social capital
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FormattingForAllWrittenAssignments.pdf
Top10TipsforWritinginAllYourClasses1.pdf
100ThingsYouCanDoToBuildSocialCapital.pdf
FormattingForAllWrittenAssignments.pdf
FORMATTING FOR ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS (I will not accept any papers that do not follow these formatting guidelines):
1. Make sure that you submit your paper with a cover page and work cited page that follows the
examples from former students that are provided in your respective folders; 2. One-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right); 3. Use 12-point Times New Roman only; 4. Paper must meet the minimum required page length. 5. Make sure that your spacing between each sentence and paragraph is double-spaced. There
should not be more spacing between each paragraph when compared to each sentence or vice versa.
6. Last name with page numbers should be placed in the top right hand corner of the paper (e.g. Smith 1);
7. The use of block quotes is unacceptable for any written paper, nor the excessive use of regular quotes, unless I approve it;
8. All submitted papers must be in a .doc., docx., or .pdf format or they will not be accepted. I prefer .pdf files, but will accept the others as well;
9. All papers are to be submitted via dropbox. From a formatting perspective, if your paper does not look identical to the examples from former
students provided with your other resources, you will be penalized points. In other words, make
sure that you have a cover page, header with last name, one-inch margins all around, 12-point
Times New Roman, and at least 2 complete pages. I strongly recommend that you write beyond
2 pages just to make sure that you are meeting the required page length. The reason I say this is
because I have had students who did not use the proper margins, font size, or spacing, and when
I go back and correct the formatting, their paper was actually short the required minimum which
caused them to lose a significant amount of points. Some students have intentionally used
incorrect formatting so that the paper appears to be longer in length than it actually is. In other
words, it is easy for me to use 2-inch margins, triple-spacing between sentences and each
paragraph, and Courier New or Arial font, which will make an actual 1-page paper appear to
be 2 pages. (See how the spacing between this sentence and the above sentence is
wider/inconsistent?? This is a no-no J.) I do not want to penalize anyone points, so please make
sure to follow the formatting guidelines above.
Top10TipsforWritinginAllYourClasses1.pdf
Top 10 Tips for Writing in All Your Classes
By Communications Lab Supervisor
Rachel Olsen
1. Understand the Purpose of Your Writing Task: Each type of writing carries with it unique traits based on its nature. A concert report for Music Appreciation will require very different preparation and expression of ideas than a nursing care plan. Be sure you understand the objectives of your writing task. If not, don’t be afraid to ask a teacher, tutor, or supervisor about how to proceed.
2. Pre-Write. Then Pre-Write Some More: It’s not enough to simply know your topic by name; writers must plan out the specific claims, reasons, ideas, and details they intend to express. Likewise, pre-writing allows writers to experiment with ideas early on in the writing process, thus the final version of a writing task will contain more specific and original thoughts.
3. Know Your Audience: Whether you are writing a Rogerian argument for an English class or a critical analysis for Political Science, it is crucial to become acquainted with the individual(s) who will read your writing. Every audience has a unique set of values, and showing readers that you understand what is important to them is one of the most powerful positions a writer can occupy.
4. Allow Plenty of Time for Research: Writers who devote a significant amount of time to research for a writing project will be able to locate higher quality sources, and perhaps even track down information that can only be acquired through an interview or interlibrary loan. Rushing through a Google search will likely yield less complete information from a less reliable source.
5. Cite Your Sources: Attributing ideas and data to the original source is imperative! Accurate citation of sources is a skill that takes practice, but your credibility as a writer is at stake if you plagiarize—even by accident.
6. Understand Your Writing Process: Different writers use different approaches to complete a writing assignment, and that is okay! Don’t beat yourself up because you crash through a rough draft while your classmate drafts meticulously. Relish the messy paths of your cluster diagram, or admire the neatness of your outline. Accept your approach, and be mindful of completing a writing project that is on time and of high quality.
7. Stay Organized: Just like your writing process, your methods of organization may also be unique, but they also need to work for you. Develop a system that helps you keep track of your writing materials, research, notes, and copies of drafts. Save multiple copies of your work.
