Due date: December 20. No late submission..
Reading:
Read the Project in Dozer's Quintessential Guide to Computer Literacy while you are in front of the computer and practice the steps.
Part 1: Argumentative Paper 20 points
Work from the outline you created in Task 5 to produce a short (2-3 pages plus a Works Cited page) argumentative paper in MLA format. Make sure you read my grading comments from Task5. Follow the step-by-step formatting instructions provided in http://www.loralane.com/F08CSIT58OL/mlaword.html . Save the paper as Task7
You can look at a sample paper from an earlier semester (slightly corrected).
| Grading Rubric | |
| Points | Feature |
| 1 | 1" margins left, right, top and bottom |
| 1 | 12 point Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri font |
| 1 | Right-aligned header with your last name and the page number |
| 1 | Student name, my name, class name and date at top left. Double-spaced each on a separate line |
| 1 | Centered title (not bolded or in quotes or in a larger font) |
| 1 | Text of your paper double-spaced and word wrapped. It should be at least 2 pages. The Works Cited page does not count as one of the 2. |
| 1 | First line of each paragraph indented (NOT with spaces) |
| 1 | Hard page break after text of paper. Centered Works Cited title on new page. |
| 6 | At least 3 references from the Internet in MLA format. NOT all from Wikipedia. You can copy and paste the Works Cited page from your Task 5 Assignment to this paper. Correct any errors you made in Assignment 5. |
| 6 | Spell and grammar check your paper. Proofread it too as there are errors that Word can't catch. Make sure you have not plagiarized from your sources. Your paper will be run through a plagiarism checking service. For more information about plagiarism see: "Understanding Plagiarism" at http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/ and "What is Plagiarism" at http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/honor/system/53377.html |
You may send a draft of your paper to me for feedback by email. Send it no later than Dec. 5.
Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation (15 points)
Create a presentation about your research paper. Save the presentation as Task7
| Points | Feature |
| 10 | A minimum of 5 slides (first one is title slide with title of presentation, your name and class section, the last can be a closing slide). The rest of the slides should describe the main points of your paper and the conclusion. |
| 1 | Apply a design template |
| 2 | Use at least 2 graphics that are appropriate for the text. This can be clipart or graphics downloaded from the Internet |
| 1 | A slide transition applied to all slides |
| 1 | An animation effect applied to text or a graphic. |
Submit both BOTH the Word document and PowerPoint presentation as attachment files to Tasks, Tests and Surveys..
Part 3 Discussion Descriptive Assumptions 5 points
Read "Critical Thinking: Distinguishing Between Inferences and Assumptions" at http://www.criticalthinking.org/page.cfm?PageID=484&CategoryID=68 The page provides lots of examples of everyday assumptions and inferences. Think about your own life.
Start a new topic in the Task 7 Discussion. In the subject line, give a title for your post. In the body of the message, describe a situation where someone used an assumption to make an inference about you, or where you used an assumption to make an inference about someone else. What was your view and what was theirs?
Reply to someone else's post and comment on their description. Would you make the same inference or a different one? Have experienced the same thing or something similar? Do not just answer yes or no. Write a few sentences in response.
Type the name of the person you replied to in the answer box in Etudes Tasks, Tests and Surveys.