october 28, 2011

Agenda for Friday, October 28

1. Research Paper (20 min.)

o Publishing Questions

o Conclusion Strategyo Overview of Peer

Review

2. Independent Library Work (60 min.)

Publishing Puzzles?o Formatting:

Font and point size (Default) Margins (Default) Double spacing Hanging indent Pagination

How Do I End This Thing?

o Conclusion: Sorry, no snazzy acronym this time

1. Restate thesis

2. Restate main points

3. Impact or Importance—what did your subject contribute to the larger conversation about ____________________?

4. End with a “zinger!”—Leave the reader thinking about the topic or craving more.

Note that these are in reverse order!

Pee

r R

evie

w thesis

Targets/Benchmarks

1. Have a peer who also has somehting to show for their effort thus far switch papaers with you.

2. You should be at the point where the only research left is filling any gaping holes in your logic.

Poetry Slam/Readingo Next Thursday, November 3o Library/Media Centero Come share either poems

you’ve written yourself or you’ve enjoyed and would like to share with others

o You need to get an Advisement pass in advance to participate