Summarising, Quoting, Paraphrasing…what the MLA? Students as teachers
Task: ď ľTo
teach a specific skill related to writing and referencing correctly in academic papers
What makes a good lesson: What
does a good lesson look like (think structure)?
How
do you make the skill you are teaching memorable?
How
can you be sure to engage your audience?
Brainstorm the elements you think make a memorable lesson for you as a student…
How
can you gauge whether your message has been received?
What now? Pick your skill… Quoting,
paraphrasing and summarizing https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/1/
Writing
with statistics https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/672/1/
In-text
citations https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/02/
Formatting
quotations + endnotes and footnotes https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/03/ and https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/04/
Tables,
figures and examples https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/14/
And begin! Your It
should involve an activity or practice of the skill
You It
lesson should be around 10 minutes in length
should somehow test for understanding
should be fun (or at the very least memorable!)