1. Welcome to Seminar 5 We’ll begin on time. Meanwhile, have fun chatting. The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems. Mahatma Gandhi

2. It’s SHOWTIME !!!!!!!! Welcome to Seminar #5 How is everyone today? How was your week?

3. Unit 5 Work Seminar Discussion Project: None! Reading: – The Kaplan Guide to Successful Writing. Chapt. 18 = Understanding Grading Chapt. 20 = Working with Microsoft Word 2007 – Read about the two Murrays

4. A Tale of Two Murrays “Million Dollar Murray” looks at the problem of homelessness, specifically how resources for the homeless may be misdirected. The author invites us to ask, if we did something to prevent homelessness, couldn’t we save money, time, energy, resources, and lives?

5. Liz Murray She faced nearly every problem you could think of: abuse, poverty, neglect, hunger, addiction, homelessness, and still other obstacles remained. It would have been nice if someone had plucked her out of these desperate situations, but Liz was on her own. So, how did she rise above her circumstances to attend Harvard University?

6. Unit 5 Discussion Think about the distinct points of view in these two articles. Both Murrays face the same problem, but their perspectives are worlds apart.

7. Unit 5 Discussion Consider this: – How would Liz Murray define homelessness versus Murray Barr’s definition of homelessness? – What can you identify that made their seemingly similar paths diverge? – Support your ideas with references back to reading materials and video to back up your claims.

8. Review Last week in seminar we talked about in text citations. Let’s review: What is the in text citations for the quote below? Author: Viktor E. Frankl Date: 1984 Book: Man’s Search for Meaning Page: 75 Quote: “There are always choices to make.”

9. Answers “ There are always choices to make ” (Frankl, 1984, p. 75). OR Victor Frankl (1984), a psychiatrist who survived the Nazi concentration camps, emphasized the positive saying, “There are always choices to make ” (p. 75). Besides using an in text citation, where else must the quote be documented?

10. The References Page! Whenever you use someone else's words or ideas, the source of that material must be listed in TWO places: in the text and on the references page. The reference page is a separate page at the end of your work.

11. Beginning the Reference In APA format, references always begin with the author’s last name if there is an author. How would the reference for the quote below begin on the references page? Victor Frankl (1984), a psychiatrist who survived the Nazi concentration camps, emphasized the positive saying, “There are always choices to make” (p. 75).

12. Beginning the Reference #2 The references for the quote would begin with the author’s last name: – Frankl What if there were two or more authors? How would you choose? Authors: Jonathan Feng & Mark Trodden

13. Beginning the Reference #3 Keep the authors in the same order that they are listed. Begin with the author’s last names: – Feng & Trodden But what if there is no author listed? – Author: None – Date: December 29, 2010 – Article: “3D Games Can Ruin Children's Eyes, Nintendo Warns” – Web Site: Fox News – Paragraph: 1

14. Beginning the Reference #4 Begin with the title of the article: – 3D games can ruin children's eyes, Nintendo warns Note: When using the title of an article in the text, capitalize all the important words and put the title within quotation marks: "Frozen Iguanas Fall from Florida Trees” Note: When using the title of an article on a references page, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title except for proper nouns. No not use quotation marks. Frozen iguanas fall from Florida trees

15. APA Reference Format: Book Frankl, V. (1984). Man’s search for meaning. New York: Simon & Schuster. 1)A uthor's last name, first initial, (period) 2) Publication date in parenthesis (period) 3) Name of the book, italicized (period) 4) CITY where published (colon :) 5) Name of the publishing company (period) *Note the hanging indent

16. Reference : Book, 2 Authors Greene, S. & Martel, M. (2004). The ultimate job hunter’s guidebook (4 th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1)A uthor's last name, first initial, & Author’s last name, first initial (period) 2) Publication date in parenthesis (period) 3) Name of the book, italicized (period) 4) CITY where published (colon :) 5) Name of the publishing company (period) *Note the hanging indent

17. Other Information It doesn’t matter how many authors your source has, on the references page, list them the same way as you did for two authors: – Bulliet, R., Crossley, P. Headrick, D., Hirsch, S., Johnson, L., & Northrup, D. If you have only a year, then use that: (1998). If you have a month, include that: (1998, March). If you have a day, include that: (1998, March 2). Do not include multiple years. Take the most recent one. For example, some web sites list a range of years: 2008- 2011. Use the most recent date: (2011).

18. Reference: Article with Author Wyatt, K. (2010, July 13). Colo. governor candidate apologizes for plagiarism. Yahoo News. Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_onhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100713/ap_on _el_gu/us_colorado_governor_plagiarism 1)A uthor's last name, first initial, (period) 2) Publication date backwards in parenthesis (period) 3) Title of article. 3) Name of web site, italicized (period) 4) Retrieved from 5) The exact web address of the article.

19. Reference: Article, No Author Frozen iguanas fall from Florida trees. (2008, January 3). Fox News. Retrieved from http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319971,00.h tml http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,319971,00.h tml 1)Title of article (period) 2) Publication date in parenthesis (period) 3) Name of web site, italicized (period) 4) The words “Retrieved from” 5) The exact web address of the article (not the home page)

20. Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Because information on the Internet is often moved, removed, or changed, scholarly articles are now beginning to receive a digital number by which they can be tracked, the digital object identifier. This number takes the place of the retrieval information that was used prior to this because the articles that have DOI numbers have their own routing system, one that should take readers to the article no matter where they have been placed on the Internet, even if they have been moved.

