Due May 28. Late deadline June 4.
Textbook Chapters:
Part 1: Argumentative Paper 18 points
Work from the plan you created in Assignment 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 Assignment 5. Follow the step-by-step formatting instructions provided in http://www.loralane.com/CSIT58/mlaword.html . Save the paper as Asn7
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 and 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, 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 Assignment 5 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: "How to Recoginize Plagiarism" at https://www.indiana.edu/~istd/ 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 May 14.
Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation (12 points)
Create a presentation about your research paper. Save the presentation as Asn7
| Points | Feature |
| 7 | A minimum of 4 slides (first one is title slide with title of presentation, your name and class section). The rest of the slides should describe the main points of your paper and the conclusion. There should not be any spelling or grammar errors. |
| 1 | Apply a theme to all slides (called a design template in PowerPoint 2003) |
| 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 | A custom animation applied to text or a graphic. |
Submit both BOTH the Word document and PowerPoint presentation as attachment files to Etudes Assignments, Tests and Surveys.