Succeeding at the Reading Responses

E. Siler

Why this book?

• Current• Significant• Many different factors:– Indigenous people– Colonial powers– African autonomy

How to read?

• Plan on rereading everything several times.• Pay attention to adverbs and adverbials. – History– Dates are important– Timeline

• Pay attention to vocabulary. USE A DICTIONARY. – www.ldoceonline.com– www.merriamwebster.com

APA Style

• American Psychological Association• Multiple uses in business, engineering,

industry, and graduate school.

The APA Reference

• Reference --- not bibliography, not citation, not “works cited.”

• Appears ALWAYS AT THE END of every posting you will do on this book.

• Requires attention to detail.

APA Basic Rules

• Basic rules are here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/05/

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APA Electronic Sources

APA Electronic Books

Names in English

APA CITATION

CITATION RULES

• Cite within each paragraph separately from other paragraphs.

• Form the FIRST citation in any paragraph as follows:– (LAST NAME, YEAR OF BOOK, p. #)– Example: (Chilson, 2013, p. 4).

• Form all the following citations in the paragraph as (p. #). Example: (p. 5).

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Quotation/Paraphrase and Citation

• You must always do ONE of these: quote OR paraphrase.

• AND• You must always cite (as previously shown).

THREE EPIC FAILS EXPLAINED

1. Today, Islamist rebels in the Islamic Maghreb were pushing the Tuaregs aside—and making good on their threat to impose their brand of harsh Islamic law on all of Mali(Chilson, 2013, p.7)

2. In 1960, Mali had overcome its colonial past and became a model of democracy. But actually, 60% of the country was belonging to Tuareg and islamist rebels (Page3).

3. The Tuaregs, originally from the central region of Sahara (Algeria and Libya) represent a large percentage of the population and are the descendants of the first North Africans.

SUBMITTING YOUR PAPER

• Finalize in Word.• DO NOT submit as an attachment.• Instead use the paste function to paste it in

from WORD.

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Final Notes

• Submit only once.• Write at least 300 words! • Resubmit ONLY between the dates and times

specified by your teacher.