8. Seek Feedback: Sharing writing with others can be uncomfortable, but skilled writers know that gathering feedback from readers is an invaluable part of the writing process. Ask a colleague, classmate, instructor, or tutor to read your work and discuss it with you. An outside perspective will help you identify areas that need clarification, development, or revised organization. Furthermore, writers who take the risk of asking for feedback will likely receive positive encouragement as well!
9. Revise. Then Revise Some More: Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither are essays, reports, and proposals. Revision is a tough task to execute, but your writing will benefit tremendously. After an initial draft is complete, writers often see areas that could be re- organized, teased out, or even deleted. Give yourself feedback about your work, and then make a plan to implement it.
10. Address the Global before the Local: Only after you have revised and re-worked global concerns such as your content, style, and organization is it then time to polish the grammar and mechanics, or local concerns, of your writing project. True, writing that is free of grammatical errors will showcase a writer’s credibility, but these local concerns are constantly in flux while the global aspects of the writing are being solidified. Save the commas and typos for last!
100ThingsYouCanDoToBuildSocialCapital.pdf
Bettertogether: Conclusion – Changing the Wind – 100 Things You Can Do 1
Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138
What to do: 100 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL
Social capital is built through hundreds of little and big actions we take every day. We’ve gotten you started with a list of 100 ideas, drawn from suggestions made by many people and groups. Try some of these or try your own. We need to grow this list. If you have other ideas, post them at: http://www.bettertogether.org
You know what to do. Build connections to people. Build trust with others. Get involved.
1. Organize a social gathering to welcome a new neighbor
2. Attend town meetings 3. Register to vote and vote 4. Support local merchants 5. Volunteer your special
skills to an organization 6. Donate blood 7. Start a community garden 8. Mentor someone of a
different ethnic or religious group
9. Surprise a new neighbor by making a favorite dinner–and include the recipe
10. Tape record your parents' earliest recollections and share them with your children
11. Plan a vacation with friends or family
12. Don't gossip 13. Help fix someone's flat
tire 14. Organize or participate in
a sports league 15. Join a gardening club 16. Attend home parties when
invited 17. Become an organ donor 18. Attend your children's
athletic contests, plays and recitals
19. Get to know your children's teachers
20. Join the local Elks, Kiwanis, or Knights of Columbus
21. Get involved with Brownies or Cub/Boy/Girl Scouts
22. Start a monthly tea group
23. Speak at or host a monthly brown bag lunch series at your local library
24. Sing in a choir 25. Get to know the clerks
and salespeople at your local stores
26. Attend PTA meetings 27. Audition for community
theater or volunteer to usher
28. Give your park a weatherproof chess/checkers board
29. Play cards with friends or neighbors
30. Give to your local food bank
31. Participate in walk-a- thons
32. Employers: encourage volunteer/community groups to hold meetings on your site
33. Volunteer in your child's classroom or chaperone a field trip
34. Join or start a babysitting cooperative
35. Attend school plays 36. Answer surveys when asked 37. Businesses: invite local
government officials to speak at your workplace
38. Attend Memorial Day parades and express appreciation for others
39. Form a local outdoor activity group
40. Participate in political campaigns
41. Attend a local budget committee meeting
42. Form a computer group for local senior citizens
43. Help coach Little League or other youth sports – even if you don't have a kid playing
44. Help run the snack bar at the Little League field
45. Form a "tools cooperative" with neighbors and share ladders, snow blowers, etc.
46. Start a lunch gathering or a discussion group with co- workers
47. Offer to rake a neighbor's yard or shovel his/her walk
48. Join a carpool 49. Employers: give employees
time (e.g., 3 days per year to work on civic projects)
