English 101 Winona Wynn Fall06
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This wiki page is a collaborative project created and developed by Research Librarian, Lorena O'English and English Instructor, Winona Wynn. It is intended for students in Winona's Fall 2006 English Composition 101 class (Freshman Focus), but might be of interest to others.
If you are interested in a resource for English 201 (Research Writing), check out this "wiki" page:
http://wiki.wsu.edu/wsuwiki/Research_Writing_201_Winona_Wynn_Spring_2007
FOR FEEDBACK ON YOUR WRITING, TRY THE "OWL", WSU'S ONLINE WRITING LAB
The OWL You can access this writing lab site from anywhere!!
CLICK ON THE DISCUSSION TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE TO READ GUIDLINES FOR AN ARTICLE REVIEW
PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS
Your portfolio which is 70% of your grade will include:
• A cover letter---An exploration and critique of your writing process
• Memoir---Open topic/Creative style
• Response Paper--- Native Americans or The Homeless
• Article Summary---exempt if you read a book from the syllabus list
• Argument Paper----The Future of Food
• Critical Annotated Bibliography--exempt if you attended one of three field trips
TO PASS, EVERY PAPER ASSIGNMENT MUST HAVE 2 "RE-VISIONED" DRAFTS, 1 FINAL DRAFT and 4 EDITS
Please note the following exceptions:
1. Cover Letter--two drafts, three edits
2. Article Summary--two drafts, three edits
3. Critical Annotated Bibliography--two drafts, three edits
4. Response Paper--two drafts, three edits
== Crafting Your Cover Letter (2-4 pages)
Important: Your Cover Letter and your remaining work in the portfolio should share an integrated relationship. Each should reflect the other.
There is no standard format for a cover letter for a portfolio, but you should include your name, class, and the date. In addition, please use your last name and page numbers as "headers" for the entire paper. Remember, a title helps frame the body of work for the reader. Using the name of the assignment is not recommended i.e. "Cover Letter", "Future of Food", etc. Your original title can be one word such as "Changes" or it can be something like, "One Coug's Struggle in the Writing Wilderness". You can also create a title that has two parts separated by a colon. For example, "Clawing my Way to the Creative Pinnacle: A 'Paws-itively' Miraculous Literary Journey". It is also fine to use a phrase from your text as a title. Crafting an opening (a title) should reflect a thoughtful framing of your work.
In 2-4 pages, you will be expected to provide the following:
*An in-depth description of yourself as a writer and a critical thinker. Trace your development over the semester---what did you learn about yourself? What are your strong areas? Which ones do you still need to improve on? Give examples from your own writing, from dialogues with your group partners, etc. Where did you come from as a writer..where are you going---- talk about your emerging "writing self".
*Evidence as to how and to what extent you participated in the editing process. In other words, how did you specifically contribute to the learning of those in your editing group? Did you communicate editing suggestions through e-mail? Exchange papers or meet outside of class formally in an English 102 group, or informally in the dorms, etc.? Visit the Writing Center?
Finally, the "English 101 Portfolio Rubric" and the Objectives on our syllabus will offer guidance as you craft your cover letter. Read both carefully. Assess and discuss your own writing process in the context of these documents. An excellent cover letter will address an element or two from all four quadrants of the "English 101 Rubric" and will provide clear examples from drafts in the portfolio.
Use the "Course Objectives" as Your Guide
•To identify elements of and engage in the practice of “critical thinking” across the curriculum.
•To actively and reflectively listen and respond to viewpoints shared in class, related to readings and in writing generated in this learning community
•To move toward mastery of writing conventions, i.e. effective structuring of writing— from word choice, to coherent sentence and paragraph structure to cogent and compelling drafts of ideas and new knowledge '
'•To be able to summarize, critically analyze, and synthesize primary and secondary sources
•To display competency in documentation styles (MLA and APA) relevant to specific disciplines
•To emphasize the importance and benefit of peer editing '
For the cover letter, only two drafts are required, but more are recommended. You may
use the assignment on "objectives" that you completed during the first week of class,
as one draft if you wish. However, please note, many of you will need to write more
than two drafts to produce an adequate, thoughtful, and specific cover letter.
