Wisdom TED Talk Barry Schwartz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA-zdh_bQBo

MLA Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkqteCLPk0

Here's a short video on MLA formatting.  In case your like me, a visual & audio learner, it may help to hear and see what you need!  

Basic Essay Writing

Need to write an essay? Don't know where to start?  Well have we got information for you!!!!

From The Writing Center @ McDaniel College:

A Basic Essay Format 

A good way to approach an essay is to envision it as a Five Part project. An essay is made up of the Introduction, Three main points (the body), and the Conclusion. So it looks like this:

I. Introduction
II. Point One
III. Point Two
IV. Point Three
V. Conclusion

Of course depending on the length and breadth of your paper you may have more than three main points. However by using this structure it will make envisioning your paper easier.
The Intro…
An Introduction should answer three questions
1. What am I talking about in this paper?
By answering this question you let the reader know what the subject of the paper is. For example, if your paper were about a particular book, your answer to this question would give the title, author, and any other necessary information.
2. How am I going to talk about it?
This is where you let the reader know how your paper is organized. Here you very briefly introduce your main points or the evidence that will prove your point.
3. What am I going to prove in this paper?
This is the dreaded THESIS STATEMENT. The thesis is usually the last sentence in the first paragraph and it clearly states the argument or point you are making in your paper.
The Body…
The Body consists of everything between your intro and conclusion and it is where you discuss your three main points. A good starting place is to envision that each point is a separate paragraph (or in a long paper each point might be a section). In each paragraph you:
· Introduce your point
· Explain your point
· Give supporting evidence (this is where quotes go!)
· Explain how the point and evidence relate to your thesis
The whole point of each paragraph is to relate your point to your thesis, but it helps to spell it out clearly in at least one sentence of the paragraph.
The Conclusion…
Basically, the conclusion restates the introduction. So just reiterate questions 1, 2, and 3. It is also helpful to trace your argument as you made it within the essay. A good way to do this is to create a proof that might look something like this:

POINT ONE+POINT TWO+POINT THREE=THESIS
OR
POINT ONE leads to POINT TWO which leads to POINT THREE therefore THESIS is true!
So, when planning your essay consider this format:

I. Introduction
A. Subject
B. Main Points
C. THESIS
II. Point One
A. Intro and explanation of point
B. Evidence
C. How point relates to thesis
III. Point Two
A. Intro and explanation of point
B. Evidence
C. How point relates to thesis
IV. Point Three
A. Intro and explanation of point
B. Evidence
C. How point relates to thesis
V. Conclusion
A. Restate subject
B. Summarize Main Points
C. Restate THESIS
(B and C can be combined into the proof)

Organization in a paper is important not only because it makes the paper easier to write, it also guides the reader through the paper. A clearly organized paper will better hold the reader's interest and convince them that your thesis is valid!
By: Marie Lilly 

MLA Format rules

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

General Guidelines

• Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
• Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font (e.g. Times New Roman). Whatever font you choose, MLA recommends that the regular and italics type styles contrast enough that they are recognizable one from another. The font size should be 12 pt.
• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).
• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
• Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.
• Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)
• Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
• If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page. Entitle the section Notes (centered, unformatted).

MLA format

Why do I have to follow a certain font, grammar and citation style when I am writing a paper?    How do I make my paper professional?

My idea is that college professors want all the papers they grade to be easy to read and look the same and so there are professional formats they ascribe to.

In reality, whole professions have a style of writing that has evolved from their specialties little proclivities.   Some of the most famous are called MLA, College and APA, (most commonly used by the social sciences world).  This is the format their professional papers are turned in to their industries for  printing in their professional publications.

MLA Overview Resource   is common for the writing industry.  So that is what our papers will be written and turned in using.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/


How do I cite my sources on my paper?   THERE IS AN AP FOR THAT!


QUICK Online Citations Guide

http://www.easybib.com/

Ouest II Syllabus

QUEST Level 2 – Class Schedule

 

Weeks One: Lecture (2nd 3rd 4th months paper Due)

Weeks Two: Trait Discussion & Oral Presentation

Weeks Three: Colloquium (Paper Due)

Weeks Four: Trait Discussion & Oral Presentation

 

SCHEDULE:

 

Month 1Jan 8    Week 1: Lecture: Traits of a Statesman

Jan 15  Week 2: Discuss Virtue & student oral presentations on virtue made.

Jan 22  Week 3: Colloquia on Joan of Arc by Twain (Virtue mini-research paper due)

Jan 29  Week 4: Discuss Wisdom & students Oral Presentations on wisdom made

 

Month 2

Feb 5    Week 1: Lecture: Finding Your Voice or Compiling a Research Paper (Wisdom mini-research paper due)

Feb 12  Week 2: Discuss Courage & students make Oral Presentations on courage

Feb 19  Week 3: Colloquia on biography on William Wilberforce (Courage mini-research Paper due)

Feb 26  Week 4: Discuss Diplomacy & students Oral Presentations on diplomacy made.

 

Month 3

Mar 5    Week 1: Lecture: How to Inspire Greatness In Others and Myself (Diplomacy mini-research Paper due)

Mar 12  Week 2: Discuss Inspire Greatness In Others & students oral presentations made

Mar 19  Week 3: Colloquia on Winston Churchill - Never Give In  by David Vaughn (Inspiring Greatness mini-research paper due)

Mar 26  Spring Break

Apr 2     Week 4: Discuss Move the Cause of Liberty & students present oral presentations.

 

Month 4

Apr 9   Week 1: Lecture: Understanding Forms (Move the Cause of Liberty Paper Due)

Apr 16  Week 2: Research Paper Outline or Draft Due (Due date for final paper & Showcase for the Research Project)

Apr 23  Week 3: Colloquia on The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

Apr 30  Week 4: Oral Finals and Due Date for Final Research Paper

May 1,2  Oral Examinations and presentation of Research Papers

VIRTUE Questions

1. What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word, "virtue?"
2. What is the definition of virtue in your own words?
3. What are some examples?
4. Who do you think of when you think of virtue?
5. Is there more or less virtue in the world today than a hundred years ago?  Explain.
6. What is the opposite of virtue?
7. When and where do you need this trait?
8. How are virtue and integrity connected?
9. Sometimes people are afraid of being virtuous.  Why?
10. If you are not virtuous, then what are you?
11. Now what is your definition of virtue?

Recommended reading:

Definition:  C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity.

The prologue of Mark Twain's Joan of Arc.

The Book of Virtues:  Wm Bennett

The Arts:

A Little Princess

Rigoletto: The Opera    Pavorotti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A3zetSuYRg

Video Clips
The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe

Disney's Mulan

The Buttercream Gang

How to Train your Dragon  (look at the plays on words)

Ideas courtesy of Rachel Molgard visionguru@gmail.com

Education is a Commandment

Check out this article.  Read it, Search it, and Ponder it!!!!!

https://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/education-is-a-commandment?lang=eng