Course Notes: Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Re: Summary Writing

Need to include title and author according to MLA guidelines.

It is best to paraphrase and quote from the text in a summary.

Clarity is important: Making sure your reader understands what the author whose work you are summarizing has written

Nicholas Carr argues that reading online has benefits and drawbacks.

Ursula LeGuin argues that new technologies have benefits and drawbacks for readers.

technological determinism: the belief that technology does things to us

 

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