Kaplan UniversitySchool of General Studies
Composition IIUnit 9 Audio Seminar
Instructor: Janice Wendel, M.A.
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AGENDA
• Unit 9 Activities• Unit 9 Project: Portfolio• Revision/Editing/Proofreading• APA Report Format• APA Citations• Writing Tips & Guidelines: Shortcuts
UNIT 9 ACTIVITIES• Read/View
• Overview & Reading pp.• Reading video/film/
• Discussion/Invention Lab• Seminar or Option 2• Tutorial• Unit 9 Project: Portfolio• Writing Tips & Guidelines:
• Language Shortcuts
UNIT 9 PORTFOLIO
4 Components: edited, revised, & polished to a “T”
1. Unit 5 formal letter2. Unit 7 multimedia, revised & polished3. Unit 9 research essay (Unit 6 draft reworked)
a. 5 sourcesb. 5-7 pp.
4. Reflection paper
REVISION/EDITINGPROOFREADING
STRATEGIES• Persuasive; convincing• Purpose: sell your “big idea” (Can you underline your exact plan?)
• Focus: on reader (Would *you* support this proposal?)
• Logic: use PDO to track your argument• 3RD person; accurate grammar (read aloud)
• Concise: “paramedic method” (omit unnecessary words; write in active voice)
• APA-style in-text citations in paragraph (for each of the 5 required sources)
• APA-style References page (follow a reference model for each of the 5 required sources)
• Print Unit 9 Project instructions: Mark off requirements as you complete them.
APA REPORT FORMAT• 12-pt. font• Black typeface• Double-spacing• 1-inch margins• ½-inch indentations• Left justification• Business-like documents
APA TITLE PAGE
Running head: COMMUNITY RENEWAL 1
Community Renewal Program for Hudson, CA
Pat Johnson
Kaplan University
FIRST PAGE OF TEXT
COMMUNITY RENEWAL 2
Community Renewal Program for Hudson, CA
Begin your first sentence indented ½ inch…………………………………………………………and
Continue with this format. . . .
REFERENCES PAGE FORMATCOMMUNITY RENEWAL 8
References
Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A list apart: For people who make
websites. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving
Kenneth, I. A. (2000). A Buddhist response to the nature of human rights. Journal of Buddhist
Ethics, 8. Retrieved from http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbe/twocont.html
Smyth, A. M., Parker, A. L., & Pease, D. L. (2002). A study of enjoyment of peas. Journal of
Abnormal Eating, 8(3), 120-125. Retrieved from http://www.sitename.orgfullurl/
Source: Adapted from Purdue OWL
RESEARCH ESSAY¶ & Citation Examples
The Institute of Justice (IOJ) makes recommendations for prison menu planning. New menus will
include more fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain items, and low-fat dairy choices (“Prison Meal
Planning,” 2010). And the National Prison Nutrition Program (NPNP) regulates fat and sodium in prison
meals. NPNP and IOJ work together to make recommendations on prison meals (Wall & Conan, 2009) .
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References
Prison meal planning. (2010). National Judicial News. Retrieved from
http://www.nationaljudicialnews.com/prisonmeals
Wall, J., & Conan, A. (2009). The case for nutrition laws. Prison Nutrition Report. Retrieved from
http://web.ebscohost.com.lib.kaplan.edu/ehost/detail?sid=7253e372-
49a3-4db9-bc7a-d
SHORTCUTS• Contractions
(can’t, don’t)
• Abbreviations (incl., re)
• Initialisms (IRS, NPR)
• Acronyms (PETA, NORML)
WHAT WE COVERED
• Your Unit 9 tasks• Unit 9 Portfolio• APA Format & Citations • Writing tips & guidelines
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