With Lindey NelsonSias International University

Spring 2013

Western Composition Part II

My Research Paper Broad Topic:

Exercise Culture in America

A Few Key Words I Found

• Exercise in America• Marathons• Gym memberships• Sports culture• Exercise obsession• Culture and exercise• Physical activity in

America

Journal Entry #4What are 5 key words or

phrases you found in your research?

Today…

• I will review last week’s lesson.• We will talk about MLA format and works

cited documentation. • You will practice writing work cited entries. • You will use the information you brought

(from three articles) to create a Works Cited page.

The Big Picture: The Research Paper (pg. 382)

Writing a Research Paper (382)• Step 1: Select a broad topic and read all about

it.• Step 2: Limit your topic. Clarify purpose.• Step 3: Read & research more.• Step 4: Plan your paper and take notes.• Step 5: Write the paper.• Step 6: Use MLA format and cite your

sources.

The Research Paper: “Baby Steps” 20%

Research Homework 2.5%Works Cited Page 2.5%Prewriting & Scratch Outline w/ Thesis

2.5%

Citing Sources Check 2.5%Sentence Outline w/ Research 2.5%Introduction (& Conclusion) 2.5%*Rough Draft 2.5%Peer Review 2.5%

Review…

• Use your own words (summary, report)• “Cite your sources!” (plagiarism)• Credible• Primary vs….• Older vs….• Scholarly vs….

Evaluating Internet Sources

• primary vs. secondary sources• older vs. newer sources• scholarly vs. popular sources

credibility (n.) –

The qualityof being trusted in or believed in.

Source (n.) -

a place of beginning;

Ex: waterEx: source of

information

Evaluating Internet Sources

Langan page 378-9

1. Internet address 2. Author3. Internal evidence4. Date

ckni.net

Scholarly journals, academic articles, scholarly sources.

Today’s Skill

• MLA Works Cited Documentation

• Chapter 22, Step 6 (391+)

MLA = Modern Language Association

• It is a format (a style of organizing your paper)

• Bibliography, footnotes, works cited all do same thing: cite your sources.

• Other formats: APA, Chicago, and more.

You and MLA

• The information in the book is actually out-dated.

• A reference; no need to memorize.

• Just follow the format.

• And if you plan to study abroad…

Resources Online• Purdue Owl Writing Lab• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

• Citation Machine• citationmachine.net

• Grammar Girl• grammar.quickanddirtytips.com

The Works Cited Page

• Your paper should end with a list of “Works Cited”

• All and only the sources actually used in your paper.

• No matter how much you have read.

Ex: Author's Namein Sentence

In The Way We Really Are, Stephanie Coontz writes, “Right up through the 1940s, ties of work, friendship, neighborhood, ethnicity, extended kin, and voluntary organizations were as important a source of identity for most Americans, and sometimes more important source of obligation, than marriage and the nuclear family” (37).

Ex: Author's Namein Following Parenthesis“Right up through the 1940s, ties of

work, friendship, neighborhood, ethnicity, extended kin, and voluntary organizations were as important a source of identity for most Americans, and sometimes more important source of obligation, than marriage and the nuclear family” (Coontz 37).

“Successful Families” by Sonya Philips (pg. 398)

• Title of the page: Works Cited• The title is NOT underlined, italized,

or bolded • Alphabetical order

–American last names? First names?• Not numbered. • Double spaced• Hanging indentation

Model Entries (page 393-5)• Book by one author.• Two or more entries by the same author.• Two or more authors.• Magazine article• Newspaper article• Editorial• Selection in an edited collection• Revised or later edition• Article in an online magazine• Article in an online website

Book by One Author (page 393)• 1. Author's last name is written first, followed by a

comma, first name, and a period:• Bryson, Bill.• 2. One space, then the title and a period. The title is

underlined:• Bryson, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything.• 3. One space, then the place of publication, colon, and

publishing company, comma, date published, and period at the end:

• Bryan, Bill. A Short History of Nearly Everything. New York: Broadway Books, 2003.

Demo 1*• Book Author: Edward Cornish Title: Futuring: The Exploration of the

Future City of Publication: Bethesda, Maryland Publisher: World Future Society Date: 2004

Demo 2*• Newspaper Article • Author: James ‘ONeill • Article Title: Richland is Given Award for

Quality Management • Newspaper Title: Dallas Morning News • Date: April 20, 2006 • Pages: 6B

• Family name, First name. “Title of the Article.” Title of the website. Date it was published.

