ODDS AND ENDS TO REMEMBER WHILE DRAFTING ASSIGNMENT #1
SAMPLE Example of Assignment #1
Layout:
Stem Cell Research: An Annotated Bibliography[b5]
S[b6] enior, K.
"Extending the Ethical Boundaries of Stem Cell Research." Trends in Molecular Medicine. 7 (2001): 5-6. Print.
[SUMMARY[b7] paragraph that succinctly states
what the above article is about, and which presents this information in YOUR
OWN VOICE. If you paraphrase or cite the source, then you are expected not only
to integrate these quotes and paraphrases, but to correctly cite them using
MLA-style in text citations. See below for explanations, if you do not know how
to integrate your quotes or correctly employ in text citations.]
[OPINION[b8] paragraph that states what you
think of this article. Provide, if you are able a thesis (main argument or
question) you have about this article. Also reference any rhetorical analysis
you have done: who is the author, publisher, intended audience, etc…, of this
article and how do these things affect your opinion of the article.
T[b9] he Usual Suspects.
Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf. Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen
Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro. Polygram, 1995. DVD.
[Summary
paragraph here.]
[Evaluation
paragraph here.]
HOW TO INTEGRATE QUOTES AND USE IN TEXT
CITATIONS
WITHIN YOUR SUMMARY &/OR OPINION
PARAGRAPHS
Introduce your
author by mentioning him or her by name. After you write about what this author
argues, you might want to use a quote to back you up. If you do so, make sure
that you attribute the quote to this author by stating, “He states that,” or
“According to her,” etc… Before punctuating the end of your quote, close the
quotations and insert your MLA in text citation in parentheses; the citation is
usually the author’s name followed by a space and the page number. If you
mention the author’s name in the same sentence in which you insert his or her
quote, then you only need to place the page number of this quote in the
parentheses; in other words, leave out the author’s name. Remember to close
quotation marks before the parentheses and to place your period after the
parenthesis. Even if the quote ends in the middle of your sentence, you always
place the parentheses at the END of a sentence.
EXAMPLE: Frederick
maintains that the 1st Platoon was under severe stress in Iraq in 2005 and
2006. He states that by the end of the year-long deployment, “Twenty-one men
from the battalion were killed and scores more were wounded badly enough to be
evacuated home” (Frederick xvi).
Because I
didn’t use Frederick’s name in the sentence in which I quoted him, I had to place
his name in the parentheses after the quote along with the page number. Again,
if you use the author’s name in the same sentence in which you quote him or
her, you only need to include the page number in your parentheses.
If the
author is unknown, you must refer to the title of the book or article or
website you are quoting, such as (“Military Families” 24). If there is no page
number and the article is found on a
website, use 1 as the page number.
RUBRIC FOR HOW I WILL GRADE
ASSIGNMENT #1
• A (93-100), A-
(90-92)—Excellent: Work that presents original thinking or insight that is clearly written in your
real voice and is correctly formatted, includes flawless examples of rhetorical
analysis within opinion paragraphs, correct MLA-style citations, and
sophisticated grammar usage. Five sources are cited and when encountering this
annotated bibliography, I understand that the student is passionately invested
in the course and the material, and has an idea where he or she is headed; in
other words, analyses of different articles is rigorous and begins to highlight
and point toward the individual student’s own interests.
• B+ (87-89), B
(83-86), B- (80-82)—Good: Work that fully satisfies this assignment’s expectations with clear
competence. The level of sophistication of analyses and writing that represents
an A is absent, but the piece is well written in terms of providing MLA
citations, summaries, opinions, proper grammar usage, formatting, and meets the
criteria demanded by the assignment.
• C+ (77-79), C
(73-76), C- (70-72)—Fair: An adequate piece of work that minimally meets an assignment’s
specifications and is generally correct in terms of mechanics and structure,
but lacks thorough analysis or elaboration and focus.
• D+ (67-69), D
(63-66), D- (60-62)—Poor: Work that is inadequate in at least one way, including failure to maintain
focus, skimpy or illogical analysis, and significant errors in writing mechanics.
• F range
(0-59)—Failure: Work that fails
to respond acceptably to an assignment or that fails to be submitted on
time.
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
Plagiarism—passing off the work of
another person’s as your own—is a serious offense. In the academic world, plagiarism
is theft (and punishable). Information from sources, whether quoted,
paraphrased, or summarized, must be given credit through citations. It is especially important that paraphrase be both cited and put into your
own words. Merely rearranging a sentence or changing a few words is not
sufficient. It is your responsibility
to adhere to the university’s standards for academic integrity. Violations of
academic integrity include any act that violates the rights of another student
in academic work, that involves misrepresentation of your own work, or that
disrupts the instruction of the course. In addition to plagiarizing, other
violations include (but are not limited to): cheating on assignments or
examinations; selling, purchasing, or exchanging of term papers; falsifying of
information; and using your own work from one class to fulfill the assignment
for another class without significant modification. Proof of academic
misconduct can result in the automatic failure and removal from this course. For
questions, refer to the English Department’s Undergraduate Handbook, the
Undergraduate Catalogue, the Ram’s Eye View, and the University website.
[b1]Your
name; make entire document Times New Roman 12-pt. type, and make sure your
documents margins are 1” on either side; don’t forget to number the pages.
[b7]Beneath
each bibliographic citation, include a summary paragraph that does not
plagiarize the source.
[b8]Beneath
each summary paragraph, include your own opinion of the source, a thesis, and
applied rhetorical analysis.
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