Warm-up Writing (‘til 6:35)

In a notebook or laptop, spend five minutes writing about your findings from either Little Blue or Superfan. What themes are sticking out to you? What styles of writing is the author using, and what effect does that have on you (i.e., pathos!)?

Lesson Objectives

1. By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe the task and purpose of Major Project 1.
2. Students will be able to define and understand (re)vision.
3. Students will be able to identify and use multiple citation styles.
4. Students will be able to explain key ideas regarding producing creative writing.

Agenda

1. Warm-up Writing
2. Recap and Outcomes
3. A note on (Re)vision
4. Citation styles
5. Break
6. Homework
7. Writing creative works
8. Major Project 1
9. Work on SA2/MP1

Recap

What are pathos, ethos, and logos?

How is rhetoric different from argument?

How can you use rhetoric in your writing?

What is the difference between fiction and creative nonfiction?

Revision vs. (Re)vision

From Google, “revision” means “The act of making alterations to a written or printed media”

“Revision” comes from Latin, “Re-” to do something again and “Videre” to look at

To look at again

Revision vs. (Re)vision

(Re)vision separates the parts – it encourages you to approach a piece of media with new vision

Why (Re)vision?

• Simple revision asks you to “correct mistakes”
• (Re)vision asks you to look at the piece again, with a new vision
• Remember how Aisha Harris and Claire Dederer explained that they felt differently about the same piece of media while consuming at different ages?
• Same thing with your writing! You will see your assignment differently, even if you are just a few weeks or months older than when you wrote it
• (Re)vise – resee – the essay

As a reminder…

On December 11, you are required to turn in a portfolio that includes

• Three showcase pieces
• Significantly (re)vised
• One long-form Writer’s Memo (~300-400 words) for each showcase piece
• An intro and conclusion (~300-400 words)
• Compendium of all un(re)vised assignments over the course of the quarter

Your Writer’s Memos will guide you through this portfolio

Also consider… How are you achieving the outcomes? How can (re)vision help you achieve the outcomes?

This portfolio counts for 70% of your final grade. If it is turned in any later than December 11, 2023, at 11:59 pm, you will receive a 0.

Therefore:

I strongly suggest you work on (re)visions throughout this part of the quarter as well!

You have feedback for SA1, and you will have feedback for SA2 by next Tuesday

Use this feedback!

We will also discuss possible (re)visions in conferences next week

While (re)vising…

• Do you consider the audience and speaker relationship?
• Do you integrate ethos, pathos, and logos?
• Which “rhetorical grammar” have you chosen? What is the effect of it?
• Is your persona authentic?

Citation Styles

What are citation styles?

• Guidelines for in-text citations, reference pages, and document layout
• Includes APA, MLA, Chicago, AP, Ecology etc. etc. etc.
• Each for a different purpose/genre/discipline
• Even individual journals have their own citation styles!
• You will be required to adhere to citation styles in nearly all of your classes in college, and into your career

What’s in a citation style?

• In-text citations
• Citing a quote or paraphrase from another source
• Reference page
• List of sources referenced
• Page layout
• Margins, heading, header, font

APA (American Psychiatric Association) Style

• Used for psychology, anthropology, sociology, and education
• Emphasis placed on date of source
• Important for these fast-changing scientific fields!

APA In-text citation

• (Surname, Year)
• It is clear that “Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism” (Sontag, 1964).
• Paraphrasing (i.e., rewriting ideas in your own words) suggested over direct quotes
• I’ve found that Camp, just like Gaga Feminism, is a performed aesthetic (Sontag, 1964).

