As promised, here are some resources for responsibly working with sources: – On the differences among quoting, summary, paraphrase, and patchwriting: click here – On avoiding plagiarism (via Harvard): click here Bonus: links with information on how to identify fake news

Step 1: Read Joan Didion’s “Sentimental Journeys” and answer the following questions, citing from the text as necessary: 1) What is Didion’s intellectual or research problem? Think about the Booth formula of naming a topic, adding a question, and articulating … Continue reading →

Step 1: Read Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Case for Reparations” and answer the following questions, citing from the text as necessary: 1) What is Coates’ intellectual or research problem? Think about the Booth formula of naming a topic, adding a question, … Continue reading →

Essay 1 is due on Friday, 3/3 at 11:59 PM. Submit the essay as a .doc or .docx file via email to [email protected]. I will email you back to let you know that I received the paper as soon as … Continue reading →