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Sample Works Cited Page
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offers this sample Works Cited page. We will look at it online in class and also look at other sources on the site.
MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
We are starting with the end in our exploration of transitioning into research essay writing, the Works Cited page. I like this approach because you get a tangible feel for how you are technically working the ideas of your sources into your own original ideas.
Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) gives a good overview of how to approach proper citation for a research essay. Our textbook Writing for Success even refers readers to go to the regularly updated MLA information on Purdue OWL.
We will start here with:
MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
Purdue OWL’s section on the “Argument Paper” includes this guideline for the refutation of the opposing view, which this site calls the “rebuttal section.” We will use this process the debate and think about how to effectively process the ideas that arose into writing.
“The Rebuttal Section” https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/724/03/
This resource is an index to several resources about writing arguments available on Purdue OWL.
Argument Papers:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/724/1/
Two sections we will focus on in class are:
Organizing Your Argument and Using Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasion
This article came out this week in the New York Times and may be of interest to all of you as you finish your first semester and think about college classes and registration for next semester. There is a chart that shows the lifetime earnings of various majors; however, the main gist is to pursue a major that you personally find value in pursuing.
No! This is not a “required” reading. It should be, however, of great interest to you.
Hi All,
The revisions for Essay 3 are due on Wednesday! This is a fast turn around. Here are the instructions distributed in class:
ENG 1101 FYLC Essay 3 Instructions for Revision