APA References Page

• Surname, F.I. (Year). “Article Title.” Container Title. Linktoarticle.com

Halberstam, J. (2013). “Introduction.” Gaga Feminism. https://transreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019-03-17_5c8e1290421a2_GagaFeminism.pdf

APA Page Layout

• Double spaced
• 1-inch margins
• Running head
• Page number only
• 11-point Calibri or 12-point Times New Roman
• Includes paper sections (like Introduction)
• Title page with bolded title, author’s name, institutional affiliation, course number, course name, instructor name, due date

Example APA Title Page

Cringey Camping: How Camp Influenced the Worst of Cringe Culture

Olive Brend

Department of English, University of Washington

ENGL 131: Composition

Instructor Olive Brend

25 October 2023

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style

• English, foreign languages, literary studies, comparative literature, law
• Emphasis placed on individual author
• Important for fields where identity is integral to authorship

In-text Citation

• (Surname pg#)
• He claims, “Gaga Feminism is not totally new, it does not emerge from nowhere” (Halberstam 7).
• Direct quotes preferred

MLA Works Cited Page

• Surname, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Container. Publisher, Publication Date.

Halberstam, Jack. “Introduction.” Gaga Feminism. Beacon Press, 2013.

MLA Page Layout

• Double spaced
• 1-inch margins
• Running head
• Student Surname and Page Number
• 12-point font (i.e., Times New Roman, Calibri, Arial)
• Heading on first page

Example MLA Heading

Olive Brend

Instructor Olive Brend

ENGL 131

25 October 2023

Cringey Camping: How Camp Influenced the Worst of Cringe Culture

Chicago Style

• Business, history, and fine arts
• Emphasis on accessibility for reader
• Useful for complex and/or esoteric topics
• Two styles in one!
• Difference between Author-Date style and Notes-Bibliography style

In-text Citations

• Author-Date: (Surname Year, pg#)

She views Camp as a “mode of aestheticism” (Sontag 1964, 2).

• Notes-Bibliography: Bibliographic entry using endnotes

He claims Gaga Feminism is “not totally new.”¹

¹Jack Halberstam, “Introduction,” in Gaga Feminism (Boston: Beacon Press, 2013), 7.

Chicago Bibliography Page

• Surname, First Name. “Article Title.” Title of Container. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

Halberstam, Jack. “Introduction.” Gaga Feminism. Boston: Beacon Press, 2013.

Chicago Page Layout

• Double spaced
• 1-inch margins
• Running head
• Page number only
• 12-point Times New Roman or 12-point Courier
• Title page including TITLE IN ALL CAPS, student name, class number, class name, and due date

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Example Chicago Title Page

CRINGEY CAMPING: HOW CAMP INFLUENCED THE WORST OF CRINGE CULTURE

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Olive Brend

ENGL 131: Composition

October 25, 2023

Which do you plan on using in your career? How might choosing between one or another affect the audience’s reception of the piece?

To find guidelines for citation styles, search “APA Purdue Owl” (or MLA, Chicago, etc.)

Break!

Homework

• Short Assignment 2
• Due tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct 25, @ 11:59 pm
• Finish Little Blue or Superfan
• Due Thursday, Oct 26, @ 6:30 pm
• Sign up for Conferences
• Due Thursday, Oct 26, @ 11:59 pm
• Conferences next week! Tuesday thru Thursday
• Major Project 1
• Due Monday, Nov 6, @ 11:59 pm

Writing Creative Works

• Major Project 1 will ask you to write a personal essay or memoir in the style of Little Blue or Superfan
• Writing creative writing is a little different than academic writing! Here are a few things to keep in mind

Syntax

• There is a lot more room for experimentation in creative writing
• Syntax is one of the major things creative writers experiment with
• Syntax = Sentence structure
• Creative writers may use run-on sentences or incomplete/fragment sentences
• These are for effect, and often set the tone or mood

Diction

• Creative writers may also experiment with diction
• Diction = word choice
• Simple vs. complex words give a different tone and implied audience
• May use flowery terms, scientific jargon, or approachable everyday language

Narrative

• Narrative is the main thing that sets fiction and creative nonfiction apart from academic nonfiction
• Something must happen, in a specific order, to change the characters
• You will not be required to write fiction. However, creative nonfiction still uses plot in a particular way…

Persona

• You are the topic of the essay
• You must therefore implement voice and persona, often by experimenting with syntax and diction
• Your thesis often explores how you change from one point to another

Major Project 1

Work on Short Assignment 2!