50. Plan a "Walking Tour" of a local historic area
51. Eat breakfast at a local gathering spot on Saturdays
Bettertogether: Conclusion – Changing the Wind – 100 Things You Can Do 1
Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138
52. Have family dinners and read to your children
53. Run for public office 54. Stop and make sure the
person on the side of the highway is OK
55. Host a block party or a holiday open house
56. Start a fix-it group–friends willing to help each other clean, paint, garden, etc.
57. Offer to serve on a town committee
58. Join the volunteer fire department
59. Go to church...or temple...or go outside with your children–talk to them about spirituality
60. If you grow tomatoes, plant extra for an lonely elder who lives nearby – better yet, ask him/her to teach you and others how to can the extras
61. Ask a single diner to share your table for lunch
62. Stand at a major intersection holding a sign for your favorite candidate
63. Persuade a local restaurant to have a designated “meet people” table
64. Host a potluck supper before your Town Meeting
65. Take dance lessons with a friend
66. Say "thanks" to public servants – police, firefighters, town clerk…
67. Fight to keep essential local services in the downtown area–your post office, police station, school, etc.
68. Join a nonprofit board of directors
69. Gather a group to clean up a local park or cemetery
70. When somebody says "government stinks," suggest they help fix it
71. Turn off the TV and talk with friends or family
72. Hold a neighborhood barbecue
73. Bake cookies for new neighbors or work colleagues
74. Plant tree seedlings along your street with neighbors and rotate care for them
75. Volunteer at the library 76. Form or join a bowling
team 77. Return a lost wallet or
appointment book 78. Use public
transportation and start talking with those you regularly see
79. Ask neighbors for help and reciprocate
80. Go to a local folk or crafts festival
81. Call an old friend 82. Register for a class – then go 83. Accept or extend an invitation 84. Talk to your kids or parents
about their day 85. Say hello to strangers 86. Log off and go to the park 87. Ask a new person to join a
group for a dinner or an evening
88. Participate in pot luck meals 89. Volunteer to drive someone 90. Say hello when you spot an
acquaintance in a store 91. Host a movie night 92. Exercise together or take walks
with friends or family 93. Assist with or create your town
or neighborhood's newsletter 94. Organize a neighborhood litter
pick-up – with lawn games afterwards
95. Collect oral histories from older town residents
96. Join a book club discussion or get the group to discuss local issues
97. Volunteer to deliver Meals-on- Wheels in your neighborhood
98. Start a children’s story hour at your local library
99. Be real. Be humble. Acknowledge others' self- worth
100. Tell friends and family about social capital and why it matters
FormattingForAllWrittenAssignments.pdf
FORMATTING FOR ALL WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS (I will not accept any papers that do not follow these formatting guidelines):
1. Make sure that you submit your paper with a cover page and work cited page that follows the
examples from former students that are provided in your respective folders; 2. One-inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right); 3. Use 12-point Times New Roman only; 4. Paper must meet the minimum required page length. 5. Make sure that your spacing between each sentence and paragraph is double-spaced. There
should not be more spacing between each paragraph when compared to each sentence or vice versa.
6. Last name with page numbers should be placed in the top right hand corner of the paper (e.g. Smith 1);
7. The use of block quotes is unacceptable for any written paper, nor the excessive use of regular quotes, unless I approve it;
8. All submitted papers must be in a .doc., docx., or .pdf format or they will not be accepted. I prefer .pdf files, but will accept the others as well;
9. All papers are to be submitted via dropbox. From a formatting perspective, if your paper does not look identical to the examples from former
students provided with your other resources, you will be penalized points. In other words, make
sure that you have a cover page, header with last name, one-inch margins all around, 12-point
Times New Roman, and at least 2 complete pages. I strongly recommend that you write beyond
2 pages just to make sure that you are meeting the required page length. The reason I say this is
because I have had students who did not use the proper margins, font size, or spacing, and when
I go back and correct the formatting, their paper was actually short the required minimum which
caused them to lose a significant amount of points. Some students have intentionally used
incorrect formatting so that the paper appears to be longer in length than it actually is. In other
words, it is easy for me to use 2-inch margins, triple-spacing between sentences and each
paragraph, and Courier New or Arial font, which will make an actual 1-page paper appear to
be 2 pages. (See how the spacing between this sentence and the above sentence is
wider/inconsistent?? This is a no-no J.) I do not want to penalize anyone points, so please make
sure to follow the formatting guidelines above.
