How to Cite a TED Talk in MLA Format Cite it as a lecture. Here is an example. Smith, John. “The Power of Baloney.” TED. Feb. 2012. Lecture. . Where to find 2016 edition of the MLA…
Curriculum Epistemology
The three biggest challenges facing us related to English Composition are: Privacy/ ownership: this includes shared creation of information on plagiarism and copyright (eg look at the caption on the meme I grabbed. Shouldn’t it read http://cdn.someecards.com/someecards/usercards/1333238359437_4954126.png?) Resource management: that includes…
How to Cite Block Quotes
I’ve written about how to cite block quotes in MLA format before and noted how the Purdue OWL gets this wrong. As demonstrated in the NFGW (our comp 1 text) and in the MLA Handbook: 7th ed (the newest edition in the…
How to use the handbook to figure out how to cite the Fish article.
What information do we include and how do we figure it out? First go to the free online MLA handbook and look at its table of contents. We know it is an online newspaper (New York Times), so we find where…
Fun online reading speed test from the WSJ
Thank reddit for sharing a fun online reading speed and comprehension tool from The Wall Street Journal. I just took the test because I like to say I’ve done everything I ask my students to do, and since they shared…
Where to find PC’s on JCCC Campus
Don’t wait until the mad rush of Mid-terms to find places on campus to use computers to finish work ! The Library staff – out of the kindness of their hearts – used to hand out photo-copies of this following…
China and Sustainability: Expert visit to campus
Dr. Yizhao Yang will be visiting campus March 23rd in Craig Community Autitorium at 11am and and 24th at 7pm in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Auditorium Flier –
Links for responding to grammar and mechanics issues
In text citation basics at http://tinyurl.com/4ramuvg Ellipsis use at http://tinyurl.com/4evw5yl Word count at http://tinyurl.com/49ve7cv Semicolons and Colons at http://tinyurl.com/4cgdfd3 Scare quotes. http://tinyurl.com/4hr7rax Re: Block quotes and other expectations of in-text citation at http://tinyurl.com/678cfsw
Inquiry and the Scientific Method through Comics
I dig graphic novels. I found this at the library for my son, and had to scan some of it. I hadn’t thought of the Inquiry Learning Method I’ve used as related to the Scientific Method, but I hadn’t talked…
Woman Warrior
Why haven’t I read Maxine Hong Kingston yet? Wikipedia says: The Woman Warrior has been reported by the Modern Language Association as the most commonly taught text in modern university education. It has been used in disciplines as far reaching as American literature,…