Tuesday, March 24

Target: to work on enhancing the organization of your research paper by revisiting your main points and then using TRANSITIONS 

1. Fatima's survey: DREAM ACT.

2.  Copy and paste your writing together into the one google doc that is linked to NOODLE TOOLS.  Be sure it is shared with everyone in your group, including me.  THE TITLE MUST BEGIN WITH YOUR NAMES:  NAMES/CAUSE AND EFFECT RESEARCH PAPER

3.  Review this style sheet on TRANSITIONS.  Examine the last and first sentence of each paragraph and make sure you have created a strong transition using either a conjunctive adverb, transitional phrase, or an implied/ conceptual link. Remember, YOUR THESIS should set your organization to a certain extent.

Here is an example from "Urban Neanderthal"by Tae Andrews:


Topic sentence 1: Recording companies champion Urban Neanderthals like 50 Cent because controversy sells records.

Last sentence of that paragraph:  As a result, instead of hearing quality songs of social uplift from artists such as the Roots, John Legend, and Common, we hear 50 Cent rapping about shooting people.

First sentence, next paragraph 2: With hip-hop culture promoting the stereotype of the Urban Neanderthal so vigorously, perhaps it should be expected that sports journalists would adopt a stereotype in their portrayals of African Americans. 

4.  WRITING YOUR CONCLUSION:  What do you want your audience to think or feel at the end of your piece.  Why does your topic matter?  Is there a call to action?  What you choose to write here will tell me what you think should be emphasized when all is said and done. 

TOMORROW:  Editing day with MLA formatting tutorial.  Plagiarism test, too!