For Friday (11:45)

Hello all,

Today, we discovered what items in our bags mean...and then we focused on conducting our knowledge nugget. The knowledge nugget today focused on crafting three focus statement that could potential be used in crafting timed writings. We really need to become comfortable with the structure and practice of crafting organizational statements.

We spent some time discussing the outline and the transition from prewriting to drafting. Remember, your draft does not have to strictly follow your outline; however, your outline should reference areas from your outline. Remember the reason for creating an outline is to aid in the construction of a text.

Style Sheet for Project 2
K. Robinson


Project Two should follow these traditional MLA guidelines. These guidelines are what most MLA-formatted academic papers will require.

For this project, you cannot use first or second person pronoun. That means no I, me, my, mine, you, yours, ours, we, or us.

Do not use contractions.

Do not use the construction…This paper will show or This study shows or This paper examines. Let your paper do the talking.

You must have at least six paragraphs.
Introduction
Point of view one
Point of view two
Point of view three
Refutation
Conclusion

Each paragraph must be fully developed with topic sentence, three observations, three support statements, and a conclusion. Therefore, each paragraph should be at least eight sentences long.

You must use proper MLA in-text citation.

Transitions are required to guide your reader.

Your text should be revised and edited completely.

General Guidelines
• Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper,
• Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font like Times New Roman or Arial.
• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).
• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. Indent the first line of a paragraph one half-inch (five spaces or press tab once) from the left margin.
• Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)
• Use either italics or underlining throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
Formatting the First Page of Your Paper
• Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested.
• In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
• Double space again and center the title. Don't underline your title or put it in quotation marks; write the title in Title Case, not in all capital letters.
• Use quotation marks and underlining or italics when referring to other works in your title, just as you would in your text, e.g.,
o Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Morality Play
o Human Weariness in "After Apple Picking"
• Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
• Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page. Always follow their guidelines.)

For Friday

Read-N/a

Write-Draft your Project Two Text

Do-Work on your Project Two Draft

Take care,

Kat