MMW 13
Assignments Overview
Assignments Overview
True of False: You may only give three reasons supporting your thesis.
False
When is the final paper due?
Beginning of lecture on Monday of Week 10 (June 3, 11am)
How are works ordered in the Works Cited?
Alphabetically by authors' last names.
Besides carefully reading the rough drafts and writing the Dear Writer letters, what else must you do before coming to the Rough Draft Workshop?
Write comments in the margins.
How long should the final paper be?
8-10 pages
What three things must you do in your conclusion?
Summarize the argument, elaborate on the implications and significance of your thesis, suggest directions for further study or action.
What size should the margins be on all four sides?
1 inch
True or False: MLA parenthetical citations include a comma, i.e., (McClain, 124)
False, i.e., (McClain 124)
True or False: If you miss the Rough Draft Workshop, you will fail MMW 13.
False. BUT.... you WILL fail this assignment and section, 15% of your total grade for the course
True or False: You must turn in the final paper by the time of the final exam, or you will fail the course.
True
What is another word for?
A) Assertion B) Oppositional Statement C) Reason
A) Thesis B) Counterargument C) Claim
What must the heading in the upper left-hand corner include (in order)?
name, TA's name, section number, assignment number or title, date
Which part of the paper should NOT be double-spaced?
None. All of it should be double-spaced, including header (name, date, etc.), title and first line of essay, and Works Cited.
In your Dear Writer letter, besides strengths, problems, challenges in reading the draft, and thesis statement, you should include what? (1 of 2)
Recommended revisions
According to the rubric, you must _______ sources for all information, ideas, and words that are from a source or are not common knowledge to most people outside this course.
Cite
What is the MMW formula for a thesis statement?
TS = O (Oppositional Statement) + S (Subject) + A (Assertion) + R (Reasons) (3+)
How do you label each PDF of your sources?
Author's last name_Title of Document (shortened title ok)
If you include the author's name in the signal phrase, i.e., "McClain observes that...," what information do you include in the parenthetical citation?
Just the page number(s), not the author's last name again.
In your Dear Writer letter, besides strengths, problems, challenges in reading the draft, and thesis statement, you should include what? (1 of 2)
What you find most and least compelling about the argument.
According to the Grading Rubric, what part of the paper should give the reader direction and focus?
The title
Who wrote the following?: "... writers have more than space and time can offer. They have the whole unexplored realm of human vision."
William Stafford ("A Way of Writing")
How do you label the file of your peer feedback in your final submission?
"Feedback" plus first names of both peers, such as "Feedback Amy Mike."
If I am citing the same source as the previous citation in the same paragraph, which information do I put in parenthesis?
Just the page number(s)
Who said, "How do I know what I think until I see what I say?"
E.M. Forster
What is the one question that you have to answer in your Dear Reader letter to your TA that you didn't have to include in your Dear Reader letter to your peers for your rough draft?
What lessons for the future did you learn in completing this project? What are your takeaways?