As for the Unit 1 Assignment, you are required to conduct an informal interview. I have compiled the following information from the textbook Writing for Success (page 78) by Anne Frances Wysocki and Dennis A. Lynch (New York: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2009).
Request an Interview:
Dear Professor/Ms./Mr.Dr. [Name],
For my writing class, I am doing research into [my expertise about _________] and would like to interview you, informally, on this topic.
If you are willing, I would only need 30 minutes of your time. I would like to use a tape recorder during the interview.
If an interview is amenable to you, here are several times in the next [week] when I could come to your office: [list times here].
Sincerely,
[Your name] (Wysocki and Lynch 78)
Prepare for an Interview:
- You need someone to validate your expertise.
- Think of a person who knows you and your expertise very well.
- Then, come up with 8-10 questions that will lead to information about you learning to be an expert, becoming an expert, or teaching others the expertise.
- You want detailed information, so you must ensure that you have a variety of questions: yes/no with follow-ups or open-ended questions.
At the Interview:
- Start by thanking the person.
- Explain your research.
- Ask your questions, and don't hesitate to ask other questions that come to you as you listen.
- [Take accurate notes as the interviewee responds.]
- End with a 'Thank you!' Ask if you can contact her or him for clarifications. (Wysocki and Lynch 78)
Afterward:
- Send a thank you e-mail or note.
- Call or e-mail for clarifications(Wysocki and Lynch 78).
After conducting the interview, please hang onto your notes because you must include the interview in your Work Cited page. After all, it is all about attribution! :-) If you have questions about the process, post a comment!
**Note: These areas quoted follow the block quote format. To learn more about the MLA format, please visit the Purdue OWL. Some of the information within the brackets varies from the book, but I just wanted to show which information came from the textbook vs. myself.
Now that we are beginning our Unit 2 project, The Remix, we need to understand what "attribution" truly means. Before we even discuss attribution, please watch the following video about Plagiarism:
Now that we understand what it means to plagiarize, let's discuss attribution. You must give credit when credit is due, but the formatting of the information can vary depending on the style guide required for the assignment. In our class, we attribute the information using the MLA style guide. Check out this video to learn more:
Now that we are beginning our Unit 2 project, The Remix, we need to understand what "attribution" truly means. Before we even discuss attribution, please watch the following video about Plagiarism:
Though we do not attend Rutgers University, the information is true for all universities. If you are still confused, please check out the following video:
Now that we understand what it means to plagiarize, let's discuss attribution. You must give credit when credit is due, but the formatting of the information can vary depending on the style guide required for the assignment. In our class, we attribute the information using the MLA style guide. Check out this video to learn more:
Since you are now familiar with the MLA style guide, you might wonder about how to quote, summarize, and paraphrase information correctly, which is attribution! Check out these videos to learn how:
Hopefully, these videos will help you understand the process of interacting with other texts while composing your own text. Whenever you are in doubt, please refer back to these videos or visit the Purdue OWL website. You have several guides at your disposal, and they are all free. :-)
I would like to give a special thanks to all of these educators who posted these amazing videos to YouTube.
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