Multitasking Can Make You Lose…Um…Focus

Multitasking Can Make You Lose…Um…Focus

ENG 101 Homework for Week 6: ( Draft & Final Needed Seperately)

• Read and review the assignment prompt and evaluation criteria for Writing Project #2: Written Report (posted under module “Writing Project #2”).
• Carefully read Tugend’s article “Multitasking Can Make You Lose…Um…Focus” (779-783) in our Norton Field Guide textbook.

This report is expected to incorporate MLA format for all in-text citations and provide an MLA style works cited page. Each body paragraph should be clearly founded upon the assigned text. Within each body paragraph, you will need to rely upon and properly cite direct quotes from the assigned text. This report should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced with 1- inch margins, and a minimum of 3 full pages in length (not counting the works cited page).

Writing Prompt –

For this writing project, you will compose a report that informs readers about a particular topic or issue. This report will be founded upon Tugend’s “Multitasking Can Make You Lose…Um…Focus” (779-783) from our Norton Field Guide textbook. No other outside sources will be utilized. The purpose of this report is to share valuable information drawn from your assigned research source. Therefore, this report will not rely on your own personal opinions. In order to write a successful report, you will need to carefully explain and fully support each of the main points drawn from your assigned research source. Selections from this course’s textbooks and assigned homework will facilitate and assist your writing process. This report is expected to incorporate MLA format for all in-text citations and provide an MLA style works cited page. Each body paragraph should be clearly founded upon the assigned

text. Within each body paragraph, you will need to rely upon and properly cite direct quotes from the assigned text. This report should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced with 1- inch margins, and a minimum of 3 full pages in length (not counting the works cited page).

Writing Project #2 Requirements: o Your Final Draft (3-4 page minimum) must be submitted/uploaded on Canvas as a Microsoft Word document by end of day on Monday 11/1. This Final Draft must be fully developed and well-written.

Writing Project #2: Written Report Evaluation Criteria *Consult this evaluation criteria as you compose, revise, and complete your report. Assignment Guidelines Report meets all assignment guidelines. Assignment’s Purpose A research-based report that informs readers about a particular topic or issue. Report shares valuable information through a synthesis of ideas drawn from the assigned research source: Tugend’s “Multitasking Can Make You Lose…Um…Focus” (779-783) from our Norton Field Guide textbook. Introduction & Conclusion Introduction and conclusion are precise and appropriate in length. Introduction presents the topic and purpose of the report. Conclusion draws the report to a satisfying close. Clear Main Points Main points are clearly stated. Supported Main Points Each main point is fully supported through appropriate evidence, examples, explanation and

analysis. Paragraph Composition Each unique point is developed in its own body paragraph. Body paragraphs have topic sentences. Each paragraph is fully developed and united by its own distinct purpose. Focus & Organization Report stays on topic and maintains a controlled focus. Carefully ordered paragraphs create an easy to follow train of thought. Grammar & Mechanics A highly readable piece of academic writing that utilizes accurate spelling, grammar, and sentence construction. In-text Citations In-text citations are accurately and effectively formatted in MLA style. Weave direct quotes into your sentences. Follow up each quotation with further explanation of the meaning/significance of the quote.

Works Cited Page Report includes a flawless MLA style works cited page. Works Cited page should be double- spaced and list the works cited entries in alphabetical order by author’s last name.

Research Essay Revision Process Advice As you revise/improve your research essay, carefully review and consider the following advice: Essay Assignment: o Even though quality is more important than quantity, do not disregard length. It is quite difficult to meet the requirements of an assignment in only a few pages. o Focus on the purpose, guidelines, and requirements of the assigned essay (in other words, focus on the task at hand). o Any research-based essay should be founded upon your reliable research sources.

