Anna Mills, Instructor

Homework over Spring Break
We will be learning how to use MLA style to refer to books, articles, websites, and other sources in your papers.  We will also be learning how to introduce quotations using signal phrases so that your writing flows smoothly and readers understand the purpose and meaning of the quotation.

1.	View the slideshow about MLA Style at this address: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/pp/MLA.ppt
Read sections 56f, the introduction to section 58, and section 58a in the 6th edition of the Prentice Hall Handbook.  

2.	Log in, confirm my email addres,s and do the following ExerciseCentral exercises.  Redo them until you get at least 80% on each one.  (One homework credit total)
In the “Integrating Quotations and Questions” section:
65.  Quotations
249. Integrating Quotations
In the “Documenting Sources” section:
690. Setting off titles of works
In the “Writing and Research” section
768. Citing and listing sources using MLA style

3.	Do round one of corrections on the midterm essay.  Correct as many of the underlined errors as you can by writing directly on the graded essay. 

4.	Type up a corrected list of the quotations and paraphrases in your midterm essay, with their signal phrases and in-text citations.  
a)	Count the number of quotations or paraphrases with page number you used.  You need at least 6 for this assignment.  If you do not have that many, go back to the text and make up more that fit in with your points in the paragraph (or add in more points).
b)	For each quotation or paraphrase, check that you used an appropriate signal phrase or other technique as described in the handbook to introduce it.
c)	Check the punctuation you used with each quotation.
d)	Check that each quotation or paraphrase has an in-text citation according to MLA format.
e)	Examples: 1. Henson informs us that “sunlight… can also melt glacial ice even when the air remains well below freezing” (98).

5.	Optional: If you would like more guidance, see the following list of additional resources on integrating quotations and MLA style from the CCSF Cyberia webpage.

6.	Start thinking about which topics related to global warming interest you most.  After the break, I will explain more about the research project, and you will be choosing topics for in-class presentations and research papers.  The Rough Guide to Climate Change is a good place to start for topics, but any topic clearly related to global warming is fair game.