Comments for everyone to read and heed, with no further adieu!

[Comments and remarks in the table below focus on word counts and labels for blog posts.]

Comments	Remarks
pab さんは書きました... Hi Saori,  You're not counting lyrics in this post as your words, are you? I see only about 45 words in your intro. to this song. That's barely 15% of 285 words.  Cheers, PB 2011年7月17日21:55	On Kimigasuki~Love you~ post (2011年6月21日火曜日)
pab さんは書きました... Hello again, Saori.  Would you please reserve the label "free-writing" for assignments in preparation for more formal writing such as essays. Please use the label "links" only on posts that include hyperlinks, and "media" only on posts that include media.  Cheers, PB 2011年7月17日21:48	Recommendations for labels to use and when to use them are on the Writing Studio Blog, Labels and Links page.
pab さんは書きました... Hi Saori,  You're not counting Ketsumeishi's words as your words, are you? I see only about 94 words in your intro. to this song. That's barely 15% of 615 words. Cheers, PB 2011年7月17日21:43	On Life is beautiful post (2011年6月22日水曜日)
pab さんは書きました... Hi Saori,  You're not counting V6 words as your words, are you? I see only about 40 words in your intro. to this song. That's barely 20% of 190.  Cheers, PB 2011年7月17日21:35	On Song of thanks (2011年7月2日土曜日)
pab said... Hi Miyuki, Would you please use the label "essays" only for formal writing assignments that the whole class does: 1-01a-b, 1-02a-b, 1-03a-b, ...? I'd also appreciate a response to my May 20, 2011, comment on your essay 1-02a. Thank you. PB July 13, 2011 4:38 PM	Recommendations for labels to use and when to use them are on the Writing Studio Blog, Labels and Links page.

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APA Style Blog: Punctuating the Reference List Entry

The APA Style Blog: Punctuating the Reference List Entry post by Chelsea Lee (2011.07.14) shows and tells how to punctuate the four main parts of reference citations: authors, dates, titles, and sources.

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Basic Format for Motion Picture References: Have a Go!

Here is a basic APA-style formatting guide for motion picture references:

Producer, P. P. (Producer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (... [Year] of publication). Title of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of origin: Studio or distributor.

(Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide: ... 

Other Non-Print Resources: Motion Picture) 

If you'd like to have a go at using that guide to compose and format a draft, APA-style reference for the movie that your classmates and peers are reviewing (Mrs. Doubtfire), feel free to post one in comments on this post. Likewise, if you have questions about the composition, formatting, or purposes of APA-style references, in general, please feel free to spell them out in comments on this post.

Last but not least, whenever you're composing references, please remember that: 

• As with authors' names for book references, you should list producers' and directors' family names before their given names (and middle names or initials, if available) for movies; 
• Commas and single spaces separate family names from other names or initials, and
• For practice in the writing course you are taking, you should spell out given names, followed by middle names or initials (if available). That will facilitate comparison and cross-checking of your draft references.

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Rough Class Outlines for Draft Essays: §1C

This post represents rough outlines developed in class from proposals of themes and foci for your next essays, thematic reviews of the movie, Mrs. Doubtfire. Once you choose a major theme or two from the outline from your section (§1C), you are welcome to draw related ideas from the outline for the other section doing thematic reviews of the same movie (§1A).

You can get closer looks at the snapshots showing expansions of various sections of the class outline by clicking on the graphics in this post. Again, please feel free to mix and match themes and foci from the outline for the other section (in a separate post), with those from your class (above). 

Assignment details for your draft essays are in course calendar event descriptions. You'll be getting automated reminders by mail a few days before your essays are due. Please read those messages carefully and completely. Then, if you have concerns or questions about the current assignment, please spell them out right away in comments on this post, where everyone can see them – at least two days before the assignment is due.

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Rough Class Outlines for Draft Essays: §1A

This post represents rough outlines developed in class from proposals of themes and foci for your next essays, thematic reviews of the movie, Mrs. Doubtfire. Once you choose a major theme or two from the outline from your class (§1A), you are welcome to draw related ideas from the outline for the other section doing thematic reviews of the same movie (§1C).

You can get closer looks at the snapshots showing expansions of various sections of the class outline by clicking on the graphics in this post. Again, please feel free to mix and match themes and foci from the outline for the other section (in a separate post), with those from your class (above).

Assignment details for your draft essays are in course calendar event descriptions. You'll be getting automated reminders by mail a few days before your essays are due. Please read those messages carefully and completely. Then, if you have concerns or questions about the current assignment, please spell them out right away in comments on this post, where everyone can see them – at least two days before the assignment is due.

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