Riddle
- Is the snake consciously baiting the bird?
- Did the snake consciously evolve this amazing adaptive development?
- Leave your thoughtful replies (or jokes) in the Reply field along with the rest of your daily class Notes.
Totally Intuitive
UPDATE ON THE IDEA OF TREATING PANHANDLERS TO A MEAL.
I don’t like to be the person who’s always asking disturbing questions and frightening my students with dire predictions. I mean, I’ll do it if nobody else rises to the responsibility, but I’m quite benevolent and positive in my nature, so it pleases me to share this lovely gesture-as-custom from France:
Housekeeping
Feedback Please
- Open any of your posts (Summaries, Claims, Stone Money, Proposal+5) in Edit mode.
- Add the post to the Feedback Please Category.
- Leave a Reply on the post to help your professor provide the sort of feedback you would prefer.
- I’m eager to help students who are interested in Revision.
- The unspoken (sometimes spoken) contract is that you’ll spend as much time revising your post as I spent providing Feedback.
- 🙂
Grades
- I have graded your Stone Money posts, your Purposeful Summaries, and your Proposals+5 in Canvas.
- Actually, I just realized I have some Summaries still to grade.
- I will begin today to grade your PTSD Claims.
- Grades can be improved after they’re posted, but . . .
- . . . Feedback will be more substantial and helpful in advance. If you’re serious about grade improvement, give me a Guided Feedback Please request BEFORE your first grade is posted.
Mechanics
- APA Citation 1: Citation Rules and the Daniel Flath Exercise.
- APA Citation 2: Models and the Money Is Fiction Exercise.
- APA Citation 3: Corrections to student exercises
Definitional/Categorical Unit
A Model Essay
- Link to Your Professor’s Model Definition Essay, “Political Paralysis”
- The argument is categorical.
- It provides an answer to the question, “Does polio belong to the category of eradicable diseases?”
In-Class Exercise
- During my presentation of “Political Paralysis,” leave a Reply to indicate whether or not the illustration helps you understand the purpose of the Definition/Categorical argument.
Definition Workshop
Let’s lay out the parameters for: A Protected Class that Deserves Heightened Scrutiny
The Premise:
This class is “Presence Required,” but some students will be excused from having to attend in person. As authors of a Definition/Categorical argument, we’re in charge of establishing what characteristics qualify students as members of the “protected class.”
- What types of students will be automatically excused?
- What characteristics do those students share?
- Do the qualifying students belong to any particular category(ies)?
- Analyze the results
- What underlying values support our conclusions about who should and who should not be excused from class?
- Notice that we have considered very specific cases, and evaluated them to find underlying similarities or categories.
- Moving from the specific to the general, we find ourselves making moral or ethical claims about fairness that expose our basic social beliefs.
- Can we find the solution that responds to our shared values?
The Professional Version
- The “Protected Class” Model
- The editors of the New York Times defines a crucial constitutional term: protected class that deserves heightened scrutiny.
- Includes a brief In-Class or Take-Home Exercise
- In class today, leave a comment on the Protected Class post.
Writing Advice
This is a reminder that your essay is, by definition, an expression of your opinion. Your goal as a persuasive writer should be, through the authority of your voice and the soundness of your reasoning, to convince your readers that they are reading facts, not opinions. Reminding them that you’re just another knucklehead who read a book called “Declarations for Dummies” undercuts your authority. Click here to see how constantly qualifying your claims turns a Declaration of Independence into a Weak Suggestion of Independence.
Housekeeping—Feedback Please
- Want to scoot to the top of the Feedback Please queue? Leave a Reply on your post detailing the type of feedback you would most like to receive.
- Want to continue to receive feedback after your beloved professor has already demonstrated a desire to overwhelm you with free advice? RESPOND to the feedback you receive.
- Reply below how Amanda’s argument is shaped by her audience.
