Josh, you called it, and Megan agreed--I did alright on the Exploratory Essay and my reflections are posted below:
1.) The most helpful advice that I received from Megan was the advice to clean up the many stylistic errors I made on this paper, even in the second draft. I really messed up the punctuation around some of my quotations and overlooked two blatant typographical errors. For me, that's pretty bad, because I usually pay more attention to the style than I did here. I'm slipping, I guess. The only good thing is that these errors are easily remedied on the next draft for the portfolio.
2.) I really didn't receive any unhelpful advice here. Every comment Megan made was warranted and helpful, so nothing to report. I think I've been out of the game too long to know that certain citation styles have their own fonts; that was definitely news to me since I just started typing my essay in the default font of Microsoft Word 2007. Good to know that the MLA font of choice is Times New Roman. Hello, old friend. It's been too long.
3.) The one question I have for Megan involves citing an online source. In the comments, she mentioned that I need to designate the lack of pagination with n.p. Does this still need to be added after the quotation if it is citing a website? I was referencing the American Montessori Society webpage when Megan made the comment, so I need to know if I need to add that "n.p." for that type of source or if she was just giving me general information.
4.) As for revision, I plan to correct the aforementioned typos and stylistic errors. I also had several places where Megan was confused my my wording about instructors and teachers when discussing the Anyon reading. I will clarify this as best I can. There's also one place where I need to elaborate on the Anyon article and explain how the "curriculum of work" functions according to her theory. I plan to explain this further, and I will most likely have to change some wording around to avoid my signature run-on sentences.
Megan says it's going to go fast for us from here on out, so heads up, everyone. See you soon in class.
Yes, n.p. should be even when citing a website. (In fact, that's usually when you will end up using it.)
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