Writing Credibly

First of all, your drafts.  Remember that your goal is to explore controversy. You have all found some interesting examples; however, you don't all make clear connections with opposing views or interpretations of the situation. Before you state YOUR opinion of the situation, explain what others think about it -- especially people who don't agree with each other.

There are some "radical" views of patent law/copyright out there --

We look at the example report.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow Draft #2 is due -- it will also be turned in using Moodle and Turnitin.

2. On Thursday Sept. 14 is the Common Final. I will assign the reading tomorrow; you will read the article/essay before class on Thursday. During class on Thursday you will type an essay in response to a prompt about the reading. You will print and hand in what you produce in 50 minutes of work.

More About Citations

How does your draft look in Turnitin?  All sign in and look, please.

The trickiest part of this paper is explaining clearly what you have learned about the controversy, and being clear about the sources of your information. You don't want to be boring, but you also need to give credit where credit is due.

To help with this, you will read a BETTER example of student writing (better than "My Friend Michelle).  "Does Texting Affect Writing" by Michaela Cullington is in the text on pages 129-137.

Follow the directions with the handout carefully.

Homework:

1. Work on your draft, using information/ comments from Turnitin.

2. Complete the handout.

Researching and Writing

How are you doing finding sources that explain all sides of the controversy?

Your goal is to explain the controversy using information from your sources as you go. This means providing both in-text citations and a Works Cited page.

Let's see how this works...

You are writing your draft of this paper. Tomorrow is a work day (class will not meet). The draft will be posted in Turnitin in Moodle by the deadline of Sunday Sept 10 at 6 pm.

Homework:

1. Continue to research and understand your topic.

2. Create your first draft, including both in-text citations and a rough Works Cited page.

3. Post your draft in the Turnitin link in Moodle before Sunday Sept. 10 at 6 pm.

Researching Your Topic

You should have a topic relating to Intellectual Property chosen.

First of all, we review the CRAAP test.

Meet Mike Mulligan! Which leads to this article.

Then we look at SCC's library databases, and you spend time looking for information on your topic.

DAYBOOK CHECK: Include Summary/ Response Worksheet and CRAAP Test Worksheet.

 
Homework:

1. Find at least 3 sources on your topic, and post them in the forum in Moodle. Due tomorrow.  You do not have to end up using these exact sources, but they are a start.