April 10th and 11th

1. Completed research note cards are due today. You should have in between 20-25 minimum.  You have completed two phases of research writing. Phase 1: Organization (brainstorming/outlining). Phase 2: Researching (Finding academic sources and smartly reading/note taking on research).

We are now moving on to Phase 3: Writing

Remember... the GOAL of and ARGUMENT is...... 
TO PROVE YOUR POINT. 

2. You need to locate your Steps 7 and 8 of Writing from first semester. You have been instructed upon, and should have notes on the following concepts.
We are going to start writing the rough draft of the body of the paper today. This means you will be following your outline from section II... integrating the following:

• Introducing the source.  Source Introduction Examples  Source Tag Line Examples
• Contextualizing and Citing the source correctly MLA In text Citation OWL
• Explaining the relevance of the source you have cited (Warrants) Claims, Evidence, Warrants
• Transitions  Transition Words Examples
• Effective paragraphing When to Start a New Paragraph
• Counterclaim and Rebuttal  (effectively placed and transitioned in and out) Counterclaim Sentence Starters Counterclaim and Rebuttal Sentence Starters 

Below you will find a sample paper with correct 2016 MLA Formatting. Things to look for: 

• Heading
• Headers (last name and page number)
• Quote introductions and punctuation
• In text citations
• Warrants
• Transitions 
• Works Cited Page

Sample MLA FORMATTED PAPER

Good source.. but you will not have headings throughout your paper. You will also keep your paper in 3rd person POV... no "you, I, we, our" 

You will only be hand writing the BODY of your paper.

This is due on Wednesday/Thursday April 12th/13th.