viernes, 18 de mayo de 2012

For Tuesday assessment

Pls, watch this beautiful video and get ready to write about it next Tuesday (May 22). Instructions ON THE DAY OF THE TEST!

Pay attention to details: descriptions, atmosphere, characterization, music, characters, etc, etc. stella :-)

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PORTFOLIO: This is just a set of questions to reflect upon.
PARATEXT:
Have I included /chosen a good title? Is it related to genre/content?/Have I followed conventions?
Are there any pictures, highlighted text(s), sections/subtitles? Do these correspond with the genre chosen?
Has the audience been taken into account? How can the piece of writing vary according to the audience?
Have I included the sources? Are they appropriately cited?
TEXT:
What is the topic of the writing? Is it clearly/overtly stated (according to genre)? Is it clear for ME?
What is the best part (if any) of my piece of writing? And the worst? Why?
What did I do well in my piece of writing?
Were any parts difficult to write? Why?
Did I revise and change any part/section/style/etc? What for?
How do I feel about the finished version?
Is there anything that I would change after handing in/reading other sources/discussing the topic with my mates/teacher(s)/others?
Did I learn anything while writing this piece/these pieces that I could use in the future?
Which are your goals for next time?


SO FAR: 2 ENTRIES
ENTRY#1; done in class
ENTRY #2: (home assignment) How has the analysis of Gothic Literature modified your writing? How have you improved or not he novella?

 stella :-)

What is Gothic Literature?

GROUP #1:
Ana, Andrea, Xoana, Soledad, Federico, ...(I'll complete the list next class)


GROUP #2:

EDITORS: Ana Perez, Evelin Vazquez, Caceres Yanina, Torres Karina, Soledad Irusta, Sabrina Fidalgo, Florencia Galvan, Rodrigo Alvarenga, Yesica Areco, Santiago Mazzei, Mercedes Acevedo and Rosario Martins.
stella :-)

viernes, 11 de mayo de 2012

How to cite sources.




There are several ways to cite a source (MLA, Turabian, Chicago). Here you have APA Citation Style>>>Author(s). (Date). Title of Book/ "Title of Article"/ Title of Periodical/ Volume. Pages. Place of Publication. Publisher. 



Journal or Magazine Article
Wilcox, R. V. (1991). "Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek: The Next Generation". Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.
Journal or Magazine Article
Dubeck, L. (1990). "Science fiction aids science teaching." Physics Teacher, 28, 316-318.
Newspaper Article
Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). "Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times, p. A3.
Article from an Internet Database
Mershon, D. H. (1998, November-December). "Star Trek on the brain: Alien minds, human minds." American Scientist, 86, 585. Retrieved July 29, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.
Book
Okuda, M., & Okuda, D. (1993). Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Book Pocket Books
Article or Chapter
James, N. E. (1988). "Two sides of paradise: The Eden myth according to Kirk and Spock." In D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.
Encyclopedia Article
Sturgeon, T. (1995). Science fiction. In The encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.
Website
Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved October 8, 2008, from Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club Web site: http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/ 503r.html

Notes
  • Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.
  • Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names.
  • If no author is given, start with the title and then the date.
  • If you are using a typewriter that cannot produce italics, then use underlining instead.
  • Magazine articles: include the month (and day) as shown under Newspapers.
  • Websites: if the date the page was created is not given, use (n.d.).

    adapted from: http://essayinfo.com/citations/index.php
stella :-)