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652: writing hypertext
english
652:
writing hypertext
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webliography annotations mla guidelines format and publishing example This style sheet provides policy guidelines for how you should write and format your webliography. In collaborative environments, like corporations or this class, the style sheet guides you to follow certain decisions about language and text that have already been decided for you. You don't have to make those decisions for yourself, nor should you choose to write "against the grain" for personal preferences or reasons. If there are style issues about which you have questions or with which you disagree, you should address them directly with the person(s) in charge and not simply ignore the guidelines in the work you produce. Consistency of style, form, and format allows for ease of reading and provides a coherent appearance to collaborative efforts. Annotations for your webliography in English 652, whether print or electronic, should contain two kinds of subject matter, follow MLA citation form, and be formatted into files and published with links to your home page. Annotations: Two Kinds of Subject Matter Write one or more textual sentences of informative abstract, followed by one or more sentences of response or commentary. 1) The informative abstract summarizes the major points of a longer document or the major areas covered in a Web site. For your purposes, it should be objective in presentation and include the purpose, scope, intended audience, and major categories covered. The purpose of abstract you write is to inform your readers of the major context and content of the document or site for their edification and use. 2) The response or commentary segment gives you the opportunity to critique, evaluate, or provide a reader response to the text/site. Your audience is other members of the class and your teacher(s). In the context of our learning collaboratively about writing hypertext, your response should have the intention of focusing on issues of interest to our goals together. In other words, you are not writing just a personal journal entry, in which anything goes. You are composing your evaluation or response for it to be useful for others. Although the ultimate pedagogical purposes
of your writing these abstracts and responses for English 652 are somewhat the same
as the purposes for your summarizing and responding to readings in a personal class
journal, these abstracts and responses require that you revise your material into
reader-based prose. See the official MLA guidelines for form for documenting sources from the World Wide Web; click on MLA Style and then Documenting Sources from the World Wide Web. If you have questions about citations of sources in general, visit the web site Bibliographical Styles at the University of Northern British Columbia for a helpful introduction and overview of both MLA and APA styles. Important Note: This site provides old information about correct citation form but will help you to understand the principles involved. When in doubt, follow the form illustrated below as MLA official style. (I'm in the process of finding more current sources for you. --ejc 8/29/00) For the time being, I suggest, for citing sites from the World Wide Web, the following items be included in the following order where available or applicable.
For example: List your webliography titles and annotations in reverse chronological order, so that the most up-to-date work of your author/scholar will appear at the beginning of your annotated list. Put your name at the top of the page and Webliography for XXX in Heading 2 Times New Roman or Arial or a font that is consistent in design with your home page. Samantha Studious
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