- Assistance for Revising PTSD Claims Sample Claims Analysis: Consider these claims, some obvious, others hidden When Caleb was finally screened for the severity of his TBI, Brannan says he got the second-worst score in the whole 18-county Gulf Coast VA system, which serves more than 50,000 veterans.— “finally screened” means that according to Brannan or the author or both, Caleb should have been screened long before. It suggests that the VA was negligent in delaying his testing. — “the severity of his TBI” clearly contains the claim that he in fact has some degree of TBI. The fact that he hadn’t until then been screened for it means nobody knew for sure that he did, but the author makes that claim. — “Brannan says” means that the author has not independently verified Caleb’s score or where it ranked against all other screenings. — “the second-worst score in the whole 18-county Gulf Coast VA system” is offered as Brannan’s claim that her husband is suffering more than almost anyone. Considering her vested interest in promoting this perspective, we have to be at least a little suspicious of the ranking. — “which serves more than 50,000 veterans” gives the impression that Caleb was hurt worse than 50,000 other veterans. But let’s be clear. Many of these 50,000 will not have served in combat at all. Many will not have had active engagement with enemy troops on the battlefield. Many of those who did see active fighting will not have been near explosive devices. So we’re not comparing him to 50,000 TBI sufferers. Early Warnings about Hypotheses Most of us have now conferenced at least once about your hypotheses, so this little section is directed at students who haven’t conferenced or who haven’t revised their Hypotheses since conferencing. For them, I offer some warnings about common Hypothesis warning signs. A COMMON PROFESSOR OBJECTION Your proposal for a hypothesis is risky, MyStudent, because OVERLY POPULAR topics like the one you propose pose three very real problems: 1. WORNOUT TOPIC. The arguments about them are so completely exhausted there is very little new another paper can add to the discourse. 2. PLAGIARISM RISK. The ready availability of research papers for sale create a very tempting situation for students who feel pressured to finish something original at the end of the semester. 3. RISK OF FAILURE. More than one of my students have failed the course by borrowing heavily from papers on marijuana legalization, violent video games, an end to abortion, and the negative effects of social media on the mental health of youth.
YOUR PROFESSOR’S GO-TO ADVICE My approach to anyone interested in these broad topics is threefold. 1. I try strenuously to guide them away from the topic toward something fresh and untrodden. 2. If that fails, I help them craft a unique perspective on the topic that avoids most of what’s already been written and researched. 3. If that fails, I demand very strong, very early, and well-documented evidence of original research before the halfway point of the semester. Students who show they’re doing their own work before the end of the semester mitigate the appearance that they might be trying to copy their way to a finished product. 4. If those steps fail, so too, usually, does the student. Protocol/Mechanics- The Recent Comments section of the sidebar should look representative of the most interactive members of the class. Success in this course means engaging in the recursive process of writing (incorporating the ideas of others, synthesizing them with your own, sharing the results with the World Laboratory of Ideas, and suffering—I mean celebrating—the reactions of others, incorporating those new ideas, and so on).
- This sort of conversation should be happening in the feedback cycles for your White Paper.
- When it does, your avatar will find a regular spot in the “Recent Comments” section of the blog, where it belongs as often as possible.
- Do not wait for your Professor to initiate these dialogues.
- However, in many cases, your Professor has already initiated these dialogues and is impatiently awaiting your engagement.
- When you feel lost, need clarification, want to bounce a new idea off of someone, need help finding a source (or knowing what terms to search for), drop a comment on your White Paper or on whichever of your posts is most appropriate.
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Counterintuitive Spring 2024 
– in our riddle we discussed the nature of evolution in terms of helping an animal to achieve it’s goal. That the snake instantly knew that it’s tail would be helpful in catching a bird due to it’s bug shaped tail.
-we also went over our revision process and how we can always go over our past assignments
-citations are as valuable as the value they give the student
-citations have to be specific enough where the reader can find it through our well prepared reference list
-we used apa more “informal” type of citing text as it doesn’t have any thing in the sentence that would immediately signal a source like a parenthetical citation.
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TPOT, you were first to post, so I’m going to be EXTREMELY CRITICAL of your Notes in case your classmates are learning by eavesdropping on what we say.
—We did indeed discuss evolution and the goal of the snake. But . . . what claims did we make? What claims are you willing to make? You say, “The snake knew that it’s tail would be helpful in catching a bird,” so . . . do you mean that there’s an awareness in the brain of the snake that it has an advantage over the bird? Would it, for example, move its tail closer to the edge of the “cave” to give the bird a better view? Does it do this because it “knows” that visible bugs are more effective than birds hidden by the shadows of the cave? Or does it merely increase its odds of surviving with a “close to the edge” practice and therefore pass on its behavior to the next generation? Those are the questions I was asking you.
—We did indeed “go over our revision process,” but I have no idea from your note what the process might be. You might have said:
—Feedback is always available.
—Put items into the Feedback Please category.
—To assure additional feedback, respond to what you’re given by revising your work.
—That’s nice.
—Lots of students think they don’t have to cite Ideas, or Arguments, or Rhetoric; but, they do.
—Nice. The only obligation of your Citation (besides the accuracy of your quote, paraphrase, or interpretation) is that it lead your reader to the appropriate source.
—Couple of things:
—There’s nothing inherently informal about APA citation, and nothing “more informal” about it than any other style.
