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Week 3 Paragraphing - ESOL 100 - ASY

This document provides updates and reminders for ESOL 100 students. It outlines the assignments due in Week 3, including an annotated article analysis and critical reflection due this week. It also previews asynchronous quizzes available until Week 8. The document reviews annotation skills and introduces APA citation style through examples and explanations of its key features like in-text citations and reference lists. Students are reminded of critical reading concepts and introduced to techniques for writing effective summary and point-proof paragraphs.

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Week 3 Paragraphing - ESOL 100 - ASY

This document provides updates and reminders for ESOL 100 students. It outlines the assignments due in Week 3, including an annotated article analysis and critical reflection due this week. It also previews asynchronous quizzes available until Week 8. The document reviews annotation skills and introduces APA citation style through examples and explanations of its key features like in-text citations and reference lists. Students are reminded of critical reading concepts and introduced to techniques for writing effective summary and point-proof paragraphs.

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WEEK #3:

PARAGRAPHI ESOL 100: College


Reading and Writing

NG & INTRO Skills (ESOL)

TO APA
UPDATES & REMINDERS
• Asynchronous Quizzes available (try to finish before Intersession Week
[Week 8])
• Assignment #1 + Module 2: Discussion Board Critical Reflection – DUE
THIS WEEK!

ESOL 100 2
ASSIGNMENT #1
Using the annotation/notetaking skills discussed in-class identify key (sub) topics in the
assigned article and use its information to summarize and critically analyze the source
material.
Submit an annotated copy of the article AND a separate document with ONE summary
paragraph, Two critical analysis paragraphs (Purpose + Target Audience) and ONE
critical reflection paragraph.
Include a full APA Reference and In-Text Citations
Submit under Assessments on Blackboard. (Both must be uploaded to be considered a
complete submission)
Suggestion: Use the various templates and guides to help organize your paragraphs.
ANNOTATION
AGENDA
• Overview: Critical
Viewing
• Paragraphing &
Summaries
• Mechanics: Point-
Proof Paragraphs
OVERVIEW: CRITICAL
VIEWING

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REVIEW: CRITICAL
READING
Critical Thinking 
‘careful, reflective’
consideration of the
context.
Critical Reading  Close
Critical Writing
Deliberate
Understanding Context
CRITICAL
CONSIDERATIONS
Purpose- Main goal for Voice- How is the
reading/writing. author/your perspective
presented?

Audience- Who was it


written for/who are you Medium- How is/Could the
writing for. writing be presented?
AUTHOR’S PURPOSE
PERSUASIVE MODES
PRINCIPLES OF MEDIA
LITERACY
All media are constructions
The media construct reality
Audiences negotiate meaning in media
Media have commercial implications
Media contain ideological and value messages
PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE
Standard and Summary Paragraphs

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WHAT IS A PARAGRAPH?
A group of sentences PURPOSE:
Support and give 1. Describe something
information about an 2. Tell a story
idea/topic
3. Explain something
Usually 5 or more sentences
4. To Persuade
GOOD PARAGRAPHS

Unity
Coherence
Elaboration
SUMMARY
PARAGRAPHS
Short account of the central ideas of
a text
Capture ONLY the most important
parts
Can vary in length, but always shorter
than original
NOT: Opinions, Background
Knowledge, Personal Information
SUMMARY
PARAGRAPHS
Introduction Sentence
Key points are arguments or
information that is used to
support the main idea. May be
developed or elaborated with
supporting details.
Final Point
PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE
Point-Proof Paragraph

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PARTS OF A PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence- Main Idea or focus
Supporting Details- Sentences connected to main idea
Examples/Evidence- specific details that prove the supporting
details
Closing/Transition Statement- concludes the paragraph
POINT-PROOF
PARAGRAPH
Topic Sentence- Main Idea or focus
Definition- Key terms, concepts or ideas
Supporting Details- Sentences connected to main idea
Examples/Evidence- specific details that prove the
supporting details
Analysis- Explicit links between topic sentence and
details/evidence
Closing/Transition Statement- concludes the paragraph
DOCUMENTATION &
INTRODUCTION TO
APA

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PURPOSE & METHODS
Documentation serves as Cite
a record, evidence and/or
reference to a source. Citing Quotes
Referencing
Citations + Formatting
use a recognized style to Summarizing
cite or quote an authority. Paraphrase
Avoid Plagiarism! Quote
APA FORMATTING
WHY HOW
• Gives Reader source’s publication date to • Uses an author-date system in
place information in the issue’s context. parentheses
• Allows the reader to easily follow the writer’s Example: (Gabriel, 2012)
analysis/argument by contextualizing sources.
• Gives the date each time the source is
• Provides References for further follow up. mentioned.
Example: Gabriel (2012) asserted…
• Provides alphabetical Reference List.
KEY FEATURES
In-Text Citation Reference List
1. Last Name 1. End of paper, new numbered
page.
2. Year
2. List should be double-spaced
Quotation
3. Alphabetically- Surname
Page Number included
Example: …’ (p.80)
CITING AUTHOR (S)
Author quoted & Named in-text Author cited in parenthesis
Year after author’s name in Both name and year, separated
parentheses. by a comma in parentheses.
Put page number after a quote If quoted, it’s the same but
or paraphrase end with period. with page number.
REFERENCE & CITATION
RESOURCES
Humber APA & MLA Resources
Microsoft Word: Reference Function
Mendeley Reference + Cite
EasyBib & Citation Machine
FOR NEXT WEEK
Discussion Board: Zero Response
Citation Activity
THANK YOU

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