Lecture 20: Research Essays

The duration of today's lesson will be spent collecting appropriate scholarly resources to use in your research assignments (remember, you need three sources for the annotated bibliography).

Come to Tuesday's class ready to work on the writing of either part 1 of the assignment (annotations) or part 2 (essay).

Bring anything that will help you write: books, articles, computer, class notes, library hand-outs etc...




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Lecture 19: Research Assignment Review

In today's class we shall go over the following:

Punctuation and Quotation Review
MLA Style Video
Quotation Activity
Annotated Bibliography Review
Annotated Bibliography Tips
Annotated Bibliography Activity
Homework and Notes

Here are some examples of direct quotations:

Direct quotations involve incorporating another person's exact words into your own writing:

In her essay “Whiteness as Property,” Cheryl Hanson argues that property actually becomes a “right” and not merely a tangible object (“The Quest for Self-Identity in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon” 8).

He admires Pilate’s ability to “tackle the problem of trying to decide how she wanted to live and what was valuable to her” (Morrison 149), later noting that “[w]ithout ever leaving the ground, she could fly” (336).

Lecture 17 and 18: Library Research Sessions

For Lecture 17 (Tuesday 3rd of November) you'll have the opportunity to use class time to research your topics for the annotated bibliography and essay. For assignment information see here.

For Lecture 18 (Thursday 5th of November) we'll have a library research session in room 7-202C on the Western side of the CCC library. Please make sure you give yourself enough time to find the lab. Jody will be sharing with us some ways to find scholarly resources which you'll be able to use for your annotated bibliographies and essay.

Lecture 16: Comparative In-Class Essay

As you`re all aware, today`s the day for the comparative essay.  As noted in class, you`ll be comparing any two essays from our books (except the two we`ve just read on addiction) OR you might wish bring in two of your own texts (poems, essays, plays) to compare. You must decide HOW you`ll compare the two texts.

As with our previous in-class assignment, I encourage you to bring in your books, laptops and dictionaries.



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Research Assignment

ENGL 102: Research Assignment


Assignment: Annotated Bibliography and Essay

Topic: Your Own Choice (but please discuss with me and choose by 5th November)

Overview: This assignment gives you the opportunity to ask and find some answers to questions that have arisen so far during our course and the readings we have completed. You will begin with a question that you have formulated.

Your research process will begin with background reading to learn more about your topic. As you read, you will be performing a wide general search, finding out about the general subject: what is there to know? What are the central issues? What do scholars seem to disagree about? What do they agree on? Is there anything still undiscovered or unknown? What steps are being taken to find out? As you read, research and discover, you will be narrowing the field to an aspect of the topic that you find yourself drawn to or deeply interested in.

Subject Areas: Based on class readings some topics might include:
• The evolution of language
• Sports and nationhood
• Population rates and parenthood
• Terrorism
• Conflict
• Gang Violence
• Addiction
• Innate intelligence
• Pandemics

REMINDER: SearchPath Tutorial Due 3rd November

Remember your SearchPath Tutorials are due on the 3rd of November. Please find the online tutorial via Blackboard. If anyone has any questions, do let me know via e-mail Laccettij AT Macewan.ca

(remember to remove the spaces and replace AT with the @ symbol).

Lecture 15: Compare and Contrast Review and Practise

Today's Outline:
Reading Review – Responding to Headings
“Embraced by the Needle” Activity
Comparison and Contrast Cue Words
Homework

*****HOMEWORK*****

• Re-read all chapters and class notes on comparative essay writing
• Choose any two essays from Essay Writing (except “Addition in Free Markets” and “Embraced by the Needle”) to compare for your assignment next class, be sure you have a basis for comparison.

• Bring books, dictionaries, computers to next class ready to write the comparative essay

NB: Top flow chart image from the Visual Leap, clue words and peer review ideas from Ted Nellen.