Peer Feedback Form: Introduction
Answer these questions about your peer’s introduction paragraph.
1. What is the topic of the essay?
2. What is the thesis statement?
3. Give 1 suggestion on how this thesis statement could be stronger.
4. What is this essay’s hook, if there is one? How did it grab your attention and make you want to read more? If there was no hook, what would make this paper more interesting to read?
5. State 1 thing concerning this topic that you would like to learn more about.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
UC Davis Online Library Research
UC Davis Online Library Research:
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/
Harvest UCD Catalog: This catalog is for finding books at the UC Davis campus library
You can search by:
• Keyword
• Title (in part or the whole title)
• Journal title (in part or the whole title)
• Author (first and last or just last name)
• Subject word
• Call number
Melvyl Catalog: This catalog is for finding books and resources at other UC campuses throughout California. You may request books you find through Interlibrary Loan
You can search by all of the same methods as above, plus you can search by UC campus library, format (books, CDs, etc.), language, and by year.
This is extremely helpful for finding those expensive textbooks that you don’t want to buy. For interlibrary loan, however, you must allow a few weeks for the book to arrive at UCD.
Interlibrary Loan:
To request a book through interlibrary loan, click on the link under Library Services on the Library’s main website. From here you can follow the online forms to request a book, article, etc. from any other UC campus library. At the very least, you must know the title of what you are requesting. You will be informed by email when your book has arrived.
Journal Databases/Subject Guides:
If you don’t have a particular journal that you wish to find, you may look through a database to find articles. A popular database is JSTOR. JSTOR offers access to hundreds of scientific journals, across disciplines. Through JSTOR you can search for articles. You can also narrow your search by selecting and deselecting particular journals.
Electronic Journals:
UCD has access to hundreds of electronic journals. If you know the title of the journal, you may search for it on the library website and see if UCD has a subscription (most of the time, they do). Most journals have their issues online for at least the past 10 to 20 years.
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/
Harvest UCD Catalog: This catalog is for finding books at the UC Davis campus library
You can search by:
• Keyword
• Title (in part or the whole title)
• Journal title (in part or the whole title)
• Author (first and last or just last name)
• Subject word
• Call number
Melvyl Catalog: This catalog is for finding books and resources at other UC campuses throughout California. You may request books you find through Interlibrary Loan
You can search by all of the same methods as above, plus you can search by UC campus library, format (books, CDs, etc.), language, and by year.
This is extremely helpful for finding those expensive textbooks that you don’t want to buy. For interlibrary loan, however, you must allow a few weeks for the book to arrive at UCD.
Interlibrary Loan:
To request a book through interlibrary loan, click on the link under Library Services on the Library’s main website. From here you can follow the online forms to request a book, article, etc. from any other UC campus library. At the very least, you must know the title of what you are requesting. You will be informed by email when your book has arrived.
Journal Databases/Subject Guides:
If you don’t have a particular journal that you wish to find, you may look through a database to find articles. A popular database is JSTOR. JSTOR offers access to hundreds of scientific journals, across disciplines. Through JSTOR you can search for articles. You can also narrow your search by selecting and deselecting particular journals.
Electronic Journals:
UCD has access to hundreds of electronic journals. If you know the title of the journal, you may search for it on the library website and see if UCD has a subscription (most of the time, they do). Most journals have their issues online for at least the past 10 to 20 years.
Term Paper Prompt
Linguistics 96 (Winter 2009)
Term Paper Prompt:
Purpose: This term paper will be the culmination of what you have learned throughout this quarter. You will be able to practice the writing techniques that you have been taught in a no-pressure environment. This paper will not be graded, but will be read by the instructor and your peers to provide you with important feedback to improve your academic writing abilities.
Directions: This paper will be approximately 2 to 5 pages in length, typed, double spaced with a reasonable font, size no larger than 12 point.. You will be writing portions of this paper throughout the quarter, each of which you will email to the instructor for feedback. Please let the instructor know what topic you choose as soon as possible. On the final day of class you will submit, via email, your final paper for evaluation. You will also present your paper to the class. More on presentation guidelines will be discussed later in the quarter.
