For Wed., 4/13

Dear Students,

For personal reasons, I will not be able to teach on Monday. Your work is below, both a short lecture point and the homework for Wednesday. We will continue to write the Essay 3 draft in class on Wednesday, as it will explain more down below.

The Monday lesson that was going to appear on the blog while I did conferences is pretty much a summary of review of what we've been discussing:

Primary v. Secondary

Not to confuse you, but in ENGL 102 these terms are more likely to be used to discuss the texts you use to write your essays, especially your research essays. You may be familiar with these terms.

• the Borough of Manhattan Community College has a nice chart distinguishing between each.

• Primary source: a text in which you are the original writer (and research), making original arguments/analysis

• your essays and the original points you make

• Secondary source:  a text written by another author in which they make their own analysis claims on subjects (including other texts)

• the articles we are using for Unit 3 are all secondary sources.  

• Your essay includes both:

• Your thesis and topic sentences are making primary claims about points made in secondary sources

• Your evidence and examples includes both your own primary evidence and secondary source evidence.

Drafting Body Paragraphs:

Use Transitional Words/Phrases: whereas, yet, on the other hand, however, nevertheless, on the contrary, by comparison, compared to, although, conversely, meanwhile, after all, in contrast, while, similarly, equally, accordingly, therefore, consequently, granting that, if, even if, providing that, as a result, circumstantially, to put it briefly, both, one, each of, 

1. Start off your paragraph with a topic sentence (revise from your outline?) with one of the transitional words from above (or one not on the list) AND:

• Include mention of the original article
• Include your focal new subject culture/relationship
• Use Analytical verb
• Make a major comparison or contrast (connection) between the two USING and/or including:
• key terminology from original article
• cultural norm/belief between the two

2. Set up your development of the topic sentence's analytical connection by following it up with at least one clear organizational (structural) reasoning sentence:

• Your second sentence should overtly order the reasons, using transitional words/phrases/clauses that make the rest of the paragraph specific:

• Use a transitional phrase!  (There are...; Three reasons..., and more)
• The number/level of importance of reasons and examples?
• What are similarities or differences between cultures/relationships?
• What are other character traits that are relevant to consider...
• Why is this particular topic sentence's claim most important?

3. Supporting Evidence:  What is a behavior in new subject culture/relationship that connects to the original text....illustrate and explain similarity?

4.  More Supporting Evidence?: ...


HW for Wednesday, 4/11:

• Post one of your body paragraphs, following the template above (as well as the lectures). 

• Show good citation mechanics and overall grammar.

• Have a topic sentence that clearly, explicitly states texts/sources (your primary source and the secondary source).

• Have example evidence from both your primary source (your culture) and the secondary source (culture analyzed by the author of your cited text)