Yesterday in class we went over MLA in-text citation guidelines, all of which are in your The Little Penguin Handbook, and which I've organized in a handout that could be accessed on our class blog, by clicking on MLA, link -MLA guidelines for in-text citations. We also reviewed the outline and the necessary information it must contain. So just to reiterate:
The outline must contain a thesis which consist of a claim and a reason. The claim is based on the primary sources= The[insert the men's magazine you are working on] was promoting [insert type of masculinity] masculinity in [insert year] because... The reason for the claim should be based on your secondary sources.
Every main point-these points must support the thesis, must be discussed in a separate body paragraph. The main points MUST NOT be focused on primary sources, as the objective is NOT to summarize individual sources. Instead, the objective is to make points based on primary sources to support the thesis, and illustrate these points with examples from primary sources, as well as analyze/explain these using the secondary sources. *You should consult your annotated bibliography and review your reflections, as these are rough drafts of ideas for body paragraphs, which need revision/proofreading and inclusion of secondary sources.
Thank you, to those students who forwarded the e-mails they have been exchanging with their research advisers. I'm glad that you have been getting feedback and/or at least communicating with the LRC 103 students. For those who have not done so, please attend to this matter as it counts towards your points for Part II of research paper 1.
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