Class #18: Monday, April 25, 2016: READING ASSIGNMENT: Research Help Reading #2: Paraphrasing/Summarizing (from the Writing Center)

Write a Draft of the Paper--and Acknowledge Sources Correctly.  As you start to write your first draft of your paper, be mindful of the proper ways to use and acknowledge sources.  Here at Stockton, the Office of the Provost puts out a brochure entitled, “Academic Honesty at Stockton.”  The information contained in the brochure is intended to alert students to the seriousness of plagiarism, and most important, help them steer clear of the charge in the first place.  Students can easily avoid suspicion if they are rigorous and pay attention to the correct methods of documentation.  All borrowed information (facts, ideas, direct quotations, paraphrases, and summaries) needs to be clearly documented.  The traditional system of footnotes or endnotes has given way to a more efficient method of in-test citations, which identify the source in parentheses within the text and refer the reader to a Works Cited or References page at the end of the paper.  The two most common systems currently in use are from the Modern Language Association (MLA), which is used in English and the humanities, and the American Psychological Association (APA), which is often preferred by social scientists.  Scholars in other disciplines, especially the sciences, often use style manuals specific to their individual disciplines.  If your professor has not stipulated which style she prefers, ask her, and make sure you follow the guidelines carefully.

Class #18: Using Your Sources: CLASS RESOURCES

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CLASS #17: Monday, April 4, 2015: Argumentation follow-up

TODAY: The parallelism from Hacker



Argument Paper #1: Share it & Shut it

• Costal will give you a partner. 
• Quietly read your partner's paper once through in its entirety. Do not stop to make edits...you just want a "sense" of it. 
• Now, let's edit for EVIDENCE… EVIDENCE. Should be "credible validation" of the reason that drives the claim!
• When I read research papers, I always start with the works cited page. You will also do so now. Read the works cited page. 
• On the back of your partner's paper, do the following: 
• 1. Look at each source in your partner's works cited page. Is each credible? If not, which ones do you question? Is there at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed, academic source? If not, say so. 
• 2. Now look at the introduction paragraph. Is it anecdotal? Either way does it stay specific and interesting? Does it preview the tone of the paper? Does it lead logically to the the is? In three to five sentences, comment on these aspects of opening paragraph. 
• 3. Now let's look at the thesis. Is it clearly worded, understandable and/or argumentative? Does the paper prove the thesis ultimately? In three to five sentences, comment on these aspects of opening paragraph.
• 4. Look at the body paragraph. Do they focus on providing credible, specific EVIDENCE to support the thesis? Is research cited? Is it attributed? Is it used logically? Do the sources converge to support the point of the paper. 
• YOU will be graded as an editor when I grade these papers. So make sure you write at least a few sentences for each question and fully answer each. 

WEDNESDAY: REVISIONS w/ these originals attached. 

Class #16: Stop & Frisk Assignment Specs

Stop & Frisk Assignment Spec

1. Two page minimum
2. Use theses discussed in class.
3. Remember: Make point, support point
4. Use at least two sources, one of which MUST be peer-reviewed or academic
5. Typed, standard format
6. Make sure both parenthetical documentation and works cited are in proper APA format.