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Garrett Winn’s Intermediate Writing Class for UVU
601 - Library
February 25th, 2008 by Garrett in Announcements, Classical Argument || No Comments ||

We are meeting at the library on Wednesday evening, so go there first.
We will be in room LC 218.
You need to bring a completed printout of the 5 questions available in the PDF for the Intermediate Research lessons. To get the PDF, do the following:

Go to the library home page.
Click on the Course Materials tab [...]

Rhetorical Summary Teacher Draft
February 21st, 2008 by Garrett in Rhetorical Summary || No Comments ||

Make sure to turn in the following for your teacher draft, in the indicated order:

One page telling how you want me to comment on your paper (all problems or just major ones, all grammar or just repeated problems). Also, include a paragraph or so explaining what you changed (or didn’t change) in your paper because [...]

Doing Research
February 20th, 2008 by Garrett in Classical Argument, Resources || No Comments ||

I’ve found a few interesting sources that talk about research. As usual, I’ve also linked to these on the Resources page.
Here they are, in no particular order:

Pew Study on Information-Finding Behavior - This blog talks about an interesting study on how and where people get information. You may be surprised by the results!
Beyond Wikipedia: 20 [...]

Research Tools
February 20th, 2008 by Garrett in Classical Argument, Resources || No Comments ||

I’ve mentioned these tools in class, but I am finally putting links on here for everyone to use. You can also find these on the Resources page.
The first is Zotero, a Firefox extension for organizing, tracking, and annotating source.
Next is NoodleTools,  a site with a couple tools for APA style, and a nice guide to [...]

Annotating Information
February 20th, 2008 by Garrett in Resources, Writing Sites || No Comments ||

We’ve talked about annotating and note taking in the past.
Here is another site that gives even more information and suggestions.
Advice for Students: Taking Notes that Work

Whether you’re a high school junior or a college senior or a grad student or a mid-level professional or the Attorney General of the United States, the ability to take [...]

002 - Library
February 17th, 2008 by Garrett in Annotated Bibliography, Announcements, Assignments || No Comments ||

We are meeting at the library on Tuesday morning, so go there first.
We will be in room LC 218.
You need to bring a completed printout of the 5 questions available in the PDF for the Intermediate Research lessons. To get the PDF, do the following:

Go to the library home page.
Click on the Course Materials tab [...]

002 - No Class on February 14
February 13th, 2008 by Garrett in Announcements || No Comments ||

Because of the weather and traffic and everything I am canceling class tomorrow. So, sleep in and get ready for next Tuesday. I’ll post something here about where we are meeting on Tuesday (somewhere in the Library).
See you all later!
Garrett

LTUE Symposium
February 7th, 2008 by Garrett in Announcements, Orson Scott Card, SciFi Sites || No Comments ||

I announced this in the Tuesday-Thursday class, but wanted to post a link here for everyone.
Next week, on the 14th-16th, is the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium of Fantasy and Science Fiction at BYU.
It is completely free and has lots of great classes to attend. It runs pretty much all day long for those [...]

LTUE Symposium
February 7th, 2008 by Garrett in Announcements, Events, SciFi Sites || No Comments ||

[ February 14, 2008 to February 16, 2008. ] I announced this in the Tuesday-Thursday class, but wanted to post a link here for everyone.
Next week, on the 14th-16th, is the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium of Fantasy and Science Fiction at BYU.
It is completely free and has lots of great classes to attend. It runs pretty much all day long for those [...]

[ February 25, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] Teacher draft due today. This means that you did a rewrite of the paper you had peer reviewed.
Accompanying the draft, you must have the following, in the indicated order:

Page telling how you want me to comment on your paper (all problems or just major ones, all grammar or [...]