Class Blog Number Two 10/20
In class today we continued our discussion off the proper way to use MLA format specifically in the block quotes and how to write a proper introduction to our essays which is due on this upcoming Thursday as a reminder. The interesting thing about block quotes is the fact that they are rather frowned upon by MLA . So the best resource I would say to find out how to use block quotes is the MLA Purdue owl. However Mr Rivers says that the best way to avoid block quotes is to synthesize your quote to avoid block quotes. Another thing that was important is movie block quotes and book block quotes are not the same again I would recommend going to the Purdue owl if you have any questions or just go to Mr.Rivers. Introductions are important but when Mr.Rivers was teaching this he said rather than write your introduction first save it for the last part of your essay and instead write your body paragraphs first. Which I found quite an interesting way of looking at writing. Also avoid transitions words such as first second or lastly. Now when the Mr.Rivers began to discuss conclusions he reiterated the previous statement of no transition words like in conclusion and Mr.Rivers also said to write this second after all your body paragraphs. I and several other classmates asked some questions that were very important such as numbers and how many should be spelled or not ? The answer was one through nine should be spelled the others just normal numbers. Lastly the fact of work cited and how that should be formatted again I recommend using Purdue owl as help. The way you should format your work cited is on one page all your references should be in alphabetical order and properly cited. The last thing we did in class was started on Ready Player One. The homework for this weekend is read the next chapter in Ready Player One and work on our essay
Lots of good details in this post and you’re making a really valuable resource for any student who might have missed Friday’s class. Excellent! Now to consider some opportunities for improvement. Paragraphs would help you to chunk this information into more attainable information. Whether by content or to show a change over time, the paragraph structure will add sophistication and clarity to your writing. Don’t forget about the second half of the assignment: The EXTENSION! You need to connect our learning to the world outside of our class. How can you find something that we discussed or examined that applies to more than just our classroom? Remember that the extension is half of the actual assignment!
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