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English 1302: Week Twelve

English 1302: Week Twelve. Revisions for Sources. Warm-Up Exercise . Which of the following paraphrases is the most mechanically and grammatically correct?

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English 1302: Week Twelve

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  1. English 1302: Week Twelve Revisions for Sources

  2. Warm-Up Exercise • Which of the following paraphrases is the most mechanically and grammatically correct? • Gee argues that video game booklets contain information “situated understandings” that require an applied understanding of each game’s particular reality and context. Without this understanding, such booklets can be bewildering to a reader. • Video game booklets contain information requiring a “situated understanding” of the game itself that forces the reader beyond a “literal understanding” of the text. Without an applied understanding of the game’s context, such booklets can be bewildering (Gee 549). • Video game booklets require “situated understandings” of games, and their virtual context. Without an understanding of the game’s particular reality, they can be bewildering to the reader. (Gee 549) Gee, James Paul. “Situated Meaning and Learning.” Rpt. in First-Year Writing: Writing in the Disciplines. 7th Custom TTU ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2013-14. Print.

  3. Class Overview • Reminders • Course Deadlines • Brief Assignment Six • Structure and Logic Assessment • Source Integrations • Q & A

  4. Reminders • University Writing Center Appointments can be made Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. Appointments are 30 minutes each. Call or visit their office (ENGL/PHILOSOPHY Building, ground floor) to make an appointment. • Draft 2.2 due Saturday May 3rd before midnight. • Class will meet on April 22nd, April 29th, and May 6th. There is no final exam, but we do have one last assignment to discuss on the 6th. • Keep track of absences: those with three or more unexcused absences lose 5 points from their total grade average PER CLASS MISSED.

  5. Course Deadlines • Assignments coming due: • Brief Assignment Six: April 19 • Peer Critiques 2.1a and 2.2b: April 26 • Draft 2.2: Revised Researched Argument: May 3 • Writing Review: May 6. • Please be sure to attend the May 6 class. We will be discussing the writing review assignment, and I will give very particular directions as to how this assignment should be completed.

  6. Brief Assignment Six • From RW: • Objective: To practice integrating quotations and evaluating sources • Description: To complete this assignment, choose three substantial passages (not necessarily full paragraphs, but at least 5 sentences) from your 2.1 draft that cite sources. Please be sure to use passages from the most recently revised version of your 2.1 draft for this assignment. First, in paragraph form, evaluate the purpose of the sources.  What role do they play?  Consider, too, the reliance on sources. Have you used too many sources, or used a few sources excessively? (See section 13f of The St. Martin's Handbook for an example of excessive source use) • Next, discuss how you might integrate these sources in a manner that is more effective to your readers. For example, your readers should understand the purpose of the source material. That is, does the source help define, explain, inform, or highlight an idea? If so, consider using phrases such as “The author defines . . .” or  “This article reveals…” A more complete list of these signal phrases is available in the green box at the bottom of section 13b in your handbook. • Finally, revise the passages based on your evaluations of the originals and discuss how these changes enhance the quality of your source integration. Be sure to label the original and the revised passages as original or revised. After completing your revisions, be sure to integrate your new passages into your working 2.2 draft.

  7. Brief Assignment Six: Additional Directions • Passages does not mean “full paragraphs,” although your “passages” should be several sentences. • Select 3 DIFFERENT source integration passages from your body paragraphs. • Your passages will likely be at least 4-5 sentences each. • For the assignment select the following for your “passages”: • the set-up claim and framing for a source integration (paraphrase, summary, partial direct quote) • the sentence(s) of the source integration • The logical explanation you develop from the source (“how” you use the source). • Select three of these “passages” and revise them.

  8. Brief Assignment Six: Format • Please structure and label your assignment as follows: • Thesis • Evaluation of Passages • Three sets of “Original” and “Revised” passages of source integrations (Keep the original and revised passages together, as in “Original,” “Revised,” “Original 2,” “Revised 2,” … • Evaluation of Revisions Your evaluations should answer as specifically as possible the concerns of the BA6 prompt. Make sure that your evaluation of the revisions actually assesses the quality of the source integration revisions and how they affect the argument or section as a whole. In both evaluation sections, make sure that you’re being specific to your work.

  9. Source Integrations • Most source integrations in a researched argument will be paraphrases/partial quotes and summary. Direct quotes require too much author-centric framing and can potentially detract from your argument’s authority. • Pay close attention to p. 125 in your FYW textbook and Ch. 13 in your St. Martin’s Handbook for help with source integrations. • Paraphrases and partial quotes should contain sufficient framing and should function as grammatical units of your own sentences. • PRACTICE: as you would in a researched argument, paraphrase and/or partially quote the 2nd paragraph on p. 387 in your FYW textbook.

  10. Structure and Logic: Self Evaluation • In your current draft, evaluate your draft according to the following notes: • INTRODUCTION • Do I establish the urgency (exigency) and relevance of my topic? (5pt.) • Do I earn my audience’s attention with any form of appeal or rhetorical device? (5pt.) • Do I provide any necessary background to the topic/debate? (5pt.) • Does my thesis take a firm stance using “should,” “must,” or “would”? (10pt.) • BODY PARAGRAPHS: • Does each of your body paragraphs begin with a clear topic sentence that provides a “reason” in support of your thesis claim? (10 pt. each) • Do you follow up your evidence with logical explanation and connection to the thesis? (10 pt. for each passage) • Do I conclude each paragraph by connecting the specific “reason” to the exigency or problem at the heart of the argument? (5 pt. each)

  11. Question & Answer Section • What questions do you have about your draft or the process of writing an argument?

  12. Homework RAIDER WRITER: Complete Brief Assignment Six (Due Saturday April 19th) Reading 13 FOR CLASS: Bring a PRINTED version of your thesis and a paragraph from your draft (print on the same page) that you would like to have peer-critiqued. We will be work-shopping these, so you need a PRINTED COPY to participate fully in the class. If you do not bring a printed copy, you may lose your participation points for the day.

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