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Jorge gomez.  Monday, Oct. 25. Reading and Book Signing: “Smeltertown: Making and Remembering a Southwest Border Community” by Dr. Mónica Perales, Assistant.

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1 jorge gomez

2  Monday, Oct. 25. Reading and Book Signing: “Smeltertown: Making and Remembering a Southwest Border Community” by Dr. Mónica Perales, Assistant Professor, Houston.  9 a.m. Liberal Arts Building, Room 319.

3  An evening with  Sam Tanenhaus  Editor of The New York Times Book Review  7:00 p.m. Friday  October 22nd, 2010  Blumberg Auditorium  UTEP Library  The Death of Conservatism

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5  Genre: A formal report.  Purpose: To explain the issue as well as its relevance. In other words, why is it important?  Audience: Your scholarly peers, and me.  4-6 pages. APA Style.  Moving from evidence (your sources) to a conclusion (based on logos/reason)

6  Includes…  Use of YOUR SOURCES from the annotated bib ▪ This deals with learning how to conduct research  Background information (when did it start, etc.)  The facts (who, what, when, where, why)  The CURRENT state of the issue  One to two VISUAL AIDS  A thesis statement in the introduction  In CONCLUSION: why is it important? ▪ This section is where you draw conclusions from your sources ▪ Think of the conclusion as an appeal to the audience’s values ▪ Why should your audience care about this issue?

7  How to Use Sources:  Read and mark as you go  Print the articles  Make comments on important passages ▪ This is called “marginalia” ▪ Comments made in the “margins” of a book/article ▪ You could categorize/color code your comments  Facts/important dates/local connection/global impact  Get physical  Underline relevant and important passages  Highlight  Circle

8  “This is the author’s thesis”  “Important”  “Interesting point/fact/source in article”  “Important fact”  “Important date”  “Local connection”  “Global significance”  “Good comparison”  “Good argument here”

9 McGraw-Hill Guide Chapter 6 – Writing to Inform Chapter 13 – Using Strategies that Guide Readers Guide to First Year Composition Writing to Inform: Community Problem Report Pages 287-312

10  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/5 60/01/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/5 60/01/

11  Friday, Oct. 29, 10pm


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