Also note that the cover letter is not the place to praise or complain about me as a
teacher or the class in general. The purpose of the cover letter is to reflect on
yourself as a writer and on your writing process as evidenced in this class. You may
of course, refer to specific elements of the class that served to help you improve
your skills, as long as you remain the focus. That said, not everything in the cover
letter has to be positive.
Finally, be sure to write using academic conventions. Though the essay for the most part is informal, you are still expected to use complete sentences and follow basic writing conventions. Telling me in general terms that you learned how to be descriptive and specific in your writing...well, is just plain bad. Telling me that you learned to recognize and move beyond cliché by stating, "Avoiding cliché is as easy as pie." is just plain wrong. Carefully craft this cover letter. It is the reader's introduction to your collection of writing.
If you would like to revisit this conversation or ANY others, please stop by my office on any Wednesday, from 9:00 until 5:00---open office hours for students. You may call first to make an appointment if you wish, but drop-ins are welcome!
THESIS DEVELOPMENT:
Library Research at the Washington State University Libraries
Check out the LibrarySearch page - lots of information about how to find good stuff in the WSU Libraries. If you have questions, you can get reference desk hours, phone numbers and email webforms at our Ask a Question page, or contact Lorena directly (oenglish@wsu.edu; 335-2695).
Reference Resources
Encyclopedia of agricultural, food, and biological engineering (2003)
Agriculture : a glossary of terms, programs, laws and websites
The Encyclopedia of the Global Economy
Finding Books
Books can be found in the WSU Libraries catalog, Griffin. The Summit service is available for getting books from over other 35 college and university libraries in Oregon and Washington.
Keep in mind that, like academic disciplines, libraries have their own vocabulary. The terms we use in conversation aren't always the terms used by libraries.
Finding Articles
You can article citations and fulltext articles on the Databases, Articles and E-Journals page using our new SearchIt! sysem. This allows you to find appropriate databases by name or subject, and also to search multiple databases at the same time (“Cross Search.). You can find a helpful tutorial here (pdf format)..
Electronic Collections Online - Lots of fulltext.
ProQuest – or try our new database, Academic Search Premier.
America: History and Life - covers the history of the United States and Canada.
Anthropological Literature - The scholarly literature of anthropology.
Sociological Abstracts - the scholarly literature of sociology.
Agricola - the scholarly literature of agriculture.
Government Information
Government Documents at the WSU Libraries - A great starting place for all topics dealing with government information.
GPO Monthly Catalog - Use this resource to find U.S. government publications. Watch out, though - our access to U.S. government documents is often online or through microforms.
Google Uncle Sam
FedStats - A gateway to government statistics.
The U.S. Census - Includes American FactFinder and CenStats
Newspapers
ProQuest - Lots of newspaper articles as well as other popular, professional/trade, and scholarly resources.
Lexis-Nexis Academic - News and legal content, as well as business information.
Ethnic NewsWatch - mostly fulltext newspapers and magazines from ethnic news sources ; mostly from North America.
Alternative Press Index
PressDisplay - Last 60 days of selected papers - as the newspapers actually appeared.
Images
New York Public Library Digital Gallery
PicSearch
Google Images - Click on the "Images" link
Cydral - A neat image database from France (French not requird!)
LYU Visual Search Royalty-free images from Corbis.
Specialized Resources: Agriculture
In addition to the film, here are a few related internet sites of interest. Please peruse and become familiar with some of the resources to discuss with your group in the context of the arguments put forth in the film,"The Future of Food."
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org
http://www.thefutureoffood.com (film site)
Specialized Resources: Race, Class and Gender
Wiki Page for Native American Resources: http://wiki.wsu.edu/wsuwiki/Research_Native_Americans
Specialized Resources: Local versus Global (is it always versus?)
Research Protocols: Evaluation and Attribution
Evaluation criteria - Everything you read needs to be evaluated, both Web resources and information from more traditional sources. Just remember - you should evaluate by the criteria of your particular reserach question. That means that some "bad" resources may actually be OK since you are using them as evidence for your argument.
APA Style Guide for Electonic Resources: PDF format or Word format
APA Style Guide for Print Resources: PDF format or Word format
MLA Style Guide for Print Resources (PDF format
MLA Style Guide for Electronic Resources (PDF format)
MLA Style Guide for Electronic Resources
Citing Images - The copyright concept of "educational fair use" allows you to use images in your papers, but it has to be for educational purposes only and be cited correctly.
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