Today we discussed the concept of your research paper's importance by looking at the last half of the research paper slideshow that was previously posted. Your next deadline with be two weeks from today.
Please read the Margolis essay that I handed out in class today and mark for comprehension. Marking for comprehension (as opposed to marking for analysis) just focuses on writing down the main ideas of what your author is saying, A PDF version is available here.
We discussed when reading academic writing how important it is to
1. Look up new vocabulary
2. Pay attention to complicated sentences like periodic sentences, confusing antecedents, and contrasting transition words.
3. Write down a summary of the articles main ideas or assertions
4. Look for quotations that support your importance idea. For this article, we are looking for quotation to support my importance: Twain criticizes the continued mistreatment of African American.
5. Use the article to get ideas about what other authors you might want to research.
Please bring your marked text to class on Tuesday. You can also begin the process of reading articles on JSTOR that will help you support your importance idea.
