A Few Last Words............

I wanted to dedicate this blog to giving some personal thoughts on the course and also by opening up the comments to others and what they got out of this intermediate composition class.

1. Great integration of group and individual and group projects. Personally, I like to steer clear of working with groups and depending on others, but by being able to have individual projects within a larger group really made the process of working together constructive and not hectic.

2. The laid back environment of discussions really let people speak their minds. I think we have a very interesting class dynamic with people who do have strong opinions and great commentary in different arenas. By being able to talk in a round group discussions I think we were all able to appreciate what everyone had to say and learn a lot from the different people in this class.

3. The course topic of technology, which at first scared me due to my lack of proficiency with many forms, ended up being a manageable and very interesting topic to base the class of off. I think by looking into history at passages and by dealing with present day forms of technology, there were many thought-provoking topics explored in this class.

Thanks Scot and Class!

Ace the Final Paper

With the final research paper being due next week, I thought it would be helpful to include come tips from various sources and myself about how to write a good paper that address the prompt.

1.Have a thesis, and state it clearly and concisely at the start of the paper. A paper is not a newspaper article, or a book review. The thesis should be the backbone of your paper – eliminate material that is not relevant to it. Refer back to the thesis as the paper develops.

2.Have a conclusion The paper should not just fizzle out when you run out of ideas – finish with something that ties your argument together nicely. It’s often useful to summarize your argument, gathering together the main pieces of evidence and showing that they demonstrate your thesis. In this class’s case, we should restate the authors and theorist that dealt with technology and the particular field.

Lastly,,

3. Do not plagiarize. Plagiarism is a serious offense and is grounds for failure. ]


Good luck everyone!