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MLA Documentation:
Below are three possible sources for a report on senioritis.
1. Read the information from the sources and about the sources (all
fictional).
2. Then write a short paragraph discussing your own experience (or lack
thereof) with senioritis, incorporating at least ONE (1) of the sources
into your paragraph. Be sure to cite the source correctly within your
text using the author's last name and page number in a parenthetical
citation, as MLA guidelines dictate.
3. Then, compile a works cited page on which you list all three sources
in the correct format (including alphabetical order). Use MLA guidelines
(found in both the Course Guide and the Mercury Reader) to cite the
sources. There may be more information than you need to do the citation
(so what are you going to do about that?). Remember to format the page
correctly according to MLA guidelines.
4. So, your document should be two pages: one page with your paragraph
(with the source added), and one works cited page with all three sources
listed.
Ready?
A. A book entitled Senioritis: Fact and Fiction was written by Laura
Shansey and published by William Morrow and Company in 1994. It has
284 pages and is illustrated. The book was published in New York city.
Shansey graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1993. The book
was an extension of research she did for the university where she was
studying on a Rhodes Scholarship.
Here is a short passage taken word for word from page 82 in
the book:
During my years as a high school teacher, I saw many cases of "senioritis."
More times than not, the students just got lazy after spring break,
and they thought they didn't have to work anymore. What they did not
realize, of course, is that they were doing the worst possible thing
to themselves by not working. Many of them should have been studying
for AP tests and state tests as well as working on their senior seminar
paper, because those performances would affect both their class rank
and their ability to get into the colleges that they wanted to. I know
of at least two students who were not able to get into the University
of Illinois because their grades suffered as a result of senioritis.
B. Craig Wilson and Calvin Hobbes wrote a magazine article that was
published in 1992 in Parents magazine. The cover of that magazine has
a picture of a smiling baby with graham crackers all over its face that
won the photo contest of the magazine. The article was called Senior
Slump and appeared in the July issue on pages 34-36 and then skipped
to the back of the magazine on page 102. This article had a picture
of seniors at graduation throwing their hats into the air.
Here is a short passage from page 34 of the article:
There are many symptoms of senioritis, the most prevalent one being
the lack of homework turned in by the student. Oftentimes, students
who have senioritis will turn in no homework after spring break, thus
damaging their grades beyond repair. Some students have fallen from
an A to a C in classes because of senioritis.
C. On June 26, 1997, Katie Tungett wrote an article that appeared in
the Jacksonville Journal-Courier, a daily newspaper. She teaches math
at Jacksonville High School. The article was called It's All Over After
Spring Break and appeared with her picture as well as that of her dog,
Barkley. The article was on page 24. Barkley is a Sharpei (one of those
wrinkly dogs).
Here is a short passage from the article:
Senioritis is a condition that is underreported, under-researched, and
underestimated by teachers and students alike. Seniors are too apathetic
to report its effects even if they recognize that they have it. Teachers
at that time of year want the students to succeed and are often frustrated
by the apathy seniors may show. One of the ways to help students with
this condition is to recognize the signs of senioritis and to talk to
students about it.
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