The Final Draft: Polishing Portfolios for FYC

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The Final Draft Polishing Portfolios for FYC

• Write _at_ You Workshops
• University of Notre Dame
• Connie Snyder Mick

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Why Polish?

• What is it?
• Why does it matter?

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General Overview
Reverse Outlining
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Revising Your Document
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Editing Your DocumentChpt. 14
Writing Center
Using a Word Processor
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Evaluating Sources

• The Bedford Researcher pages156-60

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Integrating Source Information
Inserting Charts Graphs
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Avoiding Plagiarism
Further help on avoiding plagiarism
Definition Verbs
Works Cited
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Original Research
Use the interview format for focus groups as well

• Early on, have a paragraph that introduces the
  project, provides a rationale, and sets the scope
  and limitations
• Example from Fresh Writing
• Sam Raneri, Stall Notes The Lens of Gendered
  Language at Notre Dame (second paragraph)
• Integrate original research throughout the essay
  as a central part of the project
• Proper citation

From the Bedford Researcher page 306
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MLA Style

• The Bedford Researcher Chapter 17
• Colorado State http//writing.colostate.edu/refere
  nces/sources/mla/
• ND LibraryHow Do IStart My Research?
  http//www.library.nd.edu/howdoi/research/citesour
  ces.shtml
• Diana Hacker
• http//www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/humanities/intex
  t.html
• MLA Jeopardy! anyone?

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Complete Portfolio

• First! Ask your FYC instructor for the specific
  instructions for your class
• Find out
• Exact contents of portfolio (rhetorical analyses,
  brainstorming, drafts, peers comments,
  instructors comments, permission form, etc.)
• Final Portfolio Checklist
• Tip Make it easy for your instructor to find all
  your files. Have a clear organization plan
  (tabs, color coding, etc.) and make sure the
  titles on every draft are correct
• Due date, time, and location
• Delivery optionsbinder, folder(s), digital

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Best Wishes for a Successful Portfolio Dont
forget to make an appointment at the Writing
Center!
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Quick Sorting Sources

• On the Works Cited page
• Highlight sources that support your position in
  yellow
• Highlight sources that present opposing
  viewpoints in blue, purple, etc. (different color
  for each different position)
• Highlight sources that both support your position
  and someone elses in green
• Do the colors suggest a Rogerian approach?
• Reverse Outlining

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Balancing Sources

• Use the same colors from the previous exercise to
  highlight every parenthetical citation or in-text
  reference throughout the entire paper.
• What patterns do you notice?
• Do you rely on certain pages too much?
• Do you begin and end paragraphs with citation?
• Reverse Outlining

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Using a Word Processor

• Find
• consistency (capitalization, terminology,
  spelling, etc.)
• overuse (e.g. to be verbs be, am, is, are,
  was, were, being, been)
• opening parentheses (check for MLA style in
  parenthetical citation)
• Spell Checker
• Grammar and Style Checker
• Tools? Options? Spelling Grammar? Settings
• Editing Your Document

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Works Cited

• Works Cited
• Only lists texts that actually cited in the body
  of the paper, either as direct quotation or
  paraphrase

• Bibliography
• Lists all works consulted in the process of
  researching. Some might be cited in the body of
  the essay, but many may not.

Avoiding Plagiarism
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Reverse Outlining

• From a complete draft, pull out your thesis
  statement, topic sentences, and supporting
  evidence to see the actual narrative of your
  writing
• Example McPartlin Award Winning Essay by Maria
  Hinton FYC Unit 3
• Quick Sorting Sources
• Balancing Sources

General Overview