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Free write. What is your major? If you’re undecided, what fields might you be interested in pursuing? And, how does rhetoric “fit” into those interests and/or your major? Why is it important to your future professional career, in other words?. Summary & Paraphrase. 1301: June, 2013. Summary.

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  1. Free write What is your major? If you’re undecided, what fields might you be interested in pursuing? And, how does rhetoric “fit” into those interests and/or your major? Why is it important to your future professional career, in other words?

  2. Summary & Paraphrase 1301: June, 2013

  3. Summary • What is a summary? • Good characteristics? • Bad? • Favorite movie summary? (5 minutes)

  4. Paraphrasing • How is it different than summary? • When do you use paraphrase? • Issues of plagiarism • Favorite quote exercise (5 minutes)

  5. Let’s go to the articles… Which article have you chosen? http://youtu.be/C7IJ7npTYrU http://youtu.be/V4s9pdL7tpA http://youtu.be/bgnmT-Y_rGQ

  6. Pick one Now! Skim read the one(s) you think you’d be most interested to work with all semester, and pick one (10 min.)

  7. Summary Practice Thoroughly read one of the articles you WON’T be using for the class Summarize, on your participation sheet, the article How long should a summary of one of these articles be?

  8. Homework… Reading: First-Year Writing Ch. 4 pp. 96-102 St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 7, "Reading Critically" "Reading and Writing about Text" (available in the final part of the handbook, "WID/Critical Reading Skills") Listen to: Audio lesson “”Rhetorical Choices” Writing: BA 2: Summary & Paraphrase

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