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Department of English
St. John Fisher College 3690 East Avenue Rochester NY 14618 |
Sharon Delmendo, PhD
Professor of English Office: Basil-123 Office Phone: (585) 385 8216 |
Writing Guidelines and Procedures for Students:
| The Learning Community Portfolio These are the specific guidelines that students in a learning community must follow to create the student portfolio that is a course requirement. Follow these instructions to ensure that you construct your portfolio properly and receive full credit for your work. |
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MLA Citation Guidelines (On-Line Resource) One of the most confusing aspects of using citations is selecting the format to be used. There are several formats, but you shall use the MLA Citation Guidelines in your papers. Follow this link to the On-Line Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University to use their guide. Also, citing a source is only part of the puzzle; you will also need to know how to integrate quotations from your source. So you may also want to examine Integrating Quotes and the Integrating Quotes Worksheets that go along with it in the Grammar & Punctuation Aids section. The Lavery Library also offers an on-line tool for creating citation lists in the MLA format and that can be accessed at Lavery Library - NoodleBib Citations. |
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Notes on Writing Writing is a skill that involves the application of some basic technical skills and honing the use of those skills through practice. This paper is intended to provide the college student with a roadmap to help them construct better papers by building an awareness of the technical skills involved. |
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Revising Papers, Procedures and Guidelines "Revision" does not mean just changing a word or two. Follow these instructions to ensure that you properly revise and mark your work in order to receive full credit. |
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Tips on Grading This outline of the grading criteria is intended to assist the college level student to set appropriate goals for their written assignments and to help ensure that they recieve full credit for their work. It also exposes the fundamental elements of a strong paper to help build the skills needed for excellence in their writing. |
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The Thesis Statement Most of the analytical papers that you write require a thesis statement. Students often have trouble with the concept and frequently confuse their topic declaration with the thesis statement. They’re not the same thing. For a fuller explanation and some tips about developing a thesis statement refer to this guide. |
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Connect the Dots, Crafting an Argument Written assignments are fundamentally arguments intended to convince a reader that the author's thesis is worthy. Constructing a good argument and supporting it are fundamental to this process. This paper will assist the student to build and support an argument that favors their thesis. |
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Sample of Student Paper [Mohicans] Samples of student papers, complete with revision marks and feedback from the professor, are presented here to expose the student to the revision and feedback process as well as illustrate the process of postulating a thesis and then building an argument to support it. |
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Sample of Student Paper [Sleepy Hollow] Another example of feedback in a student paper. |
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Sample of History Paper Sample of a finished paper, after several rounds of revision, corrections, inclusions, and deletions, for a student's history assignment. Note the thesis statement, the development of argument, use of supporting citations, and the summary conclusions. |