Writing for Digital Media, Summer 2019/Week 4: June 17
From Gerald R. Lucas
| 58774 & 59513 | NMAC 3108.01–.02 | Online | Summer, 2019 |
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This week: Understanding the importance of establishing and maintaining credibility and supporting your work. Also, this week, you’ll begin to look for a topic for your project .
Read
- Carroll, ch. 6, “Knowing and (Ethically) Serving Your Audience.”
- Adding citations gives an overview of the mechanics of sourcing on Wikipedia.
- “Referencing for Beginners” surveys sourcing for the newbie.[1] You might also have a look at this Wikipedia tutorial for citing sources.
Do
- Add a citation.
- Copyedit an article.
- Finalize your topic and find sources.
- Training: Plagiarism and Drafting in your sandbox.
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Write
- Discuss your experiences with adding citations and copyediting an article in your journal.
- Comment on at least one other classmate’s post.
- Your eighth journal entry on a topic of your choosing.
- Comment on at least one other classmate’s post.
Note
- ↑ See “Citing Sources” for a more in-depth overview.
