Instructions for Computer Lab Work on Friday, May 14th, 2010

Welcome Back 10th Graders!

Today, Friday, May 14th, your objective is to do the following:

-COMPLETE and TYPE your persuasive essay (yes, that is right- intro, body 1, body 2, body 3, and conclusion)
-Research 2 outside sources
-Document your sources
-IF you have time, independently read "Two of a Kind" by Amy Tan. You will need to complete the graphic organizer that goes with this. This will be collected on TUESDAY, May 18th. Whatever you do not finish in class will be HOMEWORK.

HELP WITH OUTSIDE SOURCES:

You can visit the following websites to help with your sources. YOU MAY NOT USE WIKIPEDIA, ASKHOW, YAHOO QUESTIONS, or any of those (lame) sites as a source! DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!!!

http://www.sac.edu/students/library/nealley/websites/controversial.htm


Pro-con.org

How do I cite my sources properly?

You can either visit the Owl @ Purde to check out proper MLA steps OR you can visit the library homepage and click on Citation Maker or click here to directly go to OSLIS

YOU MUST record your sources! YOU MUST! MUST! MUST! The easiest way is to plug your information into OSLIS and then copy and paste it into an e-mail or word document and send it to yourself. Your works cited page is worth 50 points!