We’re getting down to the end! Hurray!
For Tuesday, make sure you do the following:
Read chapter 9 in Green and Lidinsky.
Have the draft of your introduction ready. This should be about a page to a page and a half. It starts with your hook and ends with your thesis statement. You’ll email this to me (as an attachment) and also bring a printed copy to class. see Chapter 5 in Green and Lidinsky for details on the four parts of the introduction (page 89).
Bring all your sources with you (electronic or printed or both).
Bring your examples of visuals and graphics since we didn’t get to them last class.
For my hook, I was thinking about using excerpts from a website with comments from readers to reinforce my ideas on the media’s influence toward the perceptions of fraternity hazing. I know we’re only supposed to cite scholarly journals, so should I scrap the idea? or just not cite it?
Austin B replied on November 9th, 2010:
Mr. Winn might be more helpful in giving you a yes or no on that question. However, my understanding is that anything that isn’t yours obviously should be cited and because it’s a website I would imagine it’s not scholarly and wouldn’t be appropriate. I kind of had a similar idea and scrapped it. I think you’d be better off going the safe route and just using the articles you have already (even though they’re probably not near as good for a hook).
Garrett replied on November 10th, 2010:
I agree with Austin.
Normally, that would be a good idea, Carson. But since you’re not allowed to use that as a source, it won’t work for this paper.