—But our “flavor” of APA citation is informal
—As for, “it doesn’t have any thing in the sentence that would immediately signal a source,” that’s not true.
—Your citation NEEDS something “in the sentence that would signal” the source, but that “something” is not a parenthetical tag.
—Instead, it’s the name of the AUTHOR, or the PUBLICATION, or the ARTICLE, . . . .
Yes. I’m hypercritical. But, if I didn’t mention my small corrections, would you guess what they were?
—In other words, are they helpful?
Nice work.
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No matter how good your first draft is, it’ll need revision.
I believe the snake was consciously baiting the bird due to the strategic use of its skin tone against the rock and its tail propped up in such a position that it attracted the bird ultimately killing it.
Suspended coffee is the idea that you pay for someone’s you don’t know that can’t afford a coffee. That person doesn’t have to necessarily be there at the time — it just goes to the next person that comes in that can’t afford it.
My grade is never final unless I say so.
Never be hesitant to cite. You owe the author as much credit as you value that piece of work.
You owe a citation to anything you got anything from (even if it’s just a structure for your argument).
A citation has to be specific enough so that your readers can find their way to your citation through your reference page.
We are citing things informally in this class (NOT MLA format).
Refer to an author by their last name (the full name can be used for the first time you reference that author).
Colons are narrow equal signs.
There are a bunch of ways to say the same thing.
Quoting full sentences allows us to alter its punctuation (e.g. starting the sentence off with a capital letter).
Instead of parenthesis, we use commas for appositions.
Periods and commas GO INSIDE the quotation marks (*most common punctual mistake amongst students). The rule does not apply to exclamation points, question marks, and semi colons.
If the whole sentence is a question, the question mark would go on the outside.
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We’ll have to clarify the rules for putting end punctuation other than periods and commas inside or outside the quotation marks depending on the grammar of the sentence and its quoted material.
You haven’t said anything wrong, but there’s plenty more to say.
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-Writing is revision, first draft can be really good but it has to be rewritten. Revision is remodeling. This is a rewriting course
-Riddle: The snake is baiting a bird with a bug on its tail and gets a kill on the bird because the bird is hungry. The snake did adapt to development because it uses its tail to manipulate birds or other animals to think it’s a bug then attack when they get close. It is a way for the snake to eat.
-Suspended coffee is a beautiful idea that lets a person pay for their coffee and give even more money to buy coffee for the next person that can not afford it.
-Ask for feedback to help you out.
-You give the author credit because they made you change your mind or alter it. They deserve the credit. Or you got an idea from them.
-Citation has to be accurate and easy to understand enough so the reader can find the original source material. It has to have the author’s claims. Do not state first names when citing. When first citing an author’s name, use the whole name. Then use last name when referring to the author afterwards.
-ALWAYS put periods inside the quotation. There is only one exception NEVER.
-First 1000 word argument due next Wednesday
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Mostly terrific.
Couple of notes:
—You can see how that’s contradictory.
—The first bit is true only on second and additional citations.
—Also true for commas.
Nice work.
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-Quote: “Writing is revision.”-Tracy Kidder. No matter how good your first draft is, there is always room for improvement. “Revision is remodeling-not dusting the furniture”-Dinty W. Moore. This quote is discussing how you can have your base model, which is your first draft, then you can remodel it, by changing some things around to improve them.
-Riddle: In the video, the snake used an opportunity to get food by using a bug to get the bird. The snake comes out of nowhere when the bird flies to get the bug, by manipulating the tail of the snake to look like a bug. The snake I think is consciously baiting the bird because of how I think it was trying to summon the bird by bringing its tail to the front that looks like a bug and then attacks. It was trying to get the bird to come, so I think it consciously did that.
-Suspended coffee, is giving the coffee house double the money so that if someone who comes in to get a coffee who can’t afford it, now can be gifted a cup.
-For feedback if you want it, add your post to the “Feedback” category, and explain what you want Professor Hodges to focus on while giving feedback. Grades are never final, unless we say they are, feedback is always welcome even on assignments that do not require it.
-For Mechanics and citations, if we put a quote in a paper or even get a new idea, we have to give that author credit for the work they did or came up with.
-A citation has to be specific enough so that the reader can find their way to the original, from the references list at the end of the essay. Citing things informally is identifying the author, and title of the article, containing a quotation. The point of the intext citation is giving credit to the author, and giving the reader a place to go look to find the author of the quote. There also needs to be “said” language which is implying that the author is saying the quote, so that the author gets credit.
-In a quotation, even if in the original text the word is not capitalized, it could be changed in your quotations, to capitalized. It all depends on the words that come before the quote, like that word “that”. By adding the “that” we eliminate that capital that leads into the first word of the quote.
