Author: admin

In many, if not most or even all, cases, my comments on posted projects are aimed at the class. I use a particular project as a starting point, but the information and tips are for the class. Do not ignore them–and, from what I can tell by the responses by students this week–do not ignore your classmates’ elaborations and clarifications. (Like the required readings and films, the posted comments will be critical for the final project.)

It appears that students desperately wants to use footnotes–even when they already cite a source in a parenthetical note.

Please be aware that only ONE form of citation is used, regardless of discipline, regardless of writer, regardless of format (i.e., Chicago, MLA, APA, etc.).

The requirements for our course is PARENTHETICAL NOTES. So, use parentheticals and only parentheticals.

Instructions on the weekly calendar, in a “handout,” etc. explicitly state the requirement of parentheticals.

Students unfamiliar with Chicago format–and even many familiar with it–struggle to do footnotes correctly. Our use of parentheticals is meant to help everyone avoid additional work, frustration, and errors. So, please, follow instructions. (Besides, failure to follow instructions affects grades.)

1. On Canvas, an occasional “note” is included with a grade or number. Those notes are for my and your clarification. Please do not respond to them on Canvas as–unless I need to check for information that I do not have in my official grade sheets (a rare, if not nonexistent, occurrence)–I will never see your counter-note.
2. Be sure to begin your project with the question that you chose to do from the list of several options provided on the calendar for each section. In case you are off-focus, I will be able to tell what you are attempting to accomplish–and it will help classmates who are unfamiliar with the assigned focus.

Often classmates ask questions and make suggestions. Share your thinking about their contribution in a response to their response.