Friday, November 5, 2010

Blog Post Advice

1. "Periods go inside closing quotation marks." "They go AFTER parenthetical citations" (22).
2. Analyze, don't summarize. Try to teach us something about the text.
3. You must look closely at the text. Use the text to support your arguments.
4. Avoid this wording: "On page 19, it says..." What is "it"? Don't word sentences like this.
5. Check spelling!
6. Top Ten rules apply.

Make these posts thoughtful in both content and wording!

Monday, November 1, 2010

ATOTC: Part 2, Chapters 1-6

Remember: you are NOT summarizing! You are ANALYZING an element of your reading so that we can think about the text in new and interesting ways. Push us! Draw some conclusions!