-Appositives or nouns in apposition. Commas can turn into parenthesis.
-The period goes inside the quotation marks always, never outside. This rule does not apply to colons, semi-colons, exclamation marks or question marks.
-Colons are rarely used, and it requires a lead in a complete sentence.
-”Said Language” examples are: said, claimed, according to, replied, etc. Do not double up on the said language because using one of those examples would essentially be making two claims.
-First 1000 word argument is due before next week’s Wednesday’s class.
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—Also true for commas.
Nice Notes.
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Writing is revision. Our first draft might be entertaining or good, but no matter how good it is it has to be rewritten.
The snake uses the bug as bait for the bird. While the bird is watching the bug, the snake is patiently waiting for the bird. The bug is a part of the snake’s tail. I think the snake is consciously baiting the bird because the snake hid and made sure the bug was sitting on the edge of the rock. No, the snake did not consciously evolve, it happened over time.
Feedback is important because this is a rewriting course. If we get feedback and rewrite what we wrote out grades can get changed. When we want feedback our posts get shot to the top of the agenda and will be responded to.
Revision-required posts don’t mean we can’t revise or get feedback for the posts that don’t need to be revised.
Our grades are never final unless we think they are.
We owe the author as much credit as the value that the author provides us. Even if we don’t quote the author directly we need to say whatever the author changes our mind of.
A citation has to be specific enough so that our readers can find their way to the original material from our references list.
Don’t include the parentheses that there are in MLA because that isn’t what we will be using. We are learning things informally.
Our citations have to have said beliefs.
The first time you mention someone’s name in a passage you will mention their full name for the first time. During the second time, you would call someone by their first name.
Parentheses are a visual way to separate stuff.
Colon’s function as an equal sign.
There are a bunch of ways to say similar stuff.
Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks. Always. The only exception is never. There are no exceptions.
If you don’t understand the special case of the colon, don’t use it.
Our first thousand-word argument is due before class on Wednesday or before midnight on Tuesday.
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—Thanks for answering the evolution question. You’re the first Notes I’ve read that mention it.
—Not quite.
—The second time we mention an author (and every time after), we use LAST NAME ONLY.
Very nice Notes.
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You always need to revise no matter how good your first draft was
The snake is probably consciously baiting the bird but no it definitely can’t consciously evolve to have this development
You offer as much credit to the author as the value they provided you
Citations should allow the reader to find your sources from your references list
When citing a person, First reference the person by their full name, then you can just use their last name
Semicolons are like equal signs
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Nice. More than adequate. And economical! 🙂
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-Quote:Revision is a big part of the course. The more revision a person can do on work, the better the work will end up being. The work doesn’t start until revision begins. There should be an openness when asking for feedback to rewrite and be able to take criticism.
-Riddle:The snake is baiting the bird. The snake realized its tail looked like a bug. The bird was attracted to the bug looking tail and went to strike. That is why the snake was able to eat and kill it. Once the snake knows the tail might work, it can be used to kill more prey and it can sit closer to openings so more birds see it. The snake most likely did not consciously evolve this adaptive development.
-Totally intuitive: France has a coffee shop in a village where if a coffee is $5 a person can pay $10 and the extra $5 can be held for the next person who buys coffee can’t afford it. The shop will hold the money for the person and use it for people who can’t afford the coffee.
-Housekeeping: To get feedback, add any posts to feedback please when in edit mode. Leave a reply to the post to help professor provide the sort of feedback that would be preferred.
-Grades:Stone money, Purposeful summaries, and proposal +5 have been graded. PTSD claims will be graded today.Grades can always be improved after they’re posted.
-Mechanics: Authors should be credited even if not quoted in a paper. That author could have made a big difference in the person’s writing style or what is written. Authors can give ideas and because of that, they should be credited always. Authors can give a causal chain and should be credited for giving the idea or chain because they did it first. Good citations should include author identification, should identify the title of the article, essay, or story. A good citation should include quotations, it could include paraphrasing without quotation marks. A good citation also includes said language. Periods and commas go inside quotation marks. The rule applies always. There is no exception, it is never outside the quotation marks. a colon is a special rule. A colon does not have to be inside quotation marks. If said language is used, a colon can be used after it meaning the claim is in the next sentence. “According to” is said language.
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Brilliant stuff about citations there, EaglesFan.
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– Writing is revising – even when you have a very good draft, it needs to be revised and rewritten if necessary. Revision is a remodel, if it is not clear, specific enough, or not really what you want to say, it should be remodeled.
– Feedback can be requested on any assignment as long as there is an agreement that establishes that the time the professor took to review it will be the same time it will take to edit it.
– Riddle- The snake is consciously baiting the bird since it knows that it has confirmed that its tail can attract prey effectively and easily. On the contrary, the snake did not consciously develop this amazing adaptive development; it was simply in its nature and once it knew it worked, it used it to its advantage.
– If you need feedback, move the assignments you want feedback on to the “Feedback Please” category.
– Grades are never final unless we decide they are.
– Mechanics – You owe the author as much credit as the value they provided to you. Even if the author only provided one idea, you owe him or her credit for those new ideas. If you have an idea from an author, you may not need to quote it, but you owe them the idea, so you should cite it.
– A citation has to be specific enough so the readers can find their way to your source to your reference list.
– Periods and commas inside the quotation marks ALWAYS
– First 1000-word argument is due before class on Wednesday 28.
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I like the attention you paid here to the citation obligation, ILoveBees:
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Quote – No matter how good the writing is, it always needs to be revised.
Riddle – Snake used the tail as a bug consciously using it as bait which he probably tried on a different bird and it worked so now uses it to lure the bird in. They naturally evolved with this by trail and error and they learned to adapt to their environment blending in to catch its prey.
Panhandlers – Suspended coffee is paying extra for the coffee you’re buying and then telling the cashier that they should give you the extra for someone who can’t afford it.
Feedback – ASK FOR IT the professor would love to help as long as you put in the time that you ask him for he will do the same for you.
Citations – You owe the author the insight that they gave you no matter what even if you had not taken a quote from them but rather got an idea from them still give credit where credit is due. Citations rules are important and have to be specific for the readers to find the information in the sources. Use last names to quote individuals rather than first names! Think of commas as parentheses when talking about different things. Periods are always always always always and never never never outside the parentheses but always inside the parentheses. Colons goes outside but it’s rare for that to happen.
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Exercise – 1. In the essay “Boylan’s Folly” by Daniel Flath, he says “Boys can’t learn from women.”
2.Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylans Folly”; “Boys can’t learn from women.”
3. In the essay by Daniel Flath; “Boylan’s Folly,” is said, “Boys can’t learn from woman
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I’m unclear what it means to “naturally evolve by trial and error.” I think you must be using the word evolution casually, simply to mean, changed gradually in response to experimentation.
—That’s not what we usually mean by “evolution.”
—But I like that you grappled with the question.
As for this:
—That’s FIVE alwayses and FIVE nevers. 🙂
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– Purpose of daily quotes: Your first draft might be good but it’s still a first draft so it’s crap. When revisions start, work starts. “Revision is remodeling- not dusting furniture”,
– Riddle: From a different perspective the “bug” was roaming around the hole and the snake saw an opportunity to catch the bird. It turns out that the snake has adopted a feature that turns its tale into a bug-like feature. If it knowingly uses its tale to attract the bird, the snake has consciously baited the bird to eat it. The snake evolved this adaptive development to assist in gaining food.
– Totally Intuitive: suspended coffee | When the item is a certain price (ex. 5) but you give 10, the rest of the money goes to someone who can’t afford it. It’s a simple fix to helping out people who are less fortunate than others.
– Housekeeping: Open any of your posts in edit mode, put them into the “feedback please” category, and leave a reply to assist your professor in knowing what or who needs revisions.
– Grades are never final until the students say they are. The feedback helps improve work so you can receive better grades on them.
You offer as many credits to the authors as much as they provide to you. Giving credit to the authors is important because the ideas used were not your own.
– Citation Mechanics: The citation has to be specific enough so the reader can find your source from your reference list. The point of proper citations is to give credit to the author and guide readers to the source material used. When introducing an author for the first time, use the full name. The second time you can call them by only the last name. There are a bunch of ways to say the same information. Appositions allow the same thing to be said in different ways. Periods and commas go inside the quotation marks ALWAYS. This rule doesn’t apply to question marks and exclamation points.
The first 1,000-word argument is now due on Wednesday 27, 2024.
The “Flawed Mechanics” Exercise:
1. In his essay, Daniel Flath, the author of “Boylan’s Folly,” says that, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
– There is a comma after Folly. I don’t think it’s necessary.
2. The author of “Boylan’s Folly”, Daniel Flath: “Boys can’t learn from women”.
– There are no SAID words before the colon, normally there’s always “Daniel Flath makes the bold claim: quote.” also the period is outside the quotation marks.
3. In the essay by Daniel Flath, “Boylan’s Folly,” is said, “Boys can’t learn from women.”
– I’m not sure if it’s the wording that’s throwing me off but I believe it’s the wording. Maybe it’s also the “is said” instead of “he said”.
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Ignore last part
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Actually, I’m going to leave those explanations about citations undisturbed for you to review AFTER you see the corrections I made to your Reply on the APA Citation 1 page.
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These are just class Notes, NatureChild, so I won’t say much, but if this were a draft of an argument, I’d complain that I can’t make much sense of your claims in this section:
Good Notes overall.
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1.Revision:
– Revision is a critical step in the writing process, regardless of the quality of the initial draft.
– It is an ongoing process aimed at refining and improving the content, structure, and clarity of the writing.
– Emphasizes the importance of revisiting and reworking drafts to ensure they meet desired standards.
– Revision is likened to remodeling, highlighting the need for significant changes to enhance the overall quality of the work.
2. Citation & Credit:
– Proper citation of sources is essential to acknowledge the contributions of other authors and avoid plagiarism.
– Authors should be credited for their work or ideas, demonstrating academic integrity and respect for intellectual property.
– The emphasis is on informal citation methods, prioritizing the author’s last name for attribution.
– Stress on the importance of giving credit even for structural elements borrowed from other sources, ensuring ethical writing practices.
3. Specific Citations:
– Citations must be specific and accurate, allowing readers to easily locate the referenced source material.
– Clarity in citations aids in the credibility and transparency of the writing, facilitating further exploration by interested readers.
– Importance of providing enough detail in citations to guide readers to the original sources, enhancing the credibility of the work.
4. Quoting:
– Quoting involves incorporating text from external sources into one’s writing to support arguments or provide evidence.
– It is essential to adapt punctuation within quotations for clarity and consistency.
– Capitalization may be adjusted to fit the context of the surrounding text, ensuring smooth integration of quoted material.
5. Appositives & Parentheses:
– Appositives, or nouns in apposition, should be set off by commas to provide additional information about a noun.
– Parentheses can be used to enclose additional information or explanations within a sentence, enhancing clarity and readability.
– Maintaining clarity in the use of appositives and parentheses contributes to the overall coherence of the writing.
6. Feedback & Grades:
– Feedback is a valuable tool for improving writing skills and should be welcomed and utilized by students.
– Grades are not final and may be subject to change based on feedback and revisions.
– Emphasizes the importance of seeking and incorporating feedback to enhance the quality of written work.
7. Deadlines:
– Deadlines provide structure and accountability for completing assignments.
– Students are reminded of the upcoming deadline for submitting their first 1000-word argument, highlighting the importance of time management and planning.
8. Suspended Coffee:
– Suspended coffee is a social practice where individuals pay for additional coffees to be provided to those in need.
– It fosters a sense of community and generosity, allowing individuals to support others through simple acts of kindness.
9. Snake Baiting Bird:
– Observations are made regarding a video featuring a snake using its tail to deceive and capture a bird.
– The behavior is analyzed as strategic, with the snake employing its tail to mimic prey and lure the bird into a trap.
– The analysis suggests a level of consciousness and intentionality in the snake’s actions, demonstrating adaptation and predatory behavior.
10. Miscellaneous Points:
– Various expressions and approaches can be used to convey ideas effectively in writing.
– Feedback is highlighted as a valuable resource for improvement, regardless of whether it is explicitly required for an assignment.
– Attention to mechanics, such as punctuation and citation, is crucial for maintaining clarity and professionalism in writing.
These comprehensive notes offer detailed insights into key concepts and practices related to writing, citation, and academic integrity.
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Simply remarkable throughout, Snowman! You really are determined to write the most professional Notes ever.
This is particularly gemlike:
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Revision quotes
– “Writing is revision” – Tracy Kidder. This quote is about the importance of revision in writing, essentially stating that writing without revision is not writing
-“Revision is remodeling – not dusting the furniture” – Dinty W. Moore. This quote is about what revision should look. Revision should make significant changes to the structure of our writing, not simply add or remove some punctuations
“This is a rewriting course” – davidbdale(David Hodges). This quote is about the nature of the course. To not rewrite in this course is to miss it’s purpose. The ability to rewrite is always available to us.
Riddle
1) is the snake consciously baiting the bird.
– I would say the snake is consciously employing this strategy to bait the bird. Although it could simply be the animals instinct.
2) Did the snake consciously evolve this way?
– The snake did not consciously evolve their tail to look like a bug, it may have learned how to use it’s tail to bait birds, though it also could have been born with the instinct.
Suspended coffee
-This is a custom in some places, where a person can pay extra for their coffee or meal. When you pay extra you pay for a meal for someone who cannot afford it. This is a good system because it alleviates the concerns expressed by some when giving directly to panhandlers.
Housekeeping
-In order to receive feedback on previous posts, open them in edit mode and move them to the Feedback please category. Only do this if you are certain that you will revise after feedback is given
Mechanics
-If a source has contributed to your text in any way, it should be cited even if it is never quoted
-The citations used in this class will be more informal than in other classes
-In some situations the capitalization of a citation may change based on the grammar of the sentence in which it is quoted.
-Colon signs act as an equal sign, Idea a = idea b, a:b.
-Periods and commas will always be within the quotation marks. Question marks, exclamation points and semicolons work under different rules.
-A citation should provide the reader with all the necessary information to find the source in the reference section
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Very thoughtful Notes as always, Toetio. But also, marred by punctuation inconsistencies as often before, almost always regarding possessives. Let me highlight a few. I’d like to see fewer of them as the semester proceeds.
To not rewrite in this course is to miss it’s purpose.
—To not rewrite in this course is to miss its purpose.
Although it could simply be the animals instinct.
—Although it could simply be the animal’s instinct.
The snake did not consciously evolve their tail to look like a bug
—The snake did not consciously evolve its tail to look like a bug
it may have learned how to use it’s tail to bait birds
—it may have learned how to use its tail to bait birds
Very nice Notes.
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Revision is remodeling
Dusting the furniture is making changes
Quote of the day implies that writing is constant revision, starting from the basic level (does the table have legs yet?), constant remodeling
For the revisions, the professor is looking for remodeling not just dusting the revisions
Keep up with feedback
Snake has a tail that looks like a big, he wanted to use it as bait to attract the bird for him to eat it.
The snake is consciously baiting the bird, but the tail is not something the snake forced himself to obtain
Suspended coffee idea, in France where you buy your coffee and pay for it twice, one for you and another for a person who cannot afford the coffee.
Try to ask for feedback before the first grade is posted
It is okay to cite, do not hesitate to cite
You owe the author the credit, even if it only changes perspective, and don’t quote or paraphrase the citation
Good citation:
Specific enough that the readers can find their way to the original material from your reference list.
No parentheses in the writing
Said language is a MUST
To reference someone the first time you use the full name after that only the last one
Capitol and lowercase are based on the grammar of your sentence
There are plenty of ways to say the same thing
Periods and commas go inside the citation ALWAYS
Citations are means to not formal
Instead of parenthesis use commas
First 1000-word argument is due Wednesday
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I don’t understand your explanations of dusting and revision, Gymrat.
I have some other confusions going through, too.
But you’ve clearly been paying attention.
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AGENDA NOTES 2/18
The quote of the day menas that writing is revision.
Professor Hodges brings out a Climate Assesment and asked the class on their feelings towards it
We discussed sexual assault happens at Rowan and is a legitamate problem
Work starts when the revision starts that is what remodeling is
The riddle of the day’s meaning is about how the snake had the opportunity to get the attention of the bird. The bug was at the end of the tail because it was being moved and manipulated by the snake
When dogs give up they put their paws in the air to show defeat
Suspended coffee is when you pay for a coffee twice so therefor the coffee can also be given to someone who can’t afford will finally be able to enjoy there’s
Keep up with feedback and be sure to reach out
You can improve your grade whenever you want , give guided feedback
Research papers make sure you look at a lot of material , you owe the author credit as much as they gave value onto your assignment
A sexual assault victim is more likely to leave school then to tell officials about it
When quoting, never use their first name, refer to them by their last name because it come off so much better. If they have a significant ither than add Mr. or Mrs.
Author in Title said “that quote”
You can change the quote or sentence to a capital or not
Perids and commas go inside the quotation mark, does not apply to semi-colons , exclamation or question marks ?
Said language is “hearing” the right or wrong way
Deadline is due before wednesday the 28th , it must be 1000 words
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I’m pretty confused by much of this, BB.
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Writing is revision, your first draft might be a very good first draft but it is still a draft. It needs to be rewritten no matter what.
Revision is remodeling, not dusting the furniture, we are not looking for punctuation marks, dusting the furniture is copy editing. Revision starts at the research process, “does this chair have legs?” Don’t request how to dust the furniture, request advice on how to make it better.
This is a rewriting course, Professor Hodges will continue to work on giving you feedback if you work on revisions.
Riddle: The snake has a tail that looks like a bug. He uses that to attract prey. The snake was consciously baiting the bird. Once it knows that its strategy works, the snake knows it can attract prey in a strategic way. The snake did not consciously evolve this part of his body.
Suspended coffee, you can ask the barista if you can pay double, that way the next person who comes in who cannot afford a cup of coffee can be given one.
To edit a post for feedback, click edit the post, and add your post to the feedback place category. You can leave a reply to help your professor with what you are looking for.
Professor Hodges is more eager to help the students who reach out before the first grade is posted.
You owe the author just as much credit, as the work he has done.
A citation has to be specific enough so your reader can find their way to your source from your references list.
Periods go inside your quotation marks.
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There was more to say about this class, HockeyFan, but you got the essentials, and you expressed yourself very nicely.
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•”Writing is revision” Though you may have a strong first draft, things can always be revised and improved.
•To get feedback quickly, leave a reply on your past explaining the type of feedback you’d like to receive.
•If you want to continue to receive feedback, respond to the feedback you receive.
•The first 1000 word argument is due before class on Wednesday February 28th
•Grades aren’t final unless we as students say that they are.
•Make sure that citations are specific enough so that the reader can find the source from the reference list
•When you introduce an author..
-The first time, use their full name
-The second time and after, you can use their last name.
•Suspended coffee: In other countries, when you pay extra for your coffee, you are also paying for the free meal of someone who can’t afford it.
•Professor Hodges is more than happy to help us, especially with feedback as long as we put the time in.
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I don’t know whose Notes these are.
If you come looking for these because you were graded 0/3 for MON FEB 19, please claim these Notes. Thanks.
—DSH
Never mind.
I see the duplicate below.
Thanks, Calm&Patient.
—D
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•”Writing is revision” Though you may have a strong first draft, things can always be revised and improved.
•To get feedback quickly, leave a reply on your past explaining the type of feedback you’d like to receive.
•If you want to continue to receive feedback, respond to the feedback you receive.
•The first 1000 word argument is due before class on Wednesday February 28th
•Grades aren’t final unless we as students say that they are.
•Make sure that citations are specific enough so that the reader can find the source from the reference list
•When you introduce an author..
-The first time, use their full name
-The second time and after, you can use their last name.
•Suspended coffee: In other countries, when you pay extra for your coffee, you are also paying for the free meal of someone who can’t afford it.
•Professor Hodges is more than happy to help us, especially with feedback as long as we put the time in.
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Solid Notes.
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“Writing is revision”- TK
your first draft might be entertaining, but it’s still a first draft, it needs to be rewritten
“Revision is remodeling-not dusting the furniture”- DWM
“This is a rewriting course”- DH
Looking for openness to rewriting, the answer will be more fundamental than what you’re looking for.
Riddle- snake used whatever opprotunity. The snake had a tail that looked like a bug, so there was never a bug. 1. Yes, the snake is consciously baiting the bird. 2. No,
IN FRANCE :: Suspended coffee- you ask if instead of paying $5 for cup of coffee you pay $10, the employee will ask what you want to buy with extra $$, the next time someone comes in with no money “I” will pay for coffee.
Tutorial on giving feedback- edit mode on posts, add post to feedback please category, reply on the post to help professor provide feedback
Professor is more eager to reply to feedback before the grade
We shouldn’t be afraid to cite so many sources
We owe the author credit
Good citation- identifies author, title, some contain name of the publication, some dont, quotation, paraphrase instead, said language
(said, believes, claims, asserts, insists or some variety of the word SAID)
First time being mentioned you use full name, then after that you use last name.—- when citing
The word “that” makes all the difference in a citation
Appositives- nouns in apposition
the language that says something like the first thing.
Periods and commas ALWAYS ALWAYS go inside the quotation marks, there are never exceptions. This only applies to periods and commas!!!
Special rule for colon, it goes outside
1000 word argument is due on 27th of FEB
Citation exercise reply
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I’ve been waiting for something of your personality to shine through in Notes, DogLover. This will do it:
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“Writing is revision” -tracy kidder
“Revision is remodeling not dusting the furniture” -Dinty W. Moore
“This is a rewriting course” -davidbdale
Riddle-
Is the snake consciously baiting the bird?
Did the snake consciously evolve this amazing adaptive development?
The snake baited the bird while it had a bug on its tail and gets to kill the bird because the bird was hungry for the bug
The manipulative tactic of using its tail is how the snake eats
Writing is a revision, the first draft may be good or well written but no matter how well you think it is it does always have to be rewritten
Feedback is key
If we write something and get feedback that allows us to have a starting idea about where to begin when rewriting
Rewriting is an outlet for better grade
Our grades aren’t final unless we think they are.
Citing the author is crucial
They gave us the ideas so we owe them the credit
The citation we provide must be good enough that the readers can find the original source simply by our reference sheet
First thousand words due class FEB 28
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