21. Using the DOI If the article has a DOI, you do not need the retrieval information. All doi’s begin with the number 10, contain a prefix and suffix separated by a slash. Sample: doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225 Reference Format: Author’s last name, first initial. (date). Title of article. Name of Magazine, volume, page. doi: 10.xxxx/xxxx-xxxx.xx.x.xxx

22. Matching The in text citations and the references page should match. If you use an in text citation, be sure to put the same source on the references page. If you list a source on the references page, be sure you also cite that source in the text. It’s easy to get confused.

23. How to Avoid Forgetting to Include Sources One of the ways I avoid problems is by doing my reference page at the same time as I am writing my paper. Every time I use information from a source, I immediately put in the in text citation (author’s last name, date) and then scroll down and put the reference on my Reference Page. This assures that I will not forget to include all references.

24. In what order should the items on a reference page be listed?

25. Alphabetical Order Items on the references page must be in alphabetical order. Always begin with the author’s last name. If no author has been listed, begin with the title of the article (You read something!). Never begin using a web address.

26. DATABASES  Let's talk about articles from the Kaplan Library Electronic Databases.

27. Electronic databases are an online library. Articles contained in the databases were originally published in hard copy form in a magazine, newspaper, or journal. For example, the articles might come from such sources as US News and World Report, Time, Nation, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, etc. What are the names of some of the Kaplan Electronic Databases?

28. MasterFile Premier, Academic Search Premier, Business Source Elite, Proquest Criminal Justice, Newspaper Source, Health Source Nursing are all Kaplan electronic databases. Kaplan also has a number of other databases. On the reference page, how do you indicate that you have taken information from one of the Kaplan Electronic Databases?

29. Lord, L. (2003). A first lady of many firsts. US News and World Report, 135 (20), 5. Retrieved from Academic Search Premier database. Just like for an internet article, you must use the words “Retrieved from.” Notice how the end of the reference names the database. The web address is not included, nor are the words “Kaplan Library.”

30. Referencing Database Articles Lord, L. (2003). A first lady of many firsts. US News and World Report, 135 (20), 5. Retrieved from Academic Search Elite database. Author’s last name, first initial (period) Date in parenthesis (period) Title of article (period) Name of magazine, italicized (comma) Volume number, italicized Issue number in parenthesis (comma) Page number (period) Retrieved from Name of the database.

31. Consider this reference Lord, L. (2003). A first lady of many firsts. US News and World Report, 135 (20), 5. Retrieved from Academic Search Elite database. What would an in text citation for this article look like?

32. And the answer is… In the text: (Lord, 2003, p. 5) The in-text citation and the reference page must match. Reference Page: Lord, L. ( 2003 ). A first lady of many firsts. US News and World Report, 135(20), 5. Retrieved from Academic Search Elite database.

33. AUDIENCE AND CONTEXT Everything is written to someone for some purpose. The email you send to your sister should be written differently than a proposal you send to a business client. Knowing the audience, purpose, and the context is vitally important to good writing. Ask yourself: – Why am I writing this? – Who is my reader? – What am I trying to say?

34. What is Standard American English? What are the benefits to learning Standard American English?

35. Standard American English Standard American English is the common language, spelling, grammar, and punctuation used in the United States. – Its use is expected in higher education and the workplace. When you use Standard American English, – People can understand you no matter what part of the county they come from. – You present yourself as being an educated person. – You show respect for the reader – You show a desire to be someone the reader can relate to.

36. When should you use Standard American English?

37. When You Should Use Standard American English You should use Standard American English most of the time if not all the time. You want to get into the habit of using it. When speaking or writing to your friends or family, you are free to use dialect, slang, or any type of English (or other language) that you desire. However, in the "real world," the world of work, school, and careers, there are different expectations.

38. Which are the correct answers? Each of the students (have, has) (their, his or her) own locker.

39. The Correct Answers Each of the students HAS HIS OR HER own locker.

40. Common Writing Errors: Subject/Verb Agreement & Pronoun/Referent Agreement Subjects must “agree” or match their verbs in number (how many are we talking about?). Pronouns must also match the words that they refer to. Again, how many are we talking about?

41. Common Writing Errors: Pronoun Agreement The word to which a pronoun refers is called its antecedent. The pronoun must match or agree with its antecedent in number. Number simply means singular or plural. The boy played with his bike.  “His” refers to “boy.” Both “boy” and “his” are singular, so they agree in number. The boys played with their bikes.  “Their” refers to “boys.” Both are plural, so they agree.

42. Common Problems with Pronoun Agreement 1. Singular Indefinite Pronouns are always singular.  Anothereverybodynobody  Anybodyeveryonenothing  Anyoneeverythingsomebody  Each someone one Incorrect: Each of the students has their own locker.  Each (one) = 1 person  Their = 2 or more people Correct: Each of the student has his or her own locker.  Each (one) = 1 person  His or her = 1 person

43. Pronoun Agreement (continued) 2. Singular noun – plural pronoun Incorrect: If a person wants to graduate from college, they must have good study habits.  A person = 1 person  They = 2 or more people Correct: If a person wants to graduate from college, he or she must have good study habits. Correct: If students want to graduate from college, they must have good study habits.