10/11/11

Class Work

1. Let's take a look at the technology essay. Get your draft ready. How is the research coming along?
2. Peer editing activity. See handout.
3. The assignment was to create a visual electronic representation of your gadget. This could have been as simple as a PowerPoint page or two. Or, you may have used one of the many sites that are out there to help you organize your visuals.
Consider taking pictures of the gadget. Consider taking pictures of users, yourself included. Consider the possibilities.

Let's share.  In order to share, you need to either have  your visual on a jump drive or you need to e-mail it to me as an attachment. The subject line should say : Visual
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Let's take a look at In-Text Citations. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/research/mlaparen.html
and pp. 384+ in Write Now.

Sample Essay: http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf
and pp. 394+ in Write Now.

 Let's also take another look at a Works Cited page: p. 399 in Write Now.
http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf

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Writing a Critique
 How to:
http://www.chesapeake.edu/asc/CritiqueHandout.pdf

Samples:
http://www.pluggedin.com/movies.aspx
Select a movie. Watch the trailer. Read the review.

Together we will create the "how to" list for writing a movie review/critique.

Homework

1.  Finish your Technology paper. It, along with the draft and peer editing notes is due Thursday. Use MLA formatting.  Include in-text citations and a Works Cited page.