Evaluation: Each section of your term paper (and the final paper) will be read for the following things:
• Grammar mistakes
• Spelling errors
• Paragraph construction
• A logical progression of topics throughout the essay
• Academic style
• Use of appropriate references
Topic: You may choose from a variety of topics listed below:
• An overview of your favorite computer program: when it was developed, by what company, what is the program used for, who generally uses the program, etc.
• A brief history of a major website, including: Yahoo, Google, Wikipedia, Youtube, or another website approved by the instructor.
• A comparison/contrast paper outlining the difference between American emoticons/Internet lingo and that of another culture. You must include several examples from each culture and describe why these differences might exist.
• Any other topic that you think would be appropriate for this class, with approval of the instructor ahead of time.
Term Paper Prompt:
Purpose: This term paper will be the culmination of what you have learned throughout this quarter. You will be able to practice the writing techniques that you have been taught in a no-pressure environment. This paper will not be graded, but will be read by the instructor and your peers to provide you with important feedback to improve your academic writing abilities.
Directions: This paper will be approximately 2 to 5 pages in length, typed, double spaced with a reasonable font, size no larger than 12 point.. You will be writing portions of this paper throughout the quarter, each of which you will email to the instructor for feedback. Please let the instructor know what topic you choose as soon as possible. On the final day of class you will submit, via email, your final paper for evaluation. You will also present your paper to the class. More on presentation guidelines will be discussed later in the quarter.
Evaluation: Each section of your term paper (and the final paper) will be read for the following things:
• Grammar mistakes
• Spelling errors
• Paragraph construction
• A logical progression of topics throughout the essay
• Academic style
• Use of appropriate references
Topic: You may choose from a variety of topics listed below:
• An overview of your favorite computer program: when it was developed, by what company, what is the program used for, who generally uses the program, etc.
• A brief history of a major website, including: Yahoo, Google, Wikipedia, Youtube, or another website approved by the instructor.
• A comparison/contrast paper outlining the difference between American emoticons/Internet lingo and that of another culture. You must include several examples from each culture and describe why these differences might exist.
• Any other topic that you think would be appropriate for this class, with approval of the instructor ahead of time.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Formal Email Sample
To: hasturman@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Lin 1, Assignment 5, Question 6
Prof. Sturman,
I have a question regarding this week’s homework (chapter 5). On number 6 (page 447), I’m not sure what the question means when it asks me to determine whether Latin is derived from Proto Indo-European or Proto Polynesian. Can you please show me how I’m supposed to figure this out from the data set given?
Thank you,
Jane Doe
Subject: Lin 1, Assignment 5, Question 6
Prof. Sturman,
I have a question regarding this week’s homework (chapter 5). On number 6 (page 447), I’m not sure what the question means when it asks me to determine whether Latin is derived from Proto Indo-European or Proto Polynesian. Can you please show me how I’m supposed to figure this out from the data set given?
Thank you,
Jane Doe
Formal or Informal?
Which phrase or type of language would you find in a formal letter? Which phrase or type of language would you find in an informal letter?
I am sorry to inform you that...
I am very grateful for...
Why don't we...
I will not be able to attend the...
exaggerated punctuation, such as "That's awesome!!!"
idioms and slang
contracted verb forms like we've, I'm, etc.
Give my regards to...
I look forward to hearing from you...
Let me know as soon as...
The use of emoticons, such as :) ;) :P
Dear Tom,
Dear Ms. Smithers,
Best wishes,
Yours faithfully,
common misspellings, such as "l8tr"
I'm really sorry I...
Unfortunately, we will have to postpone...
polite phrases
Love,
I am sorry to inform you that...
I am very grateful for...
Why don't we...
I will not be able to attend the...
exaggerated punctuation, such as "That's awesome!!!"
idioms and slang
contracted verb forms like we've, I'm, etc.
Give my regards to...
I look forward to hearing from you...
Let me know as soon as...
The use of emoticons, such as :) ;) :P
Dear Tom,
Dear Ms. Smithers,
Best wishes,
Yours faithfully,
common misspellings, such as "l8tr"
I'm really sorry I...
