DOCUMENTATION AND SOURCES

Week 11, Part 2

Today

1. Evaluations2. Sources3. MLA4. Group Exercise

Word-of-the-day

Derelict Abandoned or negligent

Examples:

The derelict home had an eviction noticed nailed to the door.

The hungry bellies of his children demonstrated his derelict parenting skills.

Grammar-rama

Grammar Quiz (21 Questions): March 31 Possessive apostrophe Right sound, wrong word (usage) Comma splices Fragments Semi-colons Colons Agreement

Grammar-rama

Grammar Quiz (21 Questions): April 1 Possessive apostrophe Right sound, wrong word (usage) Comma splices Fragments Semi-colons Colons Agreement

Agreement

If the sentence starts as singular, it ends as singular

If you use an indefinite pronoun (singular), it must end as singular

It’s usually easier to keep the sentence consistently plural

If people want to text and drive, they could receive a ticket.

Try It!

Interlibrary Loan

ask for an ILL form from the Information Desk in the Library.

or if you are in an journal or magazine database (such as Academic Search Premier) use the "Where Can I Get This?" and "Request this Item" functions to fill out an online request email your request to the Library at ill@camosun.bc.ca.

The turnaround time from request to delivery is approximately 3-7 days from BC libraries. You will be notified by phone or email when your item has arrived.

Reciprocal Borrower

Camosun ID Secondary ID with address

March 22

Sarah Brittney Matt Roger James Corri David Corey Lorena Devon Mark Nathan Allen

March 24

Louie Amy Megan Veronica Ian Jamie Patrick Alyssa Julia Steven Shauna Danijela Erica

Sources

Why have them?

Errors of Sources

1. Plagiarism2. Research yes, integration in paper no3. References lacking ethos4. Facts treated as common knowledge5. Choosing from summarizing,

paraphrasing, or quoting6. Spelling/style errors

Typical Sources

Academic writing Historical accounts Government reports Statistics Microfilm Interviews Legal/medical opinions

Research Steps

Locate, select, organize, synthesize Arrange paper Present your own opinion

Note Taking

Close the book! Select from summary, paraphrase, and

quotation Keep all bibliographic information

Step 4: Notes

Careful Normal Rapid Scanning Skimming

Step 4: Notes

1. Time and place2. Rephrase EACH paragraph3. Read aloud hard sentences4. Reread difficult sentences5. Slow down6. Turn headings into questions7. Write an outline8. Highlight key ideas9. Write notes in the margins10. Note any knowledge gaps

MLA

Already acquainted Used in the Humanities

Documentation: Why Bother?1. Avoids plagiarism2. Reassures reader in your ability (ethos)

Lack of Research

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

Documentation: Style

MLA APA Chicago IEEE

Styles in Bibliography

MLA Surname, First Name. Book Title Here.

City: Publisher, Year.

APA Surname, First Initial (Year). Book title

goes here. City: Publisher.

Two Places to Show Citation

In-text (right after the sentence being cited)

In the Works Cited list

What do you Notice?

Page 334

MLA Works Cited Page

Final page of research paper: Works Cited (centred)

Doublespaced

Listed alphabetically by author’s surname

MLA Book

Surname, First Name. Book Title Here. City: Publisher, Year.

MLA Book

Try It!

MLA Journal Article If From PrintSurname, First Name. “Article Title Goes in

the Space Here.” Journal Title Here Volume. Issue (Year): Page Range. Type.

Piper, Andrew. “Rethinking the Print Object: Goethe and the Book of Everything.” PMLA 121.1 (2006): 124-38. Print.

MLA Journal Article If From WebSurname, First Name. “Article Title Goes in

the Space Here.” Journal Title Here Volume. Issue (Year): Page Range. Type. Date of Access.

Piper, Andrew. “Rethinking the Print Object: Goethe and the Book of Everything.” PMLA 121.1 (2006): 124-38. Web. 15 May 2008.

MLA Journal Article If From Web Try It!

MLA Website

Green, Joshua. “The Rove Presidency.” The Atlantic.com. Atlantic Monthly Group, Sept. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.

Quade, Alex. “Elite Team Rescues Troops behind Enemy Lines.” CNN.com. Cable News Network, 19 Mar. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.

No date? n.d.No author? Begin with titleNo publisher/sponsor? n.p.

MLA Website

Try It!

MLA Entry

Works Cited

Wood, Jane. “New Women and Neurasthenia:

Nervous Degeneration and the 1890s.” Passion

and Pathology in Victorian Fiction. Oxford:

Oxford UP, 2001.