Final Exam Preparation

Several students have asked me what would be the best way to prepare for this final.  So here is key things you should look over, bring with you, take pictures of, have notes of, etc. that can help you during the final:

1) The 7 epochs in your life that you wrote on the back of the syllabus on your first day of class
2) What was the event in your pre-writing that inspired you to choose your profession?
3) What were some of the  positive things that other people have noticed about your profession from your advertisement?
4) What were some of the negative things that other people have noticed about your profession, from your videos?
5) What were some the problems you identified about your profession?
6) What were some of the positive things that you noticed that could be gained by your Core 4 strategy?

Final Exam Information

We will be meeting in Leatherman Hall, room 106 on Wednesday, April 26 at 11:45-1:45.

You will need to turn in your Core 4 Paper in an envelope, your Quizzes (preferably in the folder with your previous quizzes where I have written your quiz scores), and any revised papers you might have (in their own separate envelopes with the previous paper you are revising).

Please check MLA format with your book.  Remember, I will be using the Prentice Hall Guide to grade your Core 4 paper and it should adhere to those guidelines regarding citations, page, and format issues.  As a reminder, you need to cite your research and you need a works cited page.

For the exam itself, you will need paper and a pen.  Other materials we will need for class will be provided.

We will start promptly at 11:45 and will be there until the end of the exam period.

If you would like to meet with me to discuss your paper or anything else, I will be in my office tomorrow, from 12:00-4:00pm.  Please make an appointment with me via e-mail if you would like to meet with me at a specific time.  If not, then it is first come, first serve basis.

Here are some last minute tips, if you have any problems writing your English Paper.

Core 4 paper

Core 4 paper

Just a Reminder for Wednesday

We are going to be in the library until 10:00 AM (if you're in my 9:30-10:20 AM class) or 11:00 (if you're in my 10:30-11:20 class)

Readings For Next Class

Read: "Starting Your Research/Joining the Conversation" and "Finding Sources/Online, at the Library, in the Field" in How Writing Works (the first two chapters in Part V: Research).

For Tomorrow's Class, we'll look over your topics through the following websites:

www.ProCon.org
and
https://www.publicagenda.org/

Both non-profit, bi-partisan websites that can help find more research on your topic.df

We will also work to limit your topic further using
Who
What
When
Where
Why
and How

Friday's Class Notes

Sorry about not getting this back to you sooner, but for those of you who missed class on Friday, here are the notes from our discussion:

By Next class...

Finding your Topic by going through your questions.

 

Your research question...

1) Must be debatable (i.e. more than one side)

2) Must be relevant to your profession.

3) Must be relevant to your future goals.

4) Must be more than a yes/no question.

5) Must be, eventually, answerable within the scope of your lifetime.

Cross out any questions that do not match the above criteria. 
Draw lines between the questions that are similar.

After that, circle 3 of your best questions (questions that you are most interested in answering) and use that as your "working research question.

Some tips on your interviews
1) contact people ahead of time in order to set up an interview.
2) Ask them for resumes or ask Fact based questions first (e-mail it to them first)

2) Ask "Process" questions (or How questions first)

3) Best way to ask evaluative question is asking: What did you think it would be like?  What was it actually like?

4) Don't give them all your questions.  Keep a list of important questions you would like to ask separate.

5) Listen to what they have to say and ask your questions according to how the interview goes.

6) Record your interview with your phone, but test your microphone first and make sure you have enough battery/memory to record all of it.

7) Formulate your questions based on your 20 questions (rewrite them to be subordinate to the 3 main questions that you want to answer in your research.

 

 

 

The vidoes for tomorrow's class

Don't worry about the videos.  We'll both watch and talk about them tomorrow.  Just make sure you read Chapter9 (reviews) and watch the video (PEARL) for the quiz tomorrow.