Readings from Class
What is one way to get writing started?
What do you need at the beginning of each paragraph?
Where should the title of your "Works Cited" page go?
(This is a two part question and the answer is not: "at the end of the paper")
Centered and on a separate page from your essay.
Is this a thesis statement or not? Why or why not?
Women in music are underrepresented.
Not: It does not expand on the so what?
What is the best-selling video game franchise?
Mario
Moving around body paragraphs in your paper means you are ______ your thoughts.
(Think of the day we worked with comic strips)
organizing
What should you do after using evidence (direct quote/paraphrase/statistics)?
Analyze and connect back to the thesis.
What is wrong with this citation.
She states, "human beings remain mysteriously absent" (Sword 2012).
It should be a page number not the year.
Is this a thesis statement or not? Why or why not?
Although AI has pitfalls, if taught how to use ethically, it can be used as a tool to help students gain confidence in the classroom.
Yes:
It has a so what: AI can be used ethically to build confidence in students + who cares: Students, educators, people skeptical of AI.
What fast food chain once used the slogan "Think outside the bun"?
Taco Bell
What is objective writing mean?
Objective writing means an author takes a distant approach in their point of view by not bringing in emotional, first-person, or opinionated language.
Where should a thesis statement go in your introduction?
The last lines of the paragraph.
What type of indent should be used on the "Works Cited" page?
Hanging indent
Is this a thesis statement or not? Why or why not?
Research proves that people that live below or near the poverty line have higher rates of anxiety and depression.
Not
This is an observation that was found when gathering research.
What type of race is the Tour de France?
Bicycle race
What is one way to "show and tell" creatively in an academic paper?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
What three points make up a thesis statement?
1)Arguable/debatable
2)concise/clear
3)can be supported through evidence
How should the authors be organized on the "Works Cited" page?
Alphabetical
Is this a thesis statement or not? Why or why not?
To bridge the gap of gender inequality in the work force we need to give pay based on job position, create laws to outlaw gender discrimination, and implement more training on gender biases.
Not:
The main ideas are mixed as the argument of the paper. It is missing a so what.
What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Purple
What are the three tips Sword gives to create a "smart sentence?" (Found on page 2 of Smart Sentencing reading)
Employ concrete nouns/verbs
Use Active Language
Cut extraneous words (clutter)
How can you organize a body paragraph?
topic sentence, expansion of topic sentence by relating to the thesis, evidence, analysis of evidence, relation back to the thesis (transition).
What is wrong with the following citation entry? (4 areas)
Richard Dorment. (2015). Why Men Still Can’t Have It All. "They Say I Say," Edited by Gerald Graff,
Cathy Birkenstein, and Russel Durst, 3rd edition, W.W. Norton & Company, pp.
697-717
The name should be last name first. The year is in the wrong spot. The title of the contained should be in quotation marks. The title of the container (the book) should be in italics.
Is this a thesis statement or not? Why or why not?
Despite the values of masculinity changing, many men still find themselves trying to understand how to define themselves through gender expression.
Not (it's almost there)
Does not have a so what.
Uses broad language and generalizations (many men still find themselves trying to understand how to define themselves through gender expression)
What's the city with the most diversity in terms of language?
New York