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BELL WORK What goes in the upper left and upper right corners of your paper? P.S. No one needs to sit back at my desk today. P.P.S. No texting! No, you may not take notes on your phone. No, I don’t care that it is easier. Tough cookies! Now… A few random things… Once this power point is done, you need to get out your capstones and WORK QUIETLY. Headphones in and hush up- you WILL be productive today since today! No texting! You may listen to music, but there is a difference, between putting on music and playing on youtube. PHONES WILL BE TAKEN AND NAMES WILL BE WRITTEN DOWN if there is attitude or blatant abuse of this privilege. It must be printed BEFORE class! Do NOT email me. MLA for your “Cap-ystoney” or Capstone You’re welcome, Solano! (and that table!) Capstone “prompt” Reminder: It must be 6 pages Who has influenced or impacted you during your high school career? Must be about someone at school- a teacher, administrator, counselor, etc. that has impacted your life. You can choose up to three people, one interaction each OR choose one person with three interactions. Impact can mean a positive or negative influence. (Negative influences must be renamed as I do not want to know the names of my colleagues you have had issues with in a formal setting such as this.) FORMAT: There needs to be 3 distinct instances with one teacher/administrators/counselors/etc. OR you need to write about 3 different teachers/administrators/counselors/etc. You must have 3-4 “sources.” Use Purdue OWL to look up how to cite lectures or conversations It must be 5-6 pages Type on white 8.5” x 11” paper Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font) Leave only one space after punctuation Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides Some reminders about format Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch Create a header in the upper right corner at half inch from the top and one inch from the right of the page (include your last name and page number) Formatting the 1st Page No title page Double space everything Center the paper title (use standard caps but no underlining, italics, quote, or bold) In the upper left corner of the 1st page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and date Sample 1st Page Works Cited Page (Interviews) Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor: Personal interview. Then add the date of the interview. Example: Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000. Works Cited Page (Speeches or Lectures) Provide the speaker’s name. Then, give the title of the speech (if any) in quotation marks. Follow with the name of the meeting and organization, the location of the occasion, and the date. Use the descriptor that appropriately expresses the type of presentation (e.g., Address, Lecture, Reading, Keynote Speech, Guest Lecture, Conference Presentation). Remember to use the abbreviation n.p. if the publisher is not known; use n.d. if the date is not known. EXAMPLE: Stein, Bob. "Computers and Writing Conference Presentation." Purdue University. Union Club Hotel, West Lafayette, IN. 23 May 2003. Keynote Address. This is how you are used to formatting (little) quotes According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree. According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184). Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)? This is BLOCK QUOTING (more than 3 typed lines of text) Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her narration: They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78) OR like this! The End START WORKING!!!!!!