MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Happy Wednesday, we are sliding down the hump toward Friday.  See, weeks have a shape too. First up, two resources to prep for Friday's draft two party that follows the same pattern of draft 1.

Checklist! Note: you can ignore the anything marked in "purple" cells, as we have not spoken fully about these elements (thinking and craft) but will take them up next week.

Assignment sheet (assignment sheet basically summarizes everything we talked about in class; the checklist will help you  the most, I believe.)

Cognitive strategy re Empty subjects discussion in class: We will visit Jenni Moy's blog to see her take on empty subjects and good examples. Now, shift to my four-page Google doc with science-focused examples.

Craft lesson:  ...rain gardens that... or ...rain gardens, which.... (is a bit complicated but the punctuation is NOT.  This little witch hat will help you remember that which takes a comma.  Like 99% of the time.

That-which: which takes a comma; that does not! See this  handout on choosing which and that.

Will she sing a song to help us remember?  Perhaps.

Happy Friday.  I hope you enjoyed the sun and warmth yesterday.  Here comes more cold.  See you between 9-12 at same Google Meet. Remember that in the last ten minutes of each hour, I might be taking small dog out for a quick walk.  Here she is in rain garden gear.

OK, here are some FAQs about your good questions concerning the two types of citation I have been teaching/requiring.  Recall, though, that you will learn much between now and Monday by seeing your colleagues attempt this craft work in their writing. Then, by Monday, your questions will be even more precise and your confidence will be boosted. WE CAN DO THIS.

FAQs from students (really good questions!)-->

Can we use signal phrases and referral links in the evaluation paragraph or does it have to be APA in-text citations?

Use both. Why?  You need the high ethos of the formal citation about the many articles available from Davis. Signal phrases help in all citation.   Pick any one or two. One is sufficient. 

So do we can use a referral link, too but in addition to the formal citation? YES. Here is why: We have a summary PDF of many Davis studies.  We provide a helpful courtesy to link to this (Jane can read later).   But, recall that when we make a claim (rain gardens are good) we need ethos from formal citation. Then, we are being courteous to our reader (save them clicks and searching) . Think of signal phrases and referral links in the professional memo  as a “companion” to the formal citation just noted.

Can you give me more detail or even sample phrases for the evaluation paragraph? I am lost!

See the above e discussion, as I am trying to show how to deal with the fact that many appropriate/perfect/ authoritative sources are behind paywalls.  I am showing you a way to do both.  Sample you can imitate-->

Davis’ many peer reviewed articles (2017; 2019) attest to his long study of rain garden effectiveness.  Open access resources that can help you include this UMD Rain Garden Guide as well as Blue Baltimore web exhibits on rain gardens. (Put links in AND use formal citation at end of memo).

Should we use referral links for all citations or do we use formal parenthetical citations in some cases? In other words do I do your "double" citation for the context/classifying para (P2) AND the illustrating/form function para (p3)

As I said, only the DAVIS work in the EVALUATION PARAGRAPH needs both formal and informal (referral linked).  You are making a claim about science, which is why you need that formality and high ethos of information.

And, all paragraphs before the evaluation para are common knowledge.  Yet, you are being courteous to refer Jane to knowledge that invented and arranged for her, to borrow Aristotle's five canons frame.

What sources should we use for the Davis paragraph? Can they be from papers his group has previously published or should we just stick with the slides on the website?

See above discussion and look at the links I posted earlier. 

Should we have citations for our first small definition paragraph (pointy end of wedge)? 

Technically, the other paragraphs besides the EVALUATION paragraph are common knowledge. You do not need sources to avoid a plagiarism charge. BUT, I want you to think about how referral sources and BOOKENDING are helpful for the reader.  Being helpful to the reader is part of professionalism and advancing in the world.

Is this how to proceed in the context/classifying paragraph about the Who, Where, When detail in the classyfying para? (Look:  a student sample!)

According to the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (see page 4 of a 200+page  PDF guide), Larry Coffman developed rain gardens …This first rain garden is in the Somerset neighborhood and still works well after installation in the early 1990s.

Do we need a references section? 

The referral links are a citation move that stands on itself. HOWEVER, in science contexts we tend to use references to underscore the formality of peer reviewed research. Therefore, you place the formal Davis site in a bibliography at the end of the memo. Even the look of the bibligrraphic entry boosts your ethos.  Recall that formal citation needs the parenthetical citation in the paragraph AND the bibliographic entry.  EXAMPLE:

Nunc id neque eget urna pharetra rutrum. Rain gardens are effective.  One of the earliest researchers of rain gardens as an environmental technique is Allen Davis, hydrologist and professor at UMD. Nulla a sapien a turpis consectetur maximus. Quisque sagittis ornare sapien, id consequat leo posuere dapibus. Phasellus pulvinar velit ac purus consectetur vulputate. Fusce ultricies ullamcorper felis, eu tristique dui. Integer at metus vitae nibh efficitur posuere non in ex. Nunc in lorem id lorem hendrerit dapibus nec in metus. Quisque venenatis sagittis dui, id ullamcorper augue accumsan accumsan. Curabitur sit amet velit rhoncus, euismod nibh ac, fermentum orci. His research is foundational to this engineering web exhibit based in part on his research. The supporting research by Davis is wide in scope.  Two peer reviewed articles cited in this open access resource include (Davis et al, 2009) and (Davis et al, 2011) should give you confidence in the effectiveness of rain gardens. 

Sample Sources

Davis, Allen P., Hunt, William F., Traver, Robert G., and Clar, Michael. (2009). Bioretention Technology: Overview of Current Practice and Future Needs. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 135(3), 109-117. doi: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9372(2009)135:3(109)

Davis, Allen P., Shokouhian, M., Sharma, H., and Minami, C. (2001). Laboratory study of biological retention for urban stormwater management. Water Environment Research, 73(1), 5-14. doi: 10.2175/106143001x138624

Student testimonial: Hey, Mb, I like the referral link and signal phrase craft. This works so well in a memo.  I used this craft this week in my lab group.  Thank you so much!  Back to assignment 1: I actually used a signal phrase as well as a curated link for the Davis article (a 2003 one) but also included the parenthetical citation at the end if that’s okay? Y

Yes.