Terms we've learned in class...
APA
Solid Research Skills "Googlepedia"
Formatting
Popular vs. Scholarly/Primary vs. Secondary
100

The ability to use language and/or images to get what you want.

What is Rhetoric? 

100

For APA, this is what should be included in an in-text parenthetical citation.

What is the author's/authors' last name(s), the publication year, and page number(s)? (Smith, 2012, p. 6) (West and Jones, 2016, p. 34-36)

100

The search engine used to apply the search terms in an environment of mostly academic and professional resources. 

What is Google Scholar? 

100

This is how your reference list/works cited page should be organized.

What is alphabeticalorder?

100

Sources commonly associated with Google Scholar. 

What is a scholarly source?

200

Three Rhetorical Appeals

What is Pathos, Logos, and Ethos? 

200

This is what you should title the collection of citations at the end of your paper.

What is References?

200
Identify this annoying way people use sources, and provide the fix: The books "have sold more than 450 million copies worldwide," making it "the best-selling book series in history," and making their author "the first ever billionaire author" (New York Times 2007). In the United States, "nine thousand FedEx trucks were used to deliver the initial release of The Goblet of Fire alone" (New York Times 2007). The last four books were the fastest-selling books in history, with the final book "selling roughly eleven million copies in the United States within 24 hours of its release" (New York Times 2007).
ID: Uncle Barry and his Encyclopedia of Useless Information; using too many quotations in a row. Fix: Consider whether or not you need this specific quote. If you are simply using it for factual information, try paraphrasing instead.
200

As Smith explains, "This is the accepted American format" (Smith 3).

What is this? 

What is a direct quote?

200

***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***List the main projects (there are three) and the kind of grading we use for this class! 

What is "The Gratitude Letter," "The Rhetorical Analysis Memo," and "Composing in Multiple Genres?" 

And Contract Grading/Labor-based Grading 

300

Message, Purpose, Audience/Author = Context is also called? 

What is the Rhetorical Situation?

300

This is the proper APA format for an online journal article citation.

What is: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. DOI or Retrieved from URL

300
Identify this annoying way people use sources, and provide the fix: The influence of the tremendously popular Harry Potter series has been compared to that of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book that was widely credited with “galvanize public opinion against slavery” (Strange 2002: 263; see also Time 2007).
ID: Am I in the Right Movie?; failing to integrate a quotation into the grammar of the preceding sentence. Fix: Edit either the grammar of the sentence or the quote so that they match. The influence of the tremendously popular Harry Potter series has been compared to that of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a book that was widely credited with “galvaniz[ing] public opinion against slavery” (Strange 2002: 263; see also Time 2007).
300

If you want to use the beginning of a quote and the end of a quote, this goes in the middle.

What is ... an ellipses?

300

The "original document" 

What is a Primary Source? 

400

Literally means “a type, or kind”

What is Genre

400

This is the proper APA format for a book.

What is Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

400
Identify this annoying way people use sources, and provide the fix: Text: In Harry’s world, “werewolves were subject to discrimination as if they had AIDS” (The Washington Post 2007). Reference List: Gerson, M. (2007, October 26). “Harry Potter’s Secret." The Washington Post. Accessed June 15, 2016 at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ article/2007/10/25/AR2007102502233.html.
ID: I Can’t Find the Stupid Link; no connection between the first letter of a parenthetical citation and the first letter of a works cited entry. Fix: Correct the in-text citation so the first word matches the first word of the reference list citation. (Gerson 2007). Gerson, M. (2007, October 26). “Harry Potter’s Secret." The Washington Post. Accessed June 15, 2016 at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ article/2007/10/25/AR2007102502233.html.
400

Begin on a new line. Omit quotation marks. Indent all lines one inch from the margin. Maintain double spacing. Place citation after closing punctuation. When quoting verse, maintain original line breaks.

What is a block quote?

400

An article summarizing and analyzing original research on a topic (a literature review)

What is a secondary source? 

500

At least 4 out of the 7 genre options to break up with Amor

What is an Instagram post, handwritten letter, scientific report, Email, text, business memo, tweet

500

This is the proper APA format for a news article.

What is Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/

500
Name the two remaining ways annoying people use sources, and how to fix them.
Two ways: 1) Dating Spider-Man; starting or ending a paragraph with a quotation and 2) I Swear I Did Some Research; dropping in a citation without making it clear what information came from that source. The fixes: 1) Essentially the same as Armadillo Roadkill; readers like being told "how to read an upcoming quotation, reading it, and ... one way to interpret it. Prepare, quote, analyze." and 2) Write the sentences preceding the citation with specific words and phrases that will tell readers what information came from where.
500

When paraphrasing you should always end the sentence with.

What is an in-text citation? 

500

A scholarly journal that is research-focused, reporting results of original research and experimentation, but is NOT peer-reviewed.

What is a scholarly source?