NO CLASS THURSDAY!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today . . .
You have one more opportunity to revise/correct/ perfect! Re-post in the same Canvas spot.
Peer Editing . .
2. Content is the most important part of your paper. Are YOU part of that content? What words are yours? What words/thoughts belong to others? The goal is to find experts to back up what you say - not the other way around. (On the draft, highlight all words that are yours.)
3. In-text citations and Works Cited page
Final Writing
Inscribing
a Personal Artifact
Don't
let the title of this exercise fool you. Inscribing a personal artifact is not
like ordering an engraved name plate to put on your suitcase, nor is it like
your parents writing your address on the inside of your underwear. This is an
exercise in personal archaeology—an opportunity to describe a personal object
and explain what it says about you.
The
following tips will help you complete the assignment below:
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Focus on an overall insight or impression. In the drafting
process, you will probably clarify what your object says about you. Focus your
description of the object around that insight or impression. All the details
you decide to include should be relevant to that focus.
·
Organize the description logically. You can structure your writing
in many ways. You might describe each detail and explain what it says about
you. You might describe the object entirely and then explain what it says about
you. The details you choose first depend on your purpose. If you want to
recreate the experience of seeing the object, for instance, you might begin
with its most obvious feature and proceed to its least obvious feature.
·
Provide vivid descriptions and sensory details. If you have a
digital camera, you might include a picture of the object. Either way,
you have to create it for us using words. As you describe it, consider letting
your attitude toward the object show through in your choice of words and
details (e.g., "This baseball glove is triple stitched and made of genuine
Black Angus leather. It is so soft and supple that it folds together as flat as
a book.").
·
Conduct research. Find and share the history of the object. For example, if your object is a ring, locate
information about the first rings in history. What did they symbolize? Are
there any famous rings? How does your ring compare to the rings in history
emotionally and physically? Why are rings important? Why are rings used as
symbols of marriage? Keep track of your sources.
- You might also consider an
interview if the person who gave you the object is still living. Or, you
could interview others who have artifacts like yours.
Assignment
To
help you write, try asking yourself these questions:
·
Would people's opinions of you come from the object itself? For
example, is it rare, valuable, or collectable?
·
Would their opinions come from its condition? Perhaps it's old and
worn?
·
What would people think about the object's significance within the
culture? Would it label you as a certain kind of person?
·
Would the artifact only have meaning for other people if they knew
more about your individual life?
·
How do other similar artifacts found in history relate to you and
your object? (This is a great place for research!)
- Pay attention to organization. Will you start with a description of the object or tell the story of how it came into your possession?
- Where will you include the research?
- How will you explain the importance of the object to you?
- How will you end the essay?
- During the revision process, work on connecting what the object is with what it tells others about you. Include the researched information about the other such objects.
- Include a Works Cited page and in-text citations. Use MLA formatting.
- When you are finished, this paper should be 3-5 pages long.
