Homework due Friday 2 February

Dear Theme Writers,

Homework due Friday 2, February
Minor Assignment 7 - Works Cited*
Write and post the first draft of the Works Cited to your TW blog. This assignment is useful now because you also need to include an up-to-date version of your works cited in your final draft. Post your assignment to your blog, please use the title 'Minor Assignment 7: Works Cited.'

To guide you in formatting and organizing your works cited, refer to the Syllabus:

1. SGW: The Works Cited Page pp. 61 - 64.
2. AWR: MLA list of works cited: MLA-4b; p. 348-367
3. Shared Research Collection:

• Reference: Works Cited MLA Style - Pearson Education

• Works Cited activity (PDF file)

• Works Cited activity_answers (PDF file)

Revised Working Outline
Thank you and well done on Minor Assignment 6 - Revised Working Outline.* The due date as you know was Friday 1/26 and I received work from about half the class. If you have not completed your revised outline yet, the Syllabus does allow you to submit assignments up to one (1) week late. However, this means that you must finish your Revised Working Outline by this Friday, February 2.

Tutorials
Last week Rie, Emi Y, Yusuke, Marie, Koichi, Emi A, Satoru, & Nami took a tutorial. If you did not take a tutorial last week, I definitely recommend you take a tutorial as we move into the final four (4) weeks of semester, so tutorials should be even busier than last week.

Be sure to contact me if you have any questions.

Have a great week,

Owen.

Homework due Friday 26 January

Dear Theme Writers,

First Draft
Thank you and well done on the 750+ first drafts submitted so far. The due date as you know was 1/19 and I received seven (7) out of thirteen (13). If you have not completed 750+ words yet, it is not a problem, the Syllabus allows you to submit assignments up to one (1) week late. This means that you have until this Friday, January 26 to finish your first 750+ words.

Tutorials
Last week Rie, Satoru, Koichi, Sho, and Yusuke took a tutorial. If you did not take a tutorial last week, I definitely recommend you take a tutorial on your First Draft, so tutorials this week should be busier than last week. I would also like to clarify with you that tutorials are the main way to receive feedback in Theme Writing. I do visit your blogs regularly and as your paper begins to develop over the next few weeks I will leave comments on your blog as often as my time permits. However, my written comments on your blog are in addition to tutorials, they are not a replacement for tutorials. Therefore, you must always use tutorials as the main forum to discuss your ideas and your writing. In other words, please do not ask me to check you blog unless you also book a tutorial to then discuss your writing.

Homework due Friday 26, January
Minor Assignment 6 - Revised Working Outline*
Review the sample Working Outline and the included instructions. For extra support you may wish to review SGW: 4.5.4 The Title, Thesis Statement pp. 31-32, and 7.7 Your Outline.`As you research and write about your topic, your thinking deepens and your ideas change. Therefore, taking an effective approach to writing requires you to regularly update your Working Outline to reflect your current thinking and ideas. This assignment is also useful because you need to include a n up-to-date version of your outline in your Final Draft. Revise and post your assignment to your blog, please use the title 'Minor Assignment 6: Revised Working Outline.'

Be sure to contact me if you have any questions.

Have a great week,

Owen.

Homework due Friday January 19

Just a quick reminder about homework due Friday:

Minor Assignment 5
First Draft (750) - Introduction, Body, & Conclusion + attached peer review checklist

From the Syllabus you may need to/want to review:

SGW: 7.8 Writing an Introduction to Your Paper, 7.9 Your First Draft, 7.10 Writing a Conclusion for Your Paper

AWR: Citing sources MLA-1a through MLA-3c; p. 331-340. Sample MLA research paper p. 371 (does not include the outline required in your final draft)

Online: See the Sample Essay as a basic guide & the Sample Research Paper for more detail (click Download button, then click "Open" to view or "Save" to download. This is a PDF file and opens in Adobe Reader on ICU computers. Reader is free to install on your home computer).

Tutorials January 15-19

At this stage, with the First Draft (750) of your essay due on Friday, tutorials should be busy, busy, busy!

1/7/ 2007 updated Record of Submitted Assignments