Assignment 2
How long should assignment 2 be?
250-300 words
What format should the paper be in?
MLA
YES. Rephrase ideas so that you are not plagiarizing!
What if I want to quote the essay?
PUT IT IN QUOTATION MARKS!
What is plagiarism?
Using someone else's words or ideas as your own
What kind of paper will you write?
A summary of ONE essay in the reader (you can choose from the three I assign)
Does the summary include your opinion about the piece or about how it was written?
Nope
What do summaries do?
Give "the gist" by relating key points
How long should a quote be?
It should be short - one or two lines maximum.
Unacceptable paraphrasing does what?
Stray from the author's ideas or copies the author's sentences too closely
What should I read to prepare for this assignment?
"Who Cooks" by Anthony Bourdain (pg 93), "A Woman's Place?" by New York Magazine (pg 101), and "What's That Smell in the Kitchen?" by Marge Piercy (pg 107)
Give an example of a non-academic summary in the real world.
Movie reviews, the writings of food critics, storytelling, telling your friends about a football game
When should you quote the author?
1. When rewording would weaken the power of the point
2. When the author is a respected authority whose words support your ideas
3. When the author seriously disagrees with others in their field
How should a quote be introduced?
Make sure the reader knows who the author is, and don't forget to include your own commentary after quoting!
FREE SPACE
Congratulations!
What does a good summary do?
A good summary describes the thesis and main points of the piece.
How can learning to summarize help you improve on your future papers?
Writing a summary of your own work can help you determine if an essay is complete and coherent.
How can quoting an author properly make you look good?
It establishes ethos, creates interest, and broadens appeal
Which of these quotations is incorrectly formatted?
1. Jimothy says that "the more food humans eat, the happier they are."
2. "Life's a box of chocolates," argues Forrest Gump.
3. I like tacos, but Sandy disagrees. "There's not enough cheese."
The last one.
Name three ways to use another author's information without plagiarizing.
Quote, paraphrase, or summarize
Why is knowing how to write a summary important?
Summaries are the foundations of many different types of academic work, including annotated bibliographies, research papers, and abstracts.
What structure should the summary have?
Introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion. The first sentence of the summary must include the name of the piece, name of the author, and thesis of the piece. Summarize and paraphrase the important points that support the thesis.
Where should you cite a text that you quoted in a paper?
At the end of the sentence and on the works cited page.
Ex.
Near the end of the book, the author argues that good paraphrasing "proves you have read material or data carefully" (Lunsford 468).
AND
Lunsford, Andrea, and John Ruszkiewicz. Everything’s an Argument, 8th edition. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 2016.
acknowledges, claims, admits, concludes, argues, emphasizes, expresses, suggests, thinks, etc.
Can visuals function like quotes? Why or why not?
Yes! It's better to give context about them, refer to their authors, and comment on them just like a quote.