Quality of Writing: o Be as clear, direct, and precise as possible. o Avoid making broad generalizations about people, humanity, or society in general. Vague generalizations lack clarity and are never accurate. o Refer to author by last name, never by ‘the author’ or ‘the writer.’ o Do not provide extraneous information about your sources within the body of your essay (For example, ‘on page 48,’ ‘this book chapter,’ or ‘originally published in the Atlantic’). All the required documentation for each source will appear on the works cited page. o Make sure that each and every sentence is a complete sentence. o Reduce wordiness in sentence construction. Paragraph Composition: o Make sure your introduction and conclusion are concise and appropriate in length. o Rely on the introduction to introduce the topic and purpose of your essay. o Rely on the conclusion to draw a satisfying close to your essay. o When you introduce a new distinct point, begin a new paragraph. o Do not try to force multiple points/ideas into a single paragraph. o Fully develop each distinct point in its own body paragraph. o Within body paragraphs, rely on direct quotations to clearly establish a source’s idea/point/viewpoint/claim. o Within body paragraphs, draw connections between your sources. o Clearly establish an author’s/source’s point before you build off of it with your own unique experiences, ideas, or insights. MLA Style: o Properly cite any and all information drawn from your research sources. o Weave direct quotes into your sentences. See the ‘MLA Format Review Handout’ for examples. o Follow up each quotation with further explanation of the meaning/significance of the quote. o Use strong and meaningful verbs, especially when introducing a quotation. o Avoid introducing quotes with weak phrases like ‘goes on to say,’ ‘talks about’ or ‘mentions.’ o Double-check in-text citations and works cited entries for accuracy. o Do not begin or end a quote with an ellipsis (…). An ellipsis indicates that words have been omitted within a quote. o Works Cited page should be Double-spaced and list the works cited entries in alphabetical order

by author’s last name. Also, don’t skip lines between works cited entries.

MLA Format Review Handout

In-text Citations: In-text citations are required when you refer to a specific idea/point from a research source within the body of your essay. In-text citations should usually take the form of either a Direct Quote or Paraphrase.

Direct Quote: A direct quote provides the source’s exact words in the exact order that they appear in the research source. A direct quote must be enclosed in quotation marks and cite the author’s last name and page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence. If the author’s last name appears within the sentence, then it does not need to be repeated in the parenthetical citation. When you use a direct quote, you should weave it into your own sentence.

Example #1 (Okay/Not Great): “horses deserve the right to vote” (Brooks 235).

Example #2 (Better): According to Brooks, “horses deserve the right to vote” (235).

Example #3 (Much Better!): Brooks, a pioneer in the field of animal voting rights, asserts that “horses deserve the right to vote” (235).

Direct Quote—Additional Examples for 1 Author, 2 Authors, 3 or more Authors: 1 Author: Animal Crossing: New Horizons quickly became “the biggest launch of any Nintendo Switch

game ever” (Carro 26). As Carro reports, “Eleven million copies were sold within 11 days of the game’s release on March 20” (26). 2 Authors: It is important to consider the question of “How much more efficiently could humanity have addressed climate change if a different pathway had been taken in the past?” (Sanderson and O’Neill 7). Sanderson and O’Neill examine “the value of lost time” in the struggle to mitigate climate change (7). 3 or more Authors: Furthermore, “plastic pollution can negatively affect ecotourism” (Provencher et al. 1). Provencher et al. explain that “plastic pollution can negatively affect ecotourism” (1).

2 Paraphrase: When you paraphrase a source, you make the choice to explain the source’s idea/point in your own words. As a writer, it is your responsibility to make sure that any and all paraphrase is truly in your own words. If paraphrase is too close to the source’s original sentence structure or phrasing, then it can be considered plagiarism. Paraphrase, like a direct quote, must be cited by author’s last name and page number.

Example #1 (Good): Brooks is an advocate for horse suffrage (235).

Example #2 (Unacceptable, too close to original phrasing): Horses should have the right to vote (Brooks 235).

Works Cited Entry: Any research-based essay must include a Works Cited page with an accurate works cited entry for each of the essay’s research sources. The required information, the order in which it appears, and how it is formatted varies depending on the type of source. Thus, a works cited entry for a book, a selection from an edited collection, a newspaper article, a journal article, etc., will all differ from one another. Consult a guide to MLA format for detailed explanations, templates, and sample entries. For example, this is the basic template for a selection from an anthology or edited collection: Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Collection, edited by Editor’s Name(s), edition, Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.

 

 

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