02.26.06

Evaluation and Effective Use of Sources

Posted in Archived Classes at 7:27 pm

The first step in the process of using outside sources is to locate articles, essays, books, etc. that are credible and work with your argument (either as support or counterargument). This Source Evaluation Worksheet, adapted from Irene L. Clark’s book Taking a Stand may help in this area.

Source Evaluation Worksheet

After you identify relevant, credible sources, the task remains to use them to effectively support your argument. Take a look at the attached “Guide to the Effective Use of Sources (MLA format)” for guidelines on integrating someone else’s ideas into your text for maximum credibility and stylistic effectiveness, while avoiding plagiarism.

Guide to the Effective Use of Sources (MLA format)

02.11.06

English 10 LC: Textual Ecologies

Posted in Archived Classes at 3:08 am

English 10 LC – Introduction to Literature
Literature and the Culture of Information:
Textual Ecologies
Winter 2006
Catalog No. 50971
Meets: Tue & Thu 11 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.Location: SH 1415Instructor: Kim Knight (kimberly_knight@umail.ucsb.edu)
Office Hours: Tue & Thu 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. in Transcriptions (SH 2509)Class website: http://kimknight.com
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Class WikiIn this version of English 10, we will use the basic principles of literary analysis to explore the intersections and disjunctions between literature and technology.

We will engage with a variety of content, from gothic fiction to contemporary prose and poetry, to visual texts such as graphic novels, films, or video games. Our movement through the course will progress genre-by-genre and a primary aspect of our work will be to tease out the threads that unite the wide range of texts under consideration.

We will also be reading a selection of critical works and learning some rudimentary web design skills in order to complete a web-based project. In addition, the class will include instruction in research and writing in print and digital environments.

Recommended for students interested in doing a future Literature and Culture of Information specialization. English 10 is required for all English majors and recommended for English minors.

Satisfies second half of GE requirement in Area A.

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Please note: Gerald Egan, the Transcriptions Studio RA this quarter is available for drop-in assistance during the following times:
Mon – 12 – 4
Tues – 2 – 4
Wed – 4 – 6
Thurs – 12 – 4

02.03.06

Function Outline Worksheet

Posted in Archived Classes at 1:35 am

Is your paper a bit “messy”? If you are having a hard time organizing your paper, try using this function outline worksheet to help you arrange paragraphs and ideas in a coherent manner.

Function Outline Worksheet