Author: R. Dragan

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ENG 101 Session 18
Thu. 11/17
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TODOs

**Help with Milestone #1 – Instructor-led Demo creating the Works Cite page

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**Finish R.K. Narayan’s “Forty-Five a Month”

**Lalita Gandbhir "Free and Equal"

CHECKLIST FOR YOUR PAGE ONE – INTRODUCTION WITH THESIS

Check all that apply for this Introduction / Page One: 
 ❑   A clear title that is specific and not too general?

❑  Does the writer avoid opening the paper with too much general or vague material before getting us to the actual topic? You can mark up any sentences that feel too general or vague.

 ❑  Does the writer mention the MAIN TEXT (AUTHOR + TITLE) – for everyone David Gelernter’s 1939: The Lost World of the Fair in the Introduction?

 ❑   Is there a FRAMING QUOTE -- a short quote from of the sources from Gelertner’s BOOK or the ENCYCLOPEDIA to get the conversations started? Are the quote and cite correct?

❑   Next underline the thesis statement.  If the thesis statement is not clear yet, that is a problem.  Let the writer know what is confusing to you.

❑  Is the THESIS specific, argumentative and in the right place (at the end of the introduction)? 
❑  Does the thesis sound like the EXACT WORDING of our thesis statement from one of the 3 topics – or has been changed or is completely different? (This can be a problem for most writers.) 

    ❑  Does the writer use an appropriate ‘voice’ for a formal paper–avoiding 'I' (1st person)? (You can circle or underline places where I is overused.)

CHECKLIST FOR YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE

Remember looking at our Sample Milestone #1s on eng101.lagcconline.com is a great way to see what a real MLA Works Cited page looks like!

          Which sources did you find?
❑  David Gelernter’s book (From the assignment handout – COPY THIS CITATION)

          ❑  ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE (Gale Virtual Reference Collection) – From the 
          assignment handout – choose 1 out of 3 encyclopedia articles to use – COPY THIS 
          CITATION

❑  1^st HISTORICAL PHOTO (LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Online) – Use the link on the assignment sheet to find the photos and the link to generate the citation too.
	
❑  2nd HISTORICAL PHOTO (LaGuardia and Wagner Archives Online) – Use the link on the assignment sheet to find the photos and the link to generate the citation too.
	
It’s possible to add one or two ‘additional’ sources, esp. if you are writing on the climate change question. But it’s not required.

Is the title for this page correct: Works Cited at the top of a new page / centered? 		  							        	       ❑  Yes  ❑ No
Are the CITATIONS double spaced?  				        ❑  Yes  ❑ No
Are the CITATIONS correctly indented so that the 1^st line of each citation is left-aligned and the 2^nd, 3^rd+ lines of each citation are indented?  	        ❑  Yes  ❑ No
Are the CITATIONS alphabetized (a, b, c…) by the first word
                        in each citation (excluding a/an/the)?  		        ❑  Yes  ❑ No
Are “ “ quotes used for short story titles and article titles?                 ❑  Yes  ❑ No
Are italics used for Book Titles, Journal Titles and Databases?          ❑  Yes  ❑ No
        (Remember no underlining or bold ever in MLA even for hyperlinks!)
For all Internet sources (from databases, etc.) is there an Accessed date at the end of each cite?
				Accessed 10 Nov. 2022.		                   ❑  Yes  ❑ No

Are there annotations for the sources in the Works Cited page?      ❑  Yes  ❑ No 
Are the annotations single-spaced and indented for readability     ❑  Yes  ❑ No
Does each annotation start by telling us what kind of source it?
This encyclopedia article […]     This book review […]        ❑  Yes  ❑ No
           Are the annotations the right length (40 – 50 words or about 3 
           sents. each /  Not just 10 words / just one sentence)?	                   ❑  Yes  ❑ No

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Lalita Gandbhir's "Free and Equal," pp. 41-47
in Course Pack

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1) As a group makes some notes on the character of Ramesh (the protagonist).  What is his cultural background?  Also what is his relationship with his wife Rani life?  What is the source of their conflict?  As before, try to cite one or two details that the author uses to create a sense of his character.  
*Answers

Looking for a job -- white-collar work -- dresses like he works in office
**Engineering…. 
**Immigrant from India who came to the U.S. to study
*Not so confident
**Rani (spouse)

**dowry -- wedding gift from one family to another

Tension! 

Conflict -- he’s out of work…. 

Jay

2)  What kind of work does Ramesh do?  Is he confident of his abilities?  Why or why not?  Also, as a group, discuss whether Ramesh more or less ‘realistic’ than Narayan’s Venkat Rao?
*Answers

Venkat Rao is less realistic
**Ramesh does engineering
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theme = a theme is a ‘big idea’ in a short story, novel, TV episode or film.  It isn't like a moral in a fable, "Slow and steady wins the race" ("The Tortoise and the Hare" by Aesop). Usually it's about a problem or conflict that needs to be worked out:, e.g., "Work vs. Family" in "Forty-Five a Month."  In modern stories, there aren't usually easy 'answers,' but a successful story dramatizes or makes us feel both sides of the realities of this problem or conflict.

3) Challenge Question: The ‘theme’ of this story probably has to do with the quote from Alexander on p. 46.  He says,  "You must first view yourself as free and equal"  (Gandbhir 46).  What does this quote mean?  Does Ramesh really become ‘free and equal’ even though he gets his new job?
*Answers

4) Does the author ‘finish’ this story?  Why or why not?  Also, do you think Ramesh has really learned something by the end of this story?  Why or why not?  (Does he have any kind of ‘awakening’ or realization at the end?)
*Answers

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NEXT TIME -- TUE. 11/22
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1) Essay #3 -- Milestone #1 – Page One with a Works Cited Page (3 or 4 Sources plus Annotations) is DUE TUE. 11/22 (11:59 pm)

Please upload your paper to:

	submit101.lagcconline.com

2) Sample Milestone #1 Reading Questions (Google Form) are also due on TUE 11/22. Looking at Sample Milestone can really help you complete your work. Also use the Checklists from today!! BE YOUR OWN EDITOR!

3) Reading: Nicholas Carr's "Is Google Making Us Stupid? (pp. 187-194 in Course Pack) -- A challenging reading, but you can make sense of it!

There will be a question on the Final Exam on ‘Internet culture’ in our last few readings and its effect on our attention spans, reading habits, memories, etc.