Entry #3 Citation Rules

 HOW TO CITE SOURCES

There are several ways to cite a source (MLA, Turabian, Chicago). Here you have APA Citation Style

Author(s). (Date). Title of Book/ "Title of Article"/ Title of Periodical/ Volume. Pages. Place of Publication. Publisher.

Alphabetically ordered:

Newspaper Article

Di Rado, A. (1995, March 15). "Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using the world of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times, p. A3.

Journal or Magazine Article

Dubeck, L. (1990). "Science fiction aids science teaching." Physics Teacher, 28, 316-318.

Article or Chapter

James, N. E. (1988). "Two Sides of Paradise: The Eden Myth according to Kirk and Spock," in D. Palumbo (Ed.), Spectrum of the fantastic (pp. 219-223). Westport, CT: Greenwood.

Article from an Internet Database

Mershon, D. H. (1998, November-December). "Star Trek on the brain: Alien minds, human minds." American Scientist, 86, 585. Retrieved July 29, 1999, from Expanded Academic ASAP database.

Website

Lynch, T. (1996). DS9 trials and tribble-ations review. Retrieved  from Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club. Last visited: May 15th, 2020. Available at: http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/ 503r.html

Book

Okuda, M., &; Okuda, D. (1993). Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Book Pocket Books

Encyclopedia Article

Sturgeon, T. (1995). Science fiction, in The Encyclopedia Americana (Vol. 24, pp. 390-392). Danbury, CT: Grolier.

Journal or Magazine Article

Wilcox, R. V. (1991). "Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek: The Next Generation". Studies in Popular Culture, 13(2), 53-65.

Notes

• Arrange the items on your reference list alphabetically by author, interfiling books, articles, etc.
• Use only the initials of the authors' first (and middle) names.
• If no author is given, start with the title and then the date.
• Magazine articles: include the month (and day) as shown under Newspapers.
• Websites: if the date the page was created is not given, use (n.d.).
  
                                                      adapted from: http://essayinfo.com/citations/index.php

copy and paste this information onto your portfolio take 4 or 5 samples of DIFFERENT SOURCES (BOOKS, MAGAZINES, WEB SITES, etc) write down the bibliographical data according to the text above

Extra samples: 

Books

• Elyot, Amanda (2007) Too Great a Lady. New York: New American Library.
• P. D. James (2011). Death Comes to Pemberley. New York: Vintage Books.

Website

Discovery Communications (2020) "Saved by the Barn". Retrieved from Animal Planet Full Episodes.  Last visited: May 24th,2020. Available at: https://www.animalplanet.com/full-episodes

Newspaper Article

Herrero, Agustín (2020, May 20th) "Vuelta a clases entre el coronavirus y el temor por otro virus que afecta a lactantes".El Observador p.12

Metacognitive Analysis.

I feel it's of great relevance to have these rules for citing. We as teachers may use them regularly.

Each of our students should bear in mind that there's a correct way of citing what other person has written/said. It's just a way of recognizing what other has done and do not take credits on that. I believe citing properly is a good habit which students should practice from the very beginning. I don't think it's an habit students are used to nowadays, but anyway; it's good to get them know about it.

Entry #2 Advice on Academic Writing

Metacognitive Analysis.

I haven't used PowerPoint for a very long time, but it's always good to come back to it. You never know when you will have to make use of it. I have to admit I found it difficult to make the presentation attractive and concise. Regarding SlideShare, I've never used it before. However, I think it's quite a useful tool nowadays and important to bear in mind.

I believe this content will be valuable in our students lives. They will have to write some academic writings along their lives , whether it's for studying reasons or for working ones. Thus, it's good to have them notice the most important aspects of academic writing.

Entry #1 Introduction.

                                                                                                                                           

"A Sky Full Of Stars"

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
I'm gonna give you my heart
'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
'Cause you light up the path

I don't care, go on and tear me apart
I don't care if you do, ooh
'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
I think I saw you

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars
I wanna die in your arms
'Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark
I'm gonna give you my heart

I don't care, go on and tear me apart
I don't care if you do, ooh
'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
I think I see you
I think I see you

'Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars
Such a heavenly view
You're such a heavenly view 

Sources: lyrics - azlyrics.com

                video - BBC -Youtube

To start with, I must say I love "Coldplay" and I just could not think of another song that represents myself other than from this band. Even though this song could be taken as a romantic one, I feel represented in its lyrics and I will tell you why.

The song starts with the phrase:"'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars". And I have felt this way all my life. I once heard:"On the darkest nights, the brightest stars shine", and with this I do not mean I have had a hard life, but every time my sky went dark; I just shone brighter than ever. And I guess this is my strongest attribute. I have overcome big difficulties along my path, and I feel as if every single star shining in the sky, is one of the big issues I have dealt with.

"I don't care, go on and tear me apart
I don't care if you do, ooh
'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars
I think I saw you"

 I felt really represented with this stanza during my adolescence. For some years, and for some reasons, I felt apart of everything; and as it was not enough, a dearly friend of mine hurt me during my toughest time at high school.  Yes, you know how important is to be part of something, especially during your adolescence. But this did not break me, instead, I got stronger and it helped me a lot to define my personality; and what is better, to choose my friends. Now, looking at it from this perspective, I think that everyone who dares hurt you, has also gone through some kind of difficulty, and has also "a sky full of stars". Moreover, I have learnt not to take any offense in a personal way, but instead; be more empathetic and try to look beyond the problem. 

I am writing this because I know that being resilient has been the key in my life, and I would not be where I am now if it was not for this personal characteristic I have developed.

Above all, I want to leave with this last stanza which means everything to me:

"Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars
Such a heavenly view
You're such a heavenly view”

No matter how chaotic your life is, it all depends on you if you want to give it a twist and turn it into a "heavenly view".

Welcome!!

It's our last year at the Profesorado and I just feel like him ⬆⬆
I know we're living in a kind of chaos right now, but I still feel encouraged and excited about what is yet to come.
Welcome to my journey, dear; hope you enjoy it and have a blast.
And Stella...I'm so happy to share another learning year with you!!