Learning outcome 5 and 6 was to show my ability to cite sources using MLA format and make local revisions on my own paper. One local revision AND proof of my ability to properly cite in MLA format I made was changing “… unlike the ‘cathedral-like'(Carr 7) thinkers of the past,” to “… unlike the ‘cathedral-like’ thinkers of the past(Carr 7).” in my introductory paragraph. In this example I realized that my in-text citation goes at the end of the sentence, not at the end of the quote. I also mentioned these local revisions in learning outcome 1, saying “Throughout my piece I was able to find small errors, like accidentally typing “thar” instead of “that”, places where I might have unnecessarily used a comma, or a place where a comma is required that the grammar tool didn’t catch.” I also mentioned in that learning outcome how I have the computer read my essay to me, making it very easy to catch when something doesn’t sound quite right, I mistyped a word, etc.

One thing I struggled with in the first project of the year was properly citing my sources at the beginning of the year. I got points taken off because how I cited my sources was very wrong. I had the name of the works cited page wrong, and my citations weren’t in the proper format. However, by the second project I put much more effort in trying to get my citations correct. While I’m not entirely sure if my citations were correct, it was clear that I had put enough of an attempt in to gain the full points:

Carr, Nicholas. “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The Atlantic, July 2008.

Anderson, Sam. “In Defense of Distraction.” New York Magazine, May 17, 2009.

“Distraction Noun – Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation and Usage Notes …” Oxford English Dictionary, www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/distraction. Accessed 2 Nov. 2023.