MLA Style and Documentation

Now that the first draft of the research paper has been completed, it's time to begin gathering evidence from secondary sources. As noted in class, we are simply adding evidence to your first draft, and that evidence will come from your book and from sources "outside" of the book. We'll soon discuss the process of finding and evaluating those sources -- in class, and on Monday at ULM's library.

To get us started, I'd like for you to check out Purdue's Online Writing Lab, perhaps the most extensive source online for resources related to writing. I've linked the portion of the site titled "Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format." You'll find information there that reinforces the concepts I've discussed so far.

In addition, I would like for you to view and print out the sample research paper found on Diane Hacker's website. Her handbooks are used regularly in college classrooms around the country, and the site is a good overall source for information on writing.

I'll continue to post links as needed. As always, if you have questions, please ask.

Juniors ~ Restoration Period

For more on the Restoration Period, go to the homepage for the Norton Anthology of English Literature . Click on the picture below to go to Wikipedia's page on Hogarth's Marriage a-la-mode :

Seniors ~ Three (Small) Writing Assignments

As you work on your memory books this week and next, you should also be working on the end-of-year writing assignments. I've given you a handout (if you were on class): A letter to your future self -- imagine yourself four years from now...where will you be, and what will you be doing? Is it what you planned? What do you hope to remember about NOW? What's important? Address your future self in a letter (standard form), and enclose it in a self-address envelope. I won't read it, but I do need to know you've done it, so don't seal it. A reflective paragraph that will serve as the introduction to your memory book. What is your overall impression of your high school years? What do you want to remember most? Finally, write a poem about your senior class. The form and tone of the poem is up to you: funny, serious or sad; rhyming couplets, ballad, or free verse. However you write it, though, please take it seriously. A copy of this poem should go in your memory ...

Homework

Seniors Your exam is on Thursday, and your final essay is on Friday. I'll talk more about the essay in class tomorrow. Also, the senior auction project lacks one more important detail - your memories! We will spend a bit of time tomorrow in class writing down some of your fondest memories of your senior year, and the rest of your time at RO. Sophomores Read "Lines Composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey," and complete the questions at the end of the selection in your book. As always, please use complete sentences and cite frequently from the text.

river oaks [english]

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