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MLA Formatting and Style Guide at the OWL at Purdue

Remember, you will be writing over how aspects of Victorian culture may have impacted or brought about the novel you are reading.  Look into the life of the writer, the major historical events that came before the book was published, and any other information you can find about the historical background of the book.

Post a comment below or send me an email if you have a question.

For those of you reading The Picture of Dorian Gray, here’s a bit more insight into the life of the author.

Oh!  Here‘s a graphic version of the novel, by Roy Thomas and Sebastian Fiumara from Marvel.  Amazon link.

Trying something a bit different this time.  Black text paraphrased or "quoted" from the articles you brought in, blue text is your words.  (Please comment below if you feel I’ve misrepresented what you stated, or if you would like to clarify something.)

I missed the title of the first article (if you presented, please fill us in), but here is a link to the second, "Are these books Really ‘Required Reading?’" and the last "Golden Compass: Athiesm for Tots."

We will continue this discussion tomorrow.

We’ve chosen to explore the issue of book banning for our articles next week.  I’ve listed a few sources below for those who would like to get a head start.  Remember, we are looking at arguments for book banning on Tuesday and against book banning on Thursday.

As you are searching, remember that you are looking for articles arguing one side or the other of the issue, not an "overview" of the debate.  Here is a good one about Harry Potter:

• "Some Thoughts on the Harry Potter Series" by Michael D. O’Brien from CatholicEducation.org

Parents Against Bad Books in Schools is an organization devoted to raising awareness of inappropriate material in books available in public libraries.  This page contains a number of links to articles that may be worthy of discussion.

Your analyses should be written according to the guidelines I gave you in this post.  Remember, you aren’t arguing for or against the issue (we do that in class), but explaining how the author structures his or her argument.

"America’s Worst Cities to be a Sport’s Fan" from Forbes

"The Death of Wikipedia" from RoughType

"Advertisements: Manipulation of Innocent People" from General Information

"Hipster: The End of Western Civilization" from Adbusters