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Watch a professional • http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-6-2012/hope-and-change-2---bill-clinton-s-math

Quiz! • Take out a sheet of paper and put your name in the top right hand corner. You do not need to write the question. • 1) What is the url for my blog? • 2) What are my office hours? Where is my office? • 3) What piece of information must be included in all emails to me? • 4) Where can syllabus information be found?

Quiz cont. • 5) How does the book describe “reading rhetorically?” • 6) What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?

Proper e-mail format (Subject line) Office hours Dear Ms. Vaughan, (greeting) I was wondering if you would be in the office Thursday at 2? (body) Thank you, Jane Doe (signature) Section 016

BA1 common errors • Specificity • Answering every question • Chunks of text

Summary and Paraphrase • What’s the difference? • Why bother summarizing? • Why bother paraphrasing? • How do you avoid plagiarism when paraphrasing? • Do’s and Don’ts of Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation: page 125 • Group Work: look over the summaries and paraphrases. Discuss what’s different, what works, and what doesn’t work. Pick the best summary and paraphrase to present to the class and discuss why it was the best.

Summary Samples – imdb.com • In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. • During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. • A classic fairytale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).

Intro to Citation • Citations must be used for all direct quotes, summaries, and paraphrases… • …in MLA format! • For a summary: citation should be at the end of the summary paragraph. • For paraphrasing: citation should be at the end of the sentence. • For a direct quote: citation should be at the end of the sentence, not the quote. *Remember each quote must be cited.

Citation cont. • Citation comes in two parts: • 1) The in-text citation. • 2) The works cited. • These must match! • Make sure to include citations in your BA2! • For help citing: check the St. Martin’s eHandbook (CH 16d) and the Purdue OWL. • EX: Groenendyk, Kathi. “Writing in the Discipline: Introduction.” First Year Writing: Writing in the Disciplines. Glenview, IL: Pearson, 2013. 274-275. Print.

BA2 • Becoming more professional: • When to use “I.” • When to use “you.” • When to use contractions. • Using the synonym list on Word. • Semi-colons. • Remember to include citations. • Due Friday by midnight.

Paraphrase for BA2 • Sven Birkerts: • Paragraph 4: “Transition like the one from print to electronic media…” • Stephen Budiansky: • Paragraph 17: “One thing demonstrated by all of this effort…” • Scott Jaschik: • Paragraphs 7 and 8: “That anger does motivate some…” • Tina Rosenberg: • Paragraph 11: “For the vast majority of the world…”

Plagiarism • “An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author.” (dictionary.com) • “A secret agreement, especially for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy.” (dictionary.com) • Difference? • Self-plagiarism

Due next class: • Read: • Ch. 4 from the textbook. • St. Martin’s: “Section 7: Reading Critically” and “Reading and Writing about Text” • Read through the other 3 essays listed on RaiderWriter. Then, decide what you believe the audience and purpose of each essay to be. • Annotate all four articles as you read. I may check next class to be sure you did.

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