https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1 This scavenger hunt will give you some background on citations. en-us 2018-10-28 20:20:08 UTC 2018-11-05 00:34:55 UTC hello@padlet.com brettcady37 https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300271458 Evidence is extremely important in criminal court cases where one party is making a claim that another party is guilty of a crime. Watch this short video to see how evidence is used in a trial.]]> 2018-11-04 23:50:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300271458 brettcady37 https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300272269 Well, as writers we need to get into the habit of defending our position with evidence. However, our job doesn't stop at evidence. Oh, no - our evidence needs explanations in order for people to understand its importance. Follow along with the activities in this video and think about how they could affect and improve your writing.]]> 2018-11-04 23:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300272269 brettcady37 https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300273240 When good writers and researchers find that they don't have the particular piece of evidence readily at their disposal, they often find a source in the form of an article, an interview, or a study, in order to provide their argument with much needed evidence and support. We've done this before with the stories that we've read in class. Here's a quick refresher on that process: ]]> 2018-11-05 00:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300273240 brettcady37 https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300274414 Not like that. More like a quotation from a source like a book. There are several ways to properly cite our sources, but the one that is most important to English scholars is MLA. Using MLA format and citations in our English papers is important for multiple reasons: 1. It forces the author to take ownership of their writing. In MLA format, your name is the very first thing on the page. Everyone reading it quickly recognizes who did the work. 2. You quickly give credit to contributing authors in a manner that allows readers to quickly find more of their work. Since very few arguments are an island, we give credit to others who have done work. Watch this video to get a brief idea of how MLA gives those authors credit.]]> 2018-11-05 00:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300274414 brettcady37 https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300275209 2018-11-05 00:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brettcady37/jwspaoba7gl1/wish/300275209