ENGL0101 Learning Guide unit 3 PDF

Preview

Summary

ENGL0101 Learning Guide unit 3...

Description

Learning Guide Unit 3 Site: Course:

University of the People ENGL 0101 English Composition 1 -

Book:

Learning Guide Unit 3

Description Learning Guide Unit 3

Table of contents Overview Introduction Reading Assignment Discussion Assignment Learning Journal Self-Quiz Graded Quiz Checklist

Overview

Unit 3: The Thesis and APA Citations

Topics: Thesis creation Topic sentences APA Citations Cuban and Haitian short stories Graded Quiz

Learning Objectives: By the end of this Unit, you will be able to: 1. Create your own thesis for your essay. 2. Create an outline for your 5 paragraph essay. 3. Demonstrate knowledge of APA Citations.

Tasks: Peer assess Unit 2 Written Assignment Read the Learning Guide and Reading Assignments Participate in the Discussion Assignment (post, comment, and rate in the Discussion Forum) Make entries to the Learning Journal Take the Self-Quiz Take the Graded Quiz

Introduction

This unit will focus on creating a thesis and outline for an essay, the topic sentence of a paragraph, and how to quote and paraphrase using the APA Citation style. It will also include a reading from either a Cuban or Haitian writer (you get to choose) that you will discuss in the Discussion Forum. Your Learning Journal this week will be focused on creating an outline based on your thesis for your 5 paragraph essay (the essay will be due at a later date). This unit also features a Graded Quiz on the subjects from Units 1-3. It is strongly recommended that you take the Self-Quiz before attempting the Graded Quiz.

Reading Assignment

The following will be used for this week's Reading Assignment: Szewczyk, J. (n.d.). Analysis: How to read a paper and think. University of the People. PDF / PowerPoint Szewczyk, J. (n.d.). How not to plagiarize: In-text citations and referencing. University of the People. PDF / PowerPoint Szewczyk, J. (n.d.). The topic sentence: A very quick refresher on the topic sentence of a paragraph. University of the People. PDF / PowerPoint BibMe. (n.d.). BibMe - The online writing center. www.bibme.org. This site is an APA Reference help tool. Ashford University. (2019). Thesis generator: For writing an argumentative thesis. https://awc.ashford.edu/thesis-generator Pick one of the following stories (or you can fnd your own Cuban or Haitian story via the UoPeople Library or another site)

Menendez, A. (2001). In Cuba I was a German Shepherd. The New York Times. http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/frst/m/24menandez.html Danticat, E. (2008, November 24). Ghosts. The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/24/ghosts-fction-edwidgedanticat There is an optional handout of basic verb conjugations here: Learning English Online. (n.d.). PDF

Video Resources OWLPurdue. (2017, September 20). Purdue OWL: Thesis statements [Video]. YouTube.

Purdue OWL: Thesis Statements

Discussion Assignment For your Discussion Assignment, you will practice using APA Citations to give credit to the source of the information you read. This is crucial since not giving credit (plagiarism) can lead to a Fail for the assignment, the course and even have you expelled from the university. You will write a review of the short story you chose from the Unit 3 reading assignment. You will state which tale you picked, why, and give a brief (one or two sentences) summary of the story. You will then say if you liked the story or not and why. At the end of this, you will list: One quote with APA Citations. One paraphrase with APA Citations. The Reference information (if you need help with the reference material, you can use BibMe at www.bibme.org but make sure you select APA and not MLA). Remember, this is to be your own original work, so do not look the stories up to see what other people have said and do not include material from any source except the story. You are also responsible for replying with two or three sentences to three diferent students and rating their main posts from 1 (poor) to 10 (excellent) in the Rate box provided.

References BibMe. (n.d.). BibMe - The online writing center. www.bibme.org...