Today we will briefly discuss the following:
- Difference between revision and editing
- The role of the topic sentence
- Developing paragraphs with examples
- Creating unity within the paragraph
- Establishing coherence
Resources
We will focus, however, on moving the text of the collaborative essay from a reflection/report of what happened to a research essay. To do so we will spend time looking at the papers and identifying possible research themes, narrow enough to cover in a five to seven page essay.
By the end of the period today, your group should have a research topic based on the collaborative essay. Each member of the group will need to find at least four sources from the online databases. (I will go over how to access these.) Each of these sources will need to be read and summarized by the next period. Each member will bring a printed copy of their annotated MLA styled bibliography of the four sources to class. (The databases usually provide a link with a choice of styles to paste into your paper; here is another resource that might be useful.)
For Next Class:
- Identify four sources for the paper. Create an annotated bibliography using the MLA style.
- Watch and take notes from the Tutorials for Biology Students from Purdue University. Watch all seven videos. Bring your printed notes to class.
- Work on revising and editing the collaborative essay, paying special attention to the following:
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