One point the librarian made that bears repeating – research takes time. I’m not talking about the reading of articles (that takes even more time) but finding good research is work. Students who got “A’s” and “B’s” last semester said…
in-text citations the basics
Duke has a great guide to parenthetical citations with MLA – and as a KU alum it’s hard to praise Duke. St. Cloud U. Writing Center also has a guide which points out how to cite when the author’s name…
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Lot in the news now about the moral depravity of students as evidenced by “cheating.” The Philosophy Monkey treats it well. I like that he makes a point that instructors aren’t as stupid as student’s might think (with a video…
Textbook Annotated Bibliography
How to write an annotated bibliography is covered in depth in the Comp 121 textbook. You can also check our social bookmarking site for loads of references online. NOTE: Refer to MLA handbook for how to cite sources – examples…
Spotting bias in texts (cherry picking part 2)
Sugar is good food (!?)The good folks at Boing Boing shared this after finding it at an individuals blog dedicated to vintage ads. See also: Fox News Advocates Shutting Down Libraries
Zen and the Art of Cherry Picking.
Road trip to dad’s to help out on the farm got me thinking about the fundamental interconnectedness of all things, and how picking cherries relates to teaching and learning writing. 1. The tendency for novice writers to “cherry pick” their…
What can you learn thru Read/Write web; what skills are needed (research notes)
Luckin et al. (2009) asks how the read/write web interacts with learning and what sort of skills support the kind of learning that happens in this environment, and notes that researchers (Buckingham, 2007; Green and Hannon, 2007; Jenkins, 2006) have…
What I’m learning Re: SRTOL Papers – Rhetoric
These comments apply to many papers. I see semantic confusion facts vs. opinions (if this is a rhetorical ploy – it doesn’t work on the well-educated; consider your audience). I hear semantic confusion. Define terms as you will use them.…
What I’m learning Re: SRTOL Papers – citing sources
I’ve only read a handful of papers. 1/2 have been amazing, and half have been … uninspiring but generally ok. That’s not too bad. Some advice, tips or clarifications for you-all. In text quotations Re: block quotations. Only one person’s…