Date it was accessed. <Website address>• Hobson, Katherine. “Cancer: The Best Tests to

Find a Killer.” USnews.com. 1 Sept. 2003. 9 Oct. 2004. <http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/archive/030901/20030901041310.php>

Internet Article w/ Author

• “Title of Article.” Title of the website. Sponsor of the website. Date of Publication. Date it was accessed. <website>.

• “Being Chased.” Dreams and Nightmares. Internet Resources. 2003. 17 Mar. 2004. <http://www.dreamnightmares.com/chasedindreams.html>.

Internet Article w/ No Author

Now It’s Your Turn

A Practice Quiz 1 - 5

ONE

• A book by David Anderegg called Worried All The Time and published in New York by Free Press in 2003.

• Anderegg, David. Worried All the Time. New York: Free Press, 2003.

TWO

• An article by Susan Page titled “No Experience Necessary” on pages 1A-2A of the September 29, 2003 issue of USA Today.

• Page, Susan. “No Experience Necessary.” USA Today 29 Sept. 2003: 1A-2A.

THREE

• A book by Michael W. Pasner and Ronald E. Smith titled Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior and published in a second edition by McGraw-Hill in New York in 2004.

• Pasner, Michael W., and Ronald E. Smith. Psychology: The Science of Mind and

Behavior. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

FOUR• An article by Mark Miller titled “Parting with a

Pet” found on May 16, 2004 at <http://www.msnbc.com/news/977726.asp?Ocv-KV20> in the October 8, 2003 issue of Newsweek Online.

• Miller, Mark. “Parting with a Pet.” Newsweek Online 8 Oct. 2003. 16 May 2004 <http://www.msnbc.com/news/977726.asp?Ocv-KV20>.

FIVE• An article titled “Depression in Teenagers”

found on April 24, 2004 on the website titled Troubled Teens at <http://www.4troubledteens.com> and sponsored by the Aspen Education Group.

• “Depression in Teenagers.” Troubled Teens. Aspen Education Group. 24 Apr. 2004 < http://www.4troubledteens.com> .

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Works CitedMcKenzie, Shelly. “A Review of Getting Physical: The Rise

of Fitness Culture in America.” Culture America June 2013. 26 March 2013 <http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/mckget.html>.

Naert, Rick PhD. “Stress and Culture Influence Exercise Habits.” American College of Sports Medicine. Internet Resources. 29 May 2009. 26 March 2013 <http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/05/29stress-and-culture-influence-exercise-habits/6180.html>.

Phillips, Barbara J. “Working Out: Consumers and the Culture of Exercise.” Journal of Popular Culture. 1 Feb. 2005. 26 March 2013. <http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-161-128328736/working-out-consumers-and.html>.

Now It’s Your Turn Again

Common Questions• What do I do if I don’t have the

author?• What do I do with a Chinese author’s

name? • Last name (aka, surname), First name• Ex: Nieh, Youlin.• How do I put articles without an author

in ABC-order? See example pg. 406.

• Did you cite your source for all three articles?

• Are your entries in alphabetical order?

• Are all of the entries indented after the first line?

• Did you title your page and give it an MLA heading?

Works Cited Page Checklist

• Please turn in your homework with your works cited page.

Works CitedLangan, John. College Writing Skills with

Readings. 6th ed. (2005) Lopis, Lane. “11.03.20 MLA Format.”

Powerpoint. Western Composition II. Xinzheng: Sias International University, 2011.

Owens, Bethany. “Week 6 Documentation.” Powerpoint. Western Composition II. Xinzheng: Sias International University, 2012.

---. “Week 5 Works Cited.” Powerpoint. Western Composition II. Xinzheng: Sias International University, 2013.

Your homework is to Read!

• Read three more articles on your general topic.

• Journal Entry #5: Cite your 3 new sources.

• Read pg. 384-85 (Step 2: Limit Your Topic+)

• Extra Reading: pg. 48-54.

If You Want More Help

• Office Hours: Fridays by appointment.

• lindeyinchina@yahoo.com• Siaswrites.weebly.com

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