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In today’s class, we learned about different types of sources and how to choose your sources for your research paper. Types of Sources: First of all, we talked about the different sources that you can use in your research essay. These can include reference books, periodicals (journals, newspapers, magazines), video/audio recordings, government publications, interviews, and many others. How to Choose Sources: When you choose a source, there are six points you should consider: (a) authority; (b) audience; (c) currency; (d) purpose; and (e) quality/accuracy. Recording Source Information: When you find some useful sources for your research paper, you should write down the information about the source. In this way, you will have easy access to it when you make your works cited page and use in-text citation. When you record source information, you should include the following for print sources: (a) author / organization; (b) title; (c) edition; (d) publisher; (e) place of publication; (f) year of publication; and (g) page numbers. For an electronic source, you need to record this information: (a) author / organization, (b) title of website; (c) title of article on a website; and (d) publication date. Library and Database Activities: We also reviewed the guidelines for your Pair Library and Database Activity. This is very important because it help you become familiar with the resources in the Aogaku library. For the library activity, you will have to go to the Aogaku library to complete it. You will also need to learn how to use the databases in the library (or from your own computer). The activities are include at the end of the blog post, as well as instructions for using the Aogaku databases. Lesson Materials: I've uploaded today's slide presentation and handouts in the Academic Writing Lesson Materials section. Homework:
Blog Question #2: Tell me about your experience completing the library and database activities (e.g. When did you do them? Did you need help? Were the activities difficult? Were they useful activities? Do you think you can find sources for your research paper now?)
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Hi everyone, It was really great to meet everyone in today’s class. I really appreciated your attention and participation during our class activities. Academic Writing is one of the most difficult skills in English to master. Please remember that Academic Writing is even difficult for native-speakers. Although this course will be challenging, you will be able to improve your writing and critical thinking skills. However, it will be very important to complete the weekly tasks. Remember to manage your time and give yourself enough time to complete your writing tasks. Course Syllabus and Schedule: At the start of class, we went through the grading criteria and requirements for our course. We also looked at the schedule. Please make sure to submit your writing tasks on time every week. We will be writing our research paper step-by-step, so you will be writing every week. Essay Structure: After, we reviewed essay structure. If you would like ot review the slide presentation from today's lesson, you can find it in the Academic Writing --> Lesson Materials section of the website. For homework, you need to read the sample essay and identify all the parts of an essay. Topic Selection For the last part of class, we looked at the different categories you can choose your research paper topic from: 1. American and British Literature 2. Applied Linguistics 3. Communications When you choose your topic, make sure it is specific. Key words to use in your title include: a. the effects of ... b. the process of ... c. the differences between ... and ... Homework:
Blog Question #1:
* Write 10-12 sentences. * Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly. * Submit by Wed., Sept. 23 by 6:00pm.
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