processes.
Though Lammott does not answer my research question directly, I will
use her description of the writing process to explain how students are
often lacking confidence in their writing abilities.
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How many annotations should I
have?
Approximately 15-20, though some
topics will require less, while others
may need more.
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Should we use quotes in our
annotations?
Yes,you should incorporate quotes to
support your claims about the article, usually
(but not always) in your second paragraph.
Youcan also refute these claims in your
second paragraph.
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A Few MLA Guidelines
Perl, Sondra. “The Composing Processes of Unskilled College
Writers.” Writing about Writing: A College Reader. Eds.
ElizabethWardle and Doug Downs. Boston: Bedford/St.
Martin’s, 2001.235-54. Print.
15. + Article from an Academic Journal
(if you got the article from a database)
Langhamer, Anne. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-
Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-
96. JSTOR. Web. 27 May 2009.
Author last name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal
(italicized) Volume Number. Issue number (year of
publication): starting page-ending page. Title of Database.
Wed. Date of Access.
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Article from a journal not accessed
through a database
Langhamer, Anne. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-
Century England.” Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): 173-96.
PDF.
Author last name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal
(italicized) Volume Number. Issue number (year of
publication): starting page-ending page. Medium of
publication (usually PDF).
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A Website
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at
Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site
(italicized). Version number. Name of institution/
organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or
publisher), date of resource creation (if available).
Medium of publication. Date of access.
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Article in a Web Magazine
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.
Author Last Name, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine
(italics). Name of Publisher, Date of publication.
Web. Date of Access.
If no publisher is listed, use n.p. If no date is listed, use n.d.
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As stated by Perl, “Tony was worried about writing rules” (295).
It was also clear that “Tony was worried about writing rules” (Perl
295).
More MLA Resources:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
