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Essаy #1: The One аbоut Fаmilects Write a well-develоped revisiоn of your familect essay in MLA format that supports a thesis based on your research, discussion, and analysis of "familects" in the first unit. Familect can be defined as a variety of language used by members of a family that has its own distinguishing characteristics regarding vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. Incorporate meaningful use of the following materials from the first unit: "Why Your Family's Secret Language is Good for Kids" by Connie Chang from National Geographic, published at nationalgeographic.com on October 18, 2021. URL: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/family/article/why-your-familys-secret-language-is-good-for-kids. I shared this as a PDF file for you to download. "Speaking it in the Family" by Harriet Powney from The Guardian, published at theguardian.com on July 19, 2013. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2013/jul/19/mind-your-language-family-slang. I shared this as a PDF file for you to download. Podcast episode title: "Why Our Families Create Unique 'Familect' Languages" (Forum--the title of the podcast--hosted by Mina Kim). Sponsored by KQED. Date: May 20, 2021. URL: https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101883579/why-our-families-create-unique-familect-languages. Additionally, recall that you've examined the following questions in this unit, and your insights into these should be synthesized into your essay: What are some words or phrases unique to your family? What are some of your language-related memories and stories about your family? Why do you think familects develop? Purpose, Organization, Development A solid essay should be purposeful. A solid essay should be clearly organized. A solid essay should be well-developed Purpose The thesis statement, traditionally the last sentence in your introduction, should clarify your topic and controlling idea. Understand that clarity of purpose lies not only in a strong thesis statement but also in staying focused on your thesis. Avoid tangents. Tether your paragraphs to the thesis. Provide examples and reasoning that support and develop your thesis. Establish connections. Reinforce your thesis. Organization An essay consists of three parts: the introduction, the body, and the conclusion. The introduction establishes the context for the essay, including the thesis statement. The body consists of paragraphs that support and develop the thesis. The conclusion provides, at its most basic, a summary of the thesis, but at its best, it provides something more: a call to action, a recommendation for further research, a memorable insight, or some other creative wrap-up. Throughout the body, topic sentences should clarify each paragraph's main idea, and in turn, each paragraph should support and develop some aspect of the thesis. Transitions between and within paragraphs should make sense. This could mean using certain phrases or words to signal connections, but at a deeper, more advanced level, it should mean that the movement from one paragraph to another (or even one sentence to another) follows a discernable internal logic. Development Development is the flesh and blood of an essay. Without development, an essay says nothing specific. Effective development consists of many things, some of which depend on the type of essay. A personal narrative needs examples, appeals to the five senses, details about locations and names, along with interpretation and analysis of events. An argumentative essay requires evidence, research, analysis, synthesis of sources, and careful citation. But whatever the type of essay, the inherent need for development remains the same: an essay writer must be specific and thorough in developing and supporting their thesis. The writer's abstractions should be anchored in reality. A writer should take a position only after explaining their rigorous, specific, identifiable process. Thus, a significant part of a writer's process is determining the best way to develop the particular essay they are writing. Revision A revision should make substantive improvements to purpose, organization, and development. While you probably received some criticism that you didn't agree with, most of it should be useful, particularly if you got the same advice from several people. It's up to you to form a new vision of your paper (a "revision") that addresses the critiques you received (and the review you perform yourself). Revisions often require the following: moving or cutting paragraphs or sentences, adding details, refining the thesis, improving the introduction and conclusion, creating stronger topic sentences and transitions clarifying and strengthening analysis, argumentation, interpretation, or commentary removing tangents. Editing and Proofreading: Improving Style, Grammar, and Format Editing for Style Use Strong Vocabulary: Finding the perfect word, or as the French say, "le mot juste." Avoid Repetition: Writing without unnecessarily repeating words or ideas. Delete unnecessary words or phrases: You'd be surprised how much superflous verbiage a writer can stuff in one sentence, let alone an entire essay. Reduce prepositional phrases: These often create confusing mazes for readers. Replace a phrase with a word: Use one word instead of several when possible. Change negatives to affirmatives: Using the negative formation will always require more words. Another important quality of style is sentence variety. As you edit for conciseness, you should also pay attention to the way you have shaped your sentences. Here is a list of editing methods that address sentence variety: Aim for a variety of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. As you edit, this might mean combining or separating sentences. Edit your sentences so that you have a variety of short, medium, and lengthy sentences. Use different sentence openers. Avoid starting sentences with the same word; avoid using the same sentence opener repeatedly. Proofreading for Grammar Over the years, I've found that using commas correctly is the biggest grammatical challenge for students, so I focus largely on sentence structure when I teach grammar. Understanding sentence structure is the only way to ultimately grasp the major comma rules. As other grammar problems arise throughout the semester, I will address them individually in my comments on your work. While proofreading for commas, you should follow the comma rules in the MLA 9 guide we have studied in this unit. Here are some things to look for as your proofread for commas: Have you correctly used a comma in all compound sentences? (Rule 2.7) Have you correctly used a comma in all complex sentences? (Rules 2.10 and 2.23) Have you correctly used commas for any parenthetical comments? (Rule 2.9) Have you correctly used commas for any nonrestrictive modifiers? (Rule 1.14) Have you correctly used commas for any coordinate adjectives (2.8), contrasting phrases (2.11), items in a series (2.12), dates and locations (2.13)? In addition to commas, you should use the following questions to avoid other common errors: Capitalization Semicolon usage Typos, missing words, awkward phrasing, punctation problems (missing periods, for instance), issues with voice and tone, problems with flow or structure. Proofreading for Format We are using MLA 9 format for this essay. Does your paper follow the guidelines? Use a standard font Double-space evenly throughout Center the title Indent the beginning of each paragraph Use in-text citation for all sources used, whether quoted, paraphrased, or summarized The basic format for in-text citation is this: (last name page number) A Works Cited page (as the last page of your paper) Center Works Cited at the top of the page Use MLA guidelines to format each entry (every source cited in the paper should be listed in Works Cited)
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