Due by noon, Friday Oct 16:

RESEARCH: continue your research! 

READ: Graff & Birkenstein, “Chapter 3: As He Himself Puts It – The Art of Quoting”

https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/915212/files/28555152/download?verifier=HJ6SFj8jLsPCvE2TH17gz2aT5deBXImp3ItoFnpD&wrap=1

WRITE: One “Source Entry” Draft. THIS SOURCE ENTRY SHOULD BE A SOURCE RELATED TO YOUR ESSAY QUESTION, NOT ABOUT THE GRAFF ARTICLE.   Post on website. Make sure you have at least one “quote sandwich” in there. Use Graff & Birkenstein to help you set it up: remember to introduce, explain and analyze your quote! Post as category: SOURCE ENTRY RD. 

It’s important that you do this on time, because I will be commenting on these over the weekend.  This will help you make sure you are on the right track!!  You will have two more source entries due next Friday, so if you don’t get my feedback you will be very confused.   

See annotated bibliography handout and video below for guidance in writing a source entry. (Note: do not label each section of the source entry.  Just write them out as regular paragraphs!  Each source entry should be at least 400 words.  “Quotables” do not count toward word count!

How do I write an entry?

Part 1:

The first part of your entry will be the “bibliographic entry.” This entry gives the publication information, author, date, title and so forth. There are many websites (like easybib.com) that can help you do this.  Here is one example:

Fitzgerald, Jill. “Research on Revision in Writing” Review of Educational Research. 57.4 (Winter 1987): 481-506.

Part 2: 

In the second part of your entry, you will write a summary. This will be useful to you later, because it will give you the rundown of what you’ve read (just in case you forgot.)

It should convey what the author states in the article and not your opinions. Here is a good time to write what you think the main point is, but also what you think the most important points are (these aren’t always the same.) It’s also a good time to make note of what data, facts and evidence the author uses to support their claims, and how they use this evidence to arrive at their conclusions. This will probably be a paragraph long.

Part 3:

In the third part of your entry, you will write a reflection. This part is perhaps the most important part, so don’t skimp here!  This is where you respond to the text you’ve read.  Do you agree or disagree?  WHY? BE SPECIFIC! And quote the text! What questions do you have? What don’t you understand? What other information do you need to look up to better understand this article? If you could say something to this author, what would you say? What does this document tell you about your research question?

Also consider rhetorical factors here like the genre and the author’s credentials. How do you feel the author’s writing style, awareness of audience and purpose (reason for writing), and choice of genre affect the meaning and credibility of the document?

Part three will probably be 1-2 paragraphs.

Part 4:

Quotables. This last part doesn’t count toward your word count, but it will help you in Unit 3.  Here, you will make note of at least one direct quote from the author made that you feel really exemplifies the document’s claims or interpretations. Or, you might want to choose a sentence that you really agree with (or really DIS-agree with) that you want to refer back to later. You don’t need to repeat something you’ve quoted earlier– this is just a place to take note of quotations you feel you may want to use later.

Put it in quotes– and don’t forget the page number (if applicable).

On Monday’s optional class, we will discuss what is expected in the Source Entries for those who feel lost or confused.  We will also brainstorