HW 22 - Final Draft & Writing Tips

Your final draft for the Digitalization Big Paper is due Monday at 8:30am.

(Outline, rough, revised, final).

Below are some suggestions to help you improve the paper. Don't forget to use the insights gained from using the rubric in class Friday.

1. Please make paragraphs of 3-8 sentences. And if the sentences are long, then less sentences per paragraph.
2. On the same idea (breaking up overwhelming text chunks) I highly recommend using subheadings in your papers. Journalists do it. Below includes this stuff for what I think your paper should look like:
3. Use the spell-checker.
4. Make bold metaphors. Be creative. Make a joke or two. Include an image. It doesn't have to be boring!
5. Don't forget a "works cited".
6. If you are one of the students who still has a blog that is light text and dark background please reverse it now.
7. Don't make the paper a travelogue ("First we talked and then we interviewed and then ...")
8. Quote people! Me, the interviewees, your favorite student-writer. Just make sure to cite the quote and integrate it into your own argument.
9. Use the rubric - or it will have its revenge.
10. Tell other students about this list before Monday. No really, you can just work it casually into your texting and Facebooking.

TITLE IN BOLD

INTRODUCTION: (really! it should say Introduction before the introduction)
Da da da da dfdf. kjdfkdf . klsdfjklsdfjdklsf . dkfkldjfjklsfjsfkljsklfj jfkljs fkljsf klj klj. klfjklsdfjsd. kjfkldfjs kd fjk dfk sf. fkfjkldjsfd. (did you notice I bolded the thesis? that helps a lot).

Argument I:
dfjdklsfj f.df .f asf.s .fkasfds.fdsfs. f..f.sfsdfsadfsfdsfs. kjlsfksdjf. klfjjsfkl (Snyder 9/15/09).

Argument II:
dkfjdklfjs . dfadsfadsf .f asdfas f.

Connections:

etc.