http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com Varieties of Writing Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:16:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en View this link for more information regarding the Source Analysis assignment. http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2008/03/07/essay-3-lecture-6-the-source-analysis/ View this link for the screen capture lecture on creating Works Cited entries for online sources. An example: Works Cited Matchan, Linda. “Kitty on Top: Her unparalleled popularity at 30 keeps on showing that she had us at Hello.” The Boston Globe 28 Oct. 2004. 7 Mar. 2008 <http://www.boston.com/yourlife/home/articles/2004/10/28/kitty_on_top/>. McVeigh, Brian. “How Hello Kitty Commodifies the Cute, ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2008/03/07/essay-3-lecture-5-works-cited-for-online-sources/ View this link for the screen capture lecture on citing online sources within a text. A "correct" example: Ken Belson in Linda Matchan’s online article “Kitty on Top: Her unparalleled popularity at 30 keeps on showing that she had us at Hello” printed in the Boston Globe “thinks her mouthlessness makes her ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2008/03/07/essay-3-lecture-4-how-to-in-text-cite-online-sources/ View this link for the screen capture lecture on finding credible "outside" sources. Hot Tips: * Review Chapter 6's "Evaluating Internet Sources" in From Inquiry to Academic Writing for more information. * Always make sure you can identify an author, the organization that supports the site, and the date the site was created ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2008/03/07/essay-3-lecture-3-credible-outside-sources/ After reading and rereading Chapter 5 I’m sure you’ve learned the steps to Establishing a Context for a Thesis: 1.)    Establish that the issue is current and relevant. 2.)    Briefly review what others have said. 3.)    Explain what you see as the problem. 4.)    State your thesis. Our Essay 3 Proposals will be the place ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2008/02/23/essay-3-lecture-2-providing-a-context-for-the-thesis-in-the-proposal/ The Components: Everything we do in class from here on out will bring us closer to our Researched Essays. Essentially, every piece of writing is building up to our Researched Essays. The Proposal: A paper proposal clearly stating the issue you are going to write on, you thesis and your argument’s approach ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2008/02/13/essay-3-lecture-1-expecations-for-essay-3/ Supplement Lecture Text: Examples: The Misinterpretation Model—“Although many scholars have argued about X and Y, a careful examination suggests Z.” The Gap Model—“Although scholars have notes X and Y, they have missed the important aspect of Z.” The Modification Model—“While I agree with X and Y ideas of other writers, it is important ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2007/12/20/essay-2-lecture-5-developing-a-thesis/ Supplement Lecture Text: Article Title Here Article Title Here Article Title Here Article Title Here Possible Themes Here Possible Themes Here Possible Themes Here Possible Themes Here Possible Themes Here Use this table/grid/rubric to decide which articles have themes that relate to one another. If an article has a theme mentioned, place an “x” in the box ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2007/12/20/essay-2-lecture-4-common-themes/ In the rest of the papers you will write for 112, you will be required to implement a process called “synthesis.” Synthesis is merely a term that describes a connection between sources. Once you find these connections, you will use them to draw conclusions that will help you form and ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2007/12/20/essay-2-lecture-3-the-3-kinds-of-synthesis/ Supplement Lecture Text: Below is an example of synthesis from one of my favorite academic essays—Brian McVeigh’s “HOW HELLO KITTY COMMODIFIES THE CUTE, COOL AND CAMP: ‘Consumutopia’ versus ‘Control’ in Japan.” Keep in mind that this example is in APA, not MLA. We want MLA in this class. And it’s an example ... http://eng112.mybgsuonline.com/2007/12/20/essay-2-lecture-2-what-is-synthesis/