December 8

Medicine Bag--popcorn kernel to remind you that you should cull a source for its most valuable information: summarize, paraphrase, and then only quote "the kernel," the essential words. How-to paraphrase: Writers Inc., p. 105.

Writing Spotlight--8-sentence hamburger paragraph. Sample paper with similar skills.

Post My Antonia

HOMEWORK:
1. Read "Shadow Scholar."
2. Bring textbooks again.
3. Work on revising your Problematizing paper.

Jonny Harline's 2006 "Answered Prayer" jersey, helmet, and cleats--Fundraiser

During December, my son Jonny is raffling off his 2006 BYU gear to help a couple of needy families with Christmas. If you're interested, here's the link.

"Problematizing a Topic" Revision

On December 8, I will be working on revision skills with you. For example, many students still need practice with introducing sources and MLA documentation. After December 8, I'm willing to add some points to your paper grade if you successfully improve your paper and if you follow these guidelines:

1. Go to Google Docs, find your paper, check the box to the left of the document, and then go to the top and "rename" your paper. The rename should be your last name and a 2. For example, I would rename my paper Harline 2. This will help me know which documents come to me as revisions and who they belong to.

2. While revising, use the highlighter option to highlight everything you change.

3. Keep in mind that I do not mark every problem I see because then I would be revising your paper for you. I try to give you an idea of some issues that should be worked on. A successful revision means that you carefully go through the overall organization, the MLA Style, the title, the introduction, the topic sentences, the attributive tags, the word choice and punctuation, etc.