Eng 102 Work for Week 3
Try to get the following 3 assignments done by class on Thursday, so we can stay on track. Write up all 3 of these in the class writing document you created for the “my experience” writing. Just keep adding to the document.
(This info is also posted in a document shared with you in Google Docs.)
1.The Plagiarism Tutorial: Go to the following link, read the information, and take the quizzes.
http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/plagiarismtutorial.php
When you have completed the quizzes, open your class writing doc and summarize what you learned. What is considered plagiarism. Based on our syllabus, what are the consequences for a student in our class who plagiarizes? What unanswered questions to do have on this topic?
2. Have you done two blog entries (one intro, one open topic)? Have you commented on at least 4 classmates blogs? What have you learned about blogging so far? What questions do you have?
3. Look for a print ad you find interesting, unusual, controversial, etc. What is the ad for? Where did you find it? Do you think you could analyze the ad in a writing assignment? What do you know about logical fallacies? Look at the following link for info on logical fallacies: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/