Top10TipsforWritinginAllYourClasses1.pdf
Top 10 Tips for Writing in All Your Classes
By Communications Lab Supervisor
Rachel Olsen
1. Understand the Purpose of Your Writing Task: Each type of writing carries with it unique traits based on its nature. A concert report for Music Appreciation will require very different preparation and expression of ideas than a nursing care plan. Be sure you understand the objectives of your writing task. If not, don’t be afraid to ask a teacher, tutor, or supervisor about how to proceed.
2. Pre-Write. Then Pre-Write Some More: It’s not enough to simply know your topic by name; writers must plan out the specific claims, reasons, ideas, and details they intend to express. Likewise, pre-writing allows writers to experiment with ideas early on in the writing process, thus the final version of a writing task will contain more specific and original thoughts.
3. Know Your Audience: Whether you are writing a Rogerian argument for an English class or a critical analysis for Political Science, it is crucial to become acquainted with the individual(s) who will read your writing. Every audience has a unique set of values, and showing readers that you understand what is important to them is one of the most powerful positions a writer can occupy.
4. Allow Plenty of Time for Research: Writers who devote a significant amount of time to research for a writing project will be able to locate higher quality sources, and perhaps even track down information that can only be acquired through an interview or interlibrary loan. Rushing through a Google search will likely yield less complete information from a less reliable source.
5. Cite Your Sources: Attributing ideas and data to the original source is imperative! Accurate citation of sources is a skill that takes practice, but your credibility as a writer is at stake if you plagiarize—even by accident.
6. Understand Your Writing Process: Different writers use different approaches to complete a writing assignment, and that is okay! Don’t beat yourself up because you crash through a rough draft while your classmate drafts meticulously. Relish the messy paths of your cluster diagram, or admire the neatness of your outline. Accept your approach, and be mindful of completing a writing project that is on time and of high quality.
7. Stay Organized: Just like your writing process, your methods of organization may also be unique, but they also need to work for you. Develop a system that helps you keep track of your writing materials, research, notes, and copies of drafts. Save multiple copies of your work.
8. Seek Feedback: Sharing writing with others can be uncomfortable, but skilled writers know that gathering feedback from readers is an invaluable part of the writing process. Ask a colleague, classmate, instructor, or tutor to read your work and discuss it with you. An outside perspective will help you identify areas that need clarification, development, or revised organization. Furthermore, writers who take the risk of asking for feedback will likely receive positive encouragement as well!
9. Revise. Then Revise Some More: Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither are essays, reports, and proposals. Revision is a tough task to execute, but your writing will benefit tremendously. After an initial draft is complete, writers often see areas that could be re- organized, teased out, or even deleted. Give yourself feedback about your work, and then make a plan to implement it.
10. Address the Global before the Local: Only after you have revised and re-worked global concerns such as your content, style, and organization is it then time to polish the grammar and mechanics, or local concerns, of your writing project. True, writing that is free of grammatical errors will showcase a writer’s credibility, but these local concerns are constantly in flux while the global aspects of the writing are being solidified. Save the commas and typos for last!
100ThingsYouCanDoToBuildSocialCapital.pdf
Bettertogether: Conclusion – Changing the Wind – 100 Things You Can Do 1
Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138
What to do: 100 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO BUILD SOCIAL CAPITAL
Social capital is built through hundreds of little and big actions we take every day. We’ve gotten you started with a list of 100 ideas, drawn from suggestions made by many people and groups. Try some of these or try your own. We need to grow this list. If you have other ideas, post them at: http://www.bettertogether.org
You know what to do. Build connections to people. Build trust with others. Get involved.
1. Organize a social gathering to welcome a new neighbor
2. Attend town meetings 3. Register to vote and vote 4. Support local merchants 5. Volunteer your special
skills to an organization 6. Donate blood 7. Start a community garden 8. Mentor someone of a
different ethnic or religious group
9. Surprise a new neighbor by making a favorite dinner–and include the recipe
10. Tape record your parents' earliest recollections and share them with your children
11. Plan a vacation with friends or family
12. Don't gossip 13. Help fix someone's flat
tire 14. Organize or participate in
a sports league 15. Join a gardening club 16. Attend home parties when
invited 17. Become an organ donor 18. Attend your children's
athletic contests, plays and recitals
19. Get to know your children's teachers
20. Join the local Elks, Kiwanis, or Knights of Columbus
21. Get involved with Brownies or Cub/Boy/Girl Scouts
22. Start a monthly tea group
23. Speak at or host a monthly brown bag lunch series at your local library
24. Sing in a choir 25. Get to know the clerks
and salespeople at your local stores
26. Attend PTA meetings 27. Audition for community
theater or volunteer to usher
28. Give your park a weatherproof chess/checkers board
29. Play cards with friends or neighbors
30. Give to your local food bank
31. Participate in walk-a- thons
32. Employers: encourage volunteer/community groups to hold meetings on your site
33. Volunteer in your child's classroom or chaperone a field trip
34. Join or start a babysitting cooperative
35. Attend school plays 36. Answer surveys when asked 37. Businesses: invite local
government officials to speak at your workplace
38. Attend Memorial Day parades and express appreciation for others
39. Form a local outdoor activity group
40. Participate in political campaigns
41. Attend a local budget committee meeting
42. Form a computer group for local senior citizens
43. Help coach Little League or other youth sports – even if you don't have a kid playing
44. Help run the snack bar at the Little League field
45. Form a "tools cooperative" with neighbors and share ladders, snow blowers, etc.
46. Start a lunch gathering or a discussion group with co- workers
47. Offer to rake a neighbor's yard or shovel his/her walk
48. Join a carpool 49. Employers: give employees
time (e.g., 3 days per year to work on civic projects)
50. Plan a "Walking Tour" of a local historic area
51. Eat breakfast at a local gathering spot on Saturdays
Bettertogether: Conclusion – Changing the Wind – 100 Things You Can Do 1
Saguaro Seminar on Civic Engagement in America. John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 JFK St., Cambridge, MA 02138
52. Have family dinners and read to your children
53. Run for public office 54. Stop and make sure the
person on the side of the highway is OK
55. Host a block party or a holiday open house
56. Start a fix-it group–friends willing to help each other clean, paint, garden, etc.
57. Offer to serve on a town committee
58. Join the volunteer fire department
59. Go to church...or temple...or go outside with your children–talk to them about spirituality
60. If you grow tomatoes, plant extra for an lonely elder who lives nearby – better yet, ask him/her to teach you and others how to can the extras
61. Ask a single diner to share your table for lunch
62. Stand at a major intersection holding a sign for your favorite candidate
63. Persuade a local restaurant to have a designated “meet people” table
64. Host a potluck supper before your Town Meeting
65. Take dance lessons with a friend
66. Say "thanks" to public servants – police, firefighters, town clerk…
67. Fight to keep essential local services in the downtown area–your post office, police station, school, etc.
68. Join a nonprofit board of directors
69. Gather a group to clean up a local park or cemetery
70. When somebody says "government stinks," suggest they help fix it
71. Turn off the TV and talk with friends or family
72. Hold a neighborhood barbecue
73. Bake cookies for new neighbors or work colleagues
74. Plant tree seedlings along your street with neighbors and rotate care for them
75. Volunteer at the library 76. Form or join a bowling
team 77. Return a lost wallet or
appointment book 78. Use public
transportation and start talking with those you regularly see
79. Ask neighbors for help and reciprocate
80. Go to a local folk or crafts festival
81. Call an old friend 82. Register for a class – then go 83. Accept or extend an invitation 84. Talk to your kids or parents
about their day 85. Say hello to strangers 86. Log off and go to the park 87. Ask a new person to join a
group for a dinner or an evening
88. Participate in pot luck meals 89. Volunteer to drive someone 90. Say hello when you spot an
acquaintance in a store 91. Host a movie night 92. Exercise together or take walks
with friends or family 93. Assist with or create your town
or neighborhood's newsletter 94. Organize a neighborhood litter
pick-up – with lawn games afterwards
95. Collect oral histories from older town residents
96. Join a book club discussion or get the group to discuss local issues
97. Volunteer to deliver Meals-on- Wheels in your neighborhood
98. Start a children’s story hour at your local library
99. Be real. Be humble. Acknowledge others' self- worth
100. Tell friends and family about social capital and why it matters