A Beginning WelcomeToWeek9 Week 9 and the Final Days of the class Time has surely flown by Weve made it through the class and the hot summer. Lets take one final review. APA Errors: APA errors are easily avoided with a little care. Like spelling and grammar, correct APA format is an essential part of your essay. Adhering to a specific format is a hallmark of good writing and editing. If you have questions about APA, check out the Writing Centers help sheet atenter/success/writing/pdfs/research/An_I ntroduction_To_APA.pdfenter/success/writing/pdfs/research/An_I ntroduction_To_APA.pdf Some people do not believe that global warming is a legitimate problem. They feel that it is an agenda being pushed by liberals. They cite shaky scientific evidence as a reason not to buy into the global warming craze. I think its interesting that a small group of scientists say that climate change is just part of living on Earth like when the Ice Age froze nearly every corner of the planet. If we overreact, we may be working toward an unstoppable phenomenon anyway. Whats missing here? How could we fix it? Reporting broad ideas with no specific research. How could these 3 quotes help? The sun has been a bit absent in Temperatures are about what we would expect for this time of year, and perhaps even cooler than normal given the early snows and mild summer. If this deep solar minimum continues, Li Soon,2009. Global-warming priests, while sermonizing about the need to spend trillions on new energy sources, almost never have a kind word for nuclear power - casting doubt on their motives. If the goal were really to reduce our carbon output (and not to recast our way of life), clean, efficient, affordable nuclear power would be the obvious choice, Mona Charon, In contrast with human-created DDT, CO2, a greenhouse gas has been part of the earth's atmosphere as long as the earth has existed. About 450 million years ago, the earth's atmospheric CO2 level was about 2,000 percent higher than it is today, at the same time the earth's atmosphere was about the same temperature as today, Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D., and Robert J. Cihak, M.D., 2006. Student Writing Research Some people do not believe that global warming is a legitimate problem. They feel that it is an agenda being pushed by liberals. They cite shaky scientific evidence as a reason not to buy into the global warming craze. I think its interesting that a small group of scientists say that climate change is just part of living on Earth like when the Ice Age froze nearly every corner of the planet. If we overreact, we may be working toward an unstoppable phenomenon anyway. The sun has been a bit absent in Temperatures are about what we would expect for this time of year, and perhaps even cooler than normal given the early snows and mild summer. If this deep solar minimum continues, Li Soon,2009. Global-warming priests, while sermonizing about the need to spend trillions on new energy sources, almost never have a kind word for nuclear power - casting doubt on their motives. If the goal were really to reduce our carbon output (and not to recast our way of life), clean, efficient, affordable nuclear power would be the obvious choice, Mona Charon, In contrast with human-created DDT, CO2, a greenhouse gas has been part of the earth's atmosphere as long as the earth has existed. About 450 million years ago, the earth's atmospheric CO2 level was about 2,000 percent higher than it is today, at the same time the earth's atmosphere was about the same temperature as today, Michael Arnold Glueck, M.D., and Robert J. Cihak, M.D., 2006. Essay writing falls into the category of formal writing. Formal writing typically does not use I, me, my, mine. It can undermine authority. Online sources versus Print resources Depending on a single source What has worked? What hasnt? Topic sentences carry the thesis through the essay Restatement of thesis at the beginning of the conclusion Organizational strategies to consider: Broad to specific Cause and effect Process analysis Classification Problem-solution Introductions and conclusions are an ideal way to incorporate your sense of style into your essay The goal is to be engaging and informative Conclusions work like an upside-down introduction; think of a funnel and then reversing that funnel Omitting one or more parts of the essay: 1. Make a checklist 2. Check that adequate time is spent discussing the thesis 3. Proofread Based on the following elements presented in a database for a journal article indicate the correct order of authors (APA format) as it would appear in the references at the end of a paper. Evaluation of the Persistently Violent Offender Treatment Program Ralph C. Serin, Rene Gobeil, and Denise L. Preston A. Gobeil, Renee, Denise L. Preston and Ralph C. Serin. B. Serin, R. C., Gobeil, R., & Preston, D. L. C. Gobeil, Renee, Preston, Denise L., & Serin, Ralph C. D. Serin, Ralph C, Gobeil, Renee, and Preston, Denise L. For an in-text parenthetical citation of the following article, indicate the correct format for the first time this journal article is cited in the paper. A. (Serin, Gobeil, & Preston, 2009) B. (Gobeil, Preston and Serin, 2008) C. (Gobeil, Preston, & Serin, 2009) D. (Serin et al., 2009) For an in-text parenthetical citation of the following article, indicate the correct format for the second time this journal article is cited in the paper. A. (Serin, Gobeil, and Preston, 2009) B. (Gobeil, Preston & Serin, 2008) C. (Gobeil et al., 2009) D. (Serin et al., 2009) Select all of the information that you COULD put into an APA- formatted in-text citation. (There will be more than one answer). A. Page number B. URL C. Author(s)s name(s) D. Article title E. Publication year F. Date accessed G. Paragraph number H. Database name A. Page number B. URL C. Author(s)s name(s) D. Article title E. Publication year F. Date accessed G. Paragraph number H. Database name What is the second item that is included in ANY APA citation on the Reference page at the end of your paper ? A. Author B. Publication Year C. Article title D. Book title E. URL F. Date accessed G. Database name If you do not have an author for a web page, how do you represent the source in an APA formatted in-text citation? A. Use the word anonymous, paragraph number, and date B. Use the URL and date published C. Use the first words of the web page title, date, and paragraph number D. Use the URL, paragraph number, and date If you do not have an author for a web page, how do you represent the source in an APA formatted in-text citation? A. Use the word anonymous, paragraph number, and date B. Use the URL and date published C. Use the first words of the web page title, date, and paragraph number D. Use the URL, paragraph number, and date A. Any time you have more than one author B. When you have between 3 and 6 authors C. When you have between 3 and 6 authors and have listed all of their names the first time D. When you have 6 or more authors E. When you 6 or more authors and have listed all of their names the first time This is a multiple select question. Choose all of the correct answers. There will be more than one correct answer. You should use the abbreviate et al. under which circumstances? A. Any time you have more than one author B. When you have between 3 and 6 authors C. When you have between 3 and 6 authors and have listed all of their names the first time D. When you have 6 or more authors E. When you 6 or more authors and have listed all of their names the first time a) in alphabetical order by authors surname or by title (if there is no author), regardless of type of reference (book, film journal article, website, etc.). b) under separate subheadings according to type of source. c) first under those with authors, then those without. d) numbered in the order in which they appear. In the APA format, what items need to be added to a journal citation on the Reference page to show that you accessed the journal in a database? (More than one answer) A. The database name B. The vendor name C. The words online version D. The words electronic version E. The date you accessed the article F. The date the article was added to the database A. The database name B. The vendor name C. The words online version D. The words electronic version E. The date you accessed the article F. The date the article was added to the database SoHow did you do? Thanks for Great Seminars Enjoy your break, you deserve time for yourself. Best in all that you do! Catherine Cousar