Unfortunately, we will have to postpone...
polite phrases
Love,
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Role Play Dialog: Internet Slang
Role Play Dialog: Internet slang
While Internet slang isn’t always used in spoken conversation, its use is becoming more and more popular. Read the model dialog below and pay close attention to the underlined words. These target vocabulary words will form the basis of your own dialog to be practiced in groups and performed for the class. Each group will be assigned a set of slang words to use in their own dialog. The rest of the class must guess the meaning of the slang words from the context of each groups’ dialog.
Model Dialog:
Setting: Two friends are talking about an online conversation that took place last night.
Christy: ZOMG, I was so freaked when Billy IMed me!
Heather: He did? What did he say?
Christy: He was such a jerk. He told me that my BFF, Janet, went AWOL at her job last Tuesday. I was like WTF! She would never do that!
Heather: OMG! No way. What did you say when he told you that?
Christy: I told him, “FYI, you are a liar. Janet would never do that.” And he LOLed me! I couldn’t believe it!
Heather: Yeah, Billy’s such a flamer, always trying to spread bad rumors about people.
Christy: I know! Well, I gotta go. I have class soon, BFN!
Heather: Okay. TTYL!
Group 1: ZOMG, BFN, WTF
Group 2: IM, AWOL, flamer
Group 3: TTYL, OMG, FYI, LOL
While Internet slang isn’t always used in spoken conversation, its use is becoming more and more popular. Read the model dialog below and pay close attention to the underlined words. These target vocabulary words will form the basis of your own dialog to be practiced in groups and performed for the class. Each group will be assigned a set of slang words to use in their own dialog. The rest of the class must guess the meaning of the slang words from the context of each groups’ dialog.
Model Dialog:
Setting: Two friends are talking about an online conversation that took place last night.
Christy: ZOMG, I was so freaked when Billy IMed me!
Heather: He did? What did he say?
Christy: He was such a jerk. He told me that my BFF, Janet, went AWOL at her job last Tuesday. I was like WTF! She would never do that!
Heather: OMG! No way. What did you say when he told you that?
Christy: I told him, “FYI, you are a liar. Janet would never do that.” And he LOLed me! I couldn’t believe it!
Heather: Yeah, Billy’s such a flamer, always trying to spread bad rumors about people.
Christy: I know! Well, I gotta go. I have class soon, BFN!
Heather: Okay. TTYL!
Group 1: ZOMG, BFN, WTF
Group 2: IM, AWOL, flamer
Group 3: TTYL, OMG, FYI, LOL
Internet Lingo/Slang
Use these websites as a resource to familiarize yourself with popular Internet slang
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Internet_slang
http://www.noslang.com/index.php
http://www.internetslang.com/
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/usage/slang_internet.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_emoticons
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Internet_slang
http://www.noslang.com/index.php
http://www.internetslang.com/
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kemmer/Words04/usage/slang_internet.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_emoticons
Welcome to Linguistics 96!
Welcome to Heather's Linguistics 96 class!
I hope you all had a great winter break and are ready to learn about English and the Internet. At the start of every class, you will spend about 10 minutes writing a blog.
Some of you may be familiar with blog writing, but, for this class, I will give you topics related to learning English here at UC Davis. You will be able to write whatever you want and you'll be encouraged to use the Internet lingo you'll be taught in class (such as smilies and acronyms).
The blog will be posted publicly, so don't put anything overly personal! Posting your blogs online will give you a chance to get feedback from me and from your classmates (and anyone else you wish to share you blog with!)
Thanks for taking this class, and I hope we will have a lot of fun this quarter!
Sincerely,
Heather
I hope you all had a great winter break and are ready to learn about English and the Internet. At the start of every class, you will spend about 10 minutes writing a blog.
Some of you may be familiar with blog writing, but, for this class, I will give you topics related to learning English here at UC Davis. You will be able to write whatever you want and you'll be encouraged to use the Internet lingo you'll be taught in class (such as smilies and acronyms).
The blog will be posted publicly, so don't put anything overly personal! Posting your blogs online will give you a chance to get feedback from me and from your classmates (and anyone else you wish to share you blog with!)
Thanks for taking this class, and I hope we will have a lot of fun this quarter!
Sincerely,
Heather
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