Basic Woodworking

WOODWORKING

PROMPT WRITING

Introduction

Each week students are required to write a response to a prompt. Prompts are provided at the beginning of

each unit of study and are designed to help students fully process what they have seen and heard in the classroom.

To do so, students are required to investigate each topic presented in the prompt by researching outside articles on

the internet. Following are the requirements for submitting prompt responses to the instructor:

• At least one quote from an online article must be included in your work. Dictionary and/or encyclopedia
  references will not be accepted. Make certain citations are in quotation marks and numbered.


• At least one quote about the subject from this class textbook must be included in your submittal.


• Resources must be listed at the bottom of the page under RESOURCE CITED as follows: Name of author,
  Name of article, Web URL address, the date you found it. For citing the text, simply put down the name of
  the text, the chapter, and the page number (see below).


• Prompt submission requirements are as follows:
  Top right hand corner Name
  Date
  Class name
  Prompt number
  First line of page, starting at the left hand margin: Prompt number followed by the prompt written and
  underlined.


• Prompt responses shall be graded as follows: Internet citation(s) = 1pt. Class textbook citation(s) = 1 pt.
  Minimum amount of words included = 1 pt. Submission requirements of prompt are met = 1 pt. Work
  turned in is legible and well organized = 1 pt.


• Prompt responses will not be returned to the student, but shall be submitted to his/her resource teacher.


• Late papers shall receive a reduction in points.


• Homework not turned in before the unit test shall receive a “0”.

Sample:

Welcome

Joe Smith

February 2, 2014

Advanced Woodworking

Prompt #

Prompt 18: In 150 words, explain how to submit prompt responses to the instructor.

Skip a line and then begin writing your answer. “Whenever you refer to or use another's words, facts or

ideas in your paper, you are required to cite the source.”^1 It’s that easy. Just explore the web by typing

the topic in a search engine, find an article, and include a quote in your response. And don’t forget,

“make certain the citation is in quotation marks.”^2 Of course you will say all of this in 150 words. Be

sure to include practical “how to” information in your response, and use your own words.

RESOURCE CITED:

(^1) Georgetown University Library, Turabian footnote/endnote style,
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/tutorials/research-guides/turabian-footnote-guide, 5/17/
(^2) Advanced Woodworking, Valley Oaks Charter School, Welcome: Prompt Writing, p. 4