Week two tues thurs
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This document provides instructions and guidance for students in Composition II class. It outlines assignments due for the week, including Milestone 2 presentations. It discusses the importance of professional writing and research skills learned through previous assignments. Formatting guidelines are provided for using numbers in APA and MLA styles. Students will practice applying these guidelines and work on collaborative writing exercises in class.
Week two tues thurs
- 1. Composition II Week Two Tuesday August 30, 2016 Due Today: Milestone 2 Presentations
- 2. We came to understand the importance and power of professional writing through our in-class writing assignment We learned the first steps of brainstorming and researching through Milestone One of the 3 Steps Project Our in-class group project showed us the extensive, real-world applications of knowing how to write professionally. ◦ We saw how many people would benefit from the ability to write effectively. Hopefully, Milestone Two is showing you the basics of extensive research. ◦ Your investigation of these images should be leading to new articles, websites, and other images related to your field.
- 3. Please get out all the materials you need for Milestone 2.
- 4. APA: ◦ Use figures (ex: 10, 23, 908) to express numbers ten and above Example: The farmer sold 85 eggs at the market ◦ Use words for numbers below 10 Example: The farmer only has seven chickens. MLA: ◦ Spell out numbers written in one or two words Example: The spoiled teenager had sixty-five tank tops in her closet. ◦ Use figures for numbers that use more than three words Example: The spoiled teenager had 121 pairs of jeans.
- 5. Hyphenate compound numbers from twenty- one to ninety-nine When dates are required to open a sentence, spell them out ◦ Example: Nineteen ninety-nine was the greatest year of my life. Use numerals with symbols and abbreviations ◦ Example: $4,000.00 ◦ Example: 100% ◦ Example: 7:55 p.m.
- 6. Your instructor will read you three sentences. Write each one with the number in proper APA style format. Your instructor will read you three sentences. Write each one with the number in proper MLA style format.
- 7. Do not speak to each other Pass one notebook around in a circle. Everyone add one sentence to the story at a time until everyone in the circle has contributed three sentences
- 8. Vary your sentence lengths Be sure to use simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences