IE3 Core Spring 2013: Lesson 3

Hi everyone,

As usual, we had another busy class.  However, you get a short break because of the Golden Week vacation next week.  

Group Discussions:
Once again, good work with your discussions. I was also impressed that some of the leaders used gestures effectively (we'll have a lesson on this in May).  

However, remember these points to improve your discussions next week:

1. When you pre-teach your vocabulary, make sure you have a pronunciation practice with your group.  If you can’t say a word, you’ll never be able to remember it. 
2. Remember to check your group's understanding at least 3 times during the summary/opinion section.  You can use these expressions:

• Are you following me?
• Is this clear?
• Any questions so far?

Bibliography
We learned how to make a bibliography for a research paper.  A bibliography is an alphabetical list of all the sources you use for your research paper.  When you organize your source information in your bibliography, you need to arrange it using the MLA style (MLA=Modern Language Association).

MLA Referencing:
MLA referencing is one of the ways you can document your sources in your research paper.  This style is used in the humanities, especially for writing about language and literature.  Below, you can find the handout from class with the most common MLA entries.

MLA Referencing Guide

Introduction Structure:
We also learned about the different parts of an introduction:  
a.    hook
b.    general statements
c.    thesis statement

You can choose from five different hooks: 
a.  quotes
b.  questions
c.  statistics
d.  interesting facts

Late Submissions:

Please be aware that your writing must be submitted on time if you would like to receive my comments.  If you submit your writing after a deadline, it will not be checked. 

Enjoy the Golden Week vacation!

Homework:

1. Journal Topic #3:  work-volunteer experience
2. Blog Comment #3
3. Discussion preparation (see schedule)
4. Introduction: due April 30 by 12noon by email
5. Bibliography:  due May by 12noon by email

If you missed our lesson on Wednesday, make sure you review the Introduction and Bibliography Guidelines before you submit your tasks.

Don't forget our lesson is cancelled on May 1.  Remember to come back on May 8.  

Blog Question #3:

1. What difficulties did you have writing your introduction?
2. Why do you think you are writing your essay step-by-step?

*Write 8-10 sentences.
*Use capitalization, punctuation & spelling correctly.
*Submit by Wednesday, May 7 by 6:00pm.

Introduction Guidelines
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Bibliography Guidelines
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