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The Pretest has been long in coming, but it is finally out.  If you have not received the pre-test in your e-mail, please let Dr. Flowers know immediately.

Other than telling you that it is due, and reminding you that you need to turn it in both to InSite and to the g-mail address in the letter, I can’t discuss it with you.

Here is the letter from Dr. Flowers: Continue reading →

These the step-by-step instructions for beginning your Cultural Analysis Essay with your prospectus paragraph.

1.  Decide upon a research question:

1. Think of a civilization (Before 1500 C.E.) which has had an effect, in some way, upon the modern world.  Now, do some preliminary research by finding out how much information is available. Sources you might use for this purpose include your history texts, history Web sites, Internet search engines, and online encyclopedias.
2. After you have some idea of the quality and quantity of research materials available, and the significant issues within that topic area, create a research question that will guide your search for information on your culture or civilization.  Think of a question that is narrow enough to answer in the length allotted for your research paper.

2.   Write a prospectus paragraph (typically about a 1/2 page):  

The prospectus is the plan for your research project that you submit before actually writing the essay or completing the research. It should contain the following elements:

1. State the research topic and your research question: “In my research I want to examine the Mayan culture. How has the Mayan Culture influenced modern cultures?”
2. Delineate the main areas of your proposed research: “In order to answer this question, I will look at the building techniques of the Ancient Mayans by reading archeological journals to pinpoint some specific techniques they used, and see how knowledge of those techniques might have influenced modern archetectural design.”

When you get a new textbook it is important to write in that book as you are reading.  Not only does the activity of writing in a textbook increase your comprehension of the reading material, but it helps you study for your tests.

However, most people who start to write in their textbooks do it in a way that makes studying harder, not easier.

Here is a smart way to do it:  Continue reading →

A lot of what I am going to say here are things you already know, but you may have overlooked their importance until you got to campus this year.

Most of us have smartphones, and we rely on them for a variety of tasks, but we don’t think about how they can help make our studying easier. Continue reading →

English 105WS

Please complete your final draft of your Origin Stories Assignment and submit it to InSite under “Origin Stories Draft.”  (We will be discussing how to do peer respons on InSite next class, so you will still get some feedback).

World Literature 202

Please finish reading Tartuffe and get caught up!  You need to know the work very well for the next assignment.  Also, please finish the Quiz and any discussions you have on Engrade.

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Often times when we are in class taking notes, we are using Microsoft Word.  However, because we aren’t familiar with all the aspects of MS Word, we often don’t take advantage of this powerful tool.

One example of how note-taking can become a lot more useful is to use MS Word’s “Notebook Layout” view.  It is very easy to do and can increase your ability to take good notes and to study from those notes more productively. Continue reading →