Friday, April 28, 2006

Calculating Grades

Here is the formula for calculating your averages in English 1123

Grade x Percentage = Percentage Points
Total percentage points out of a possible 100 points = final average

Narrative Essay (10%): _______ x .10 =
Argument Essay (10%): _______ x .10 =
Process Essay (15%): _______ x .15 =
Plagiarism Test (15%): _______ x .15 =
Research Paper (25%): _______ x .25 =
C&E Essay (15%): _______ x .15 =
Final Exam (10%): _______ x .10 =

Total percentage points for final average =

Final Exam

Check the JCJC website to see when your class period meets for the final exam.

The final exam for English 1123 will be part multiple choice and part discussion. It will cover research methods, documentation, plagiarism, and grammar.

Things to study:

Define/recognize databases and search engines
Identify what kinds of sources can be found in specific databases (see library handbook)
Identify methods of evaluating sources for quality
Define terms learned while doing research (plagiarism, block quotation, et al, ellipses, etc.)
Identify correct/incorrect MLA citations
Identify correct/incorrect paraphrases
Define types of essays (argument, narrative, definition, cause and effect, etc.)
Identify grammatical errors (subject/verb agreement errors, comma splices, fused sentences, sentence fragments, pronoun errors, comma errors)
Identify and discuss various steps in the research process

Monday, April 03, 2006

Plagiarism Test

The plagiarism test will be part short answer and part multiple choice. You’ll need to be able to define terms, list examples, and identify correct citations as well as correct paraphrases.

Things to define and/or explain:

Plagiarism
Types of intentional plagiarism
Types of unintentional plagiarism
Paraphrasing
Summary
Direct quotations
When and how to cite sources
Reasons to cite sources
Common knowledge
Block quotations


Things to identify:

Correct MLA style citations
Correct paraphrases


Reading assignment:

Chapter six in your research guide.


Online resources:

Avoiding Plagiarism

Types of Plagiarism

Lead-in Verbs

Here is the link to the lead-in verbs I've been promising.

See last year's comments about introducing sources if you can't remember why you need a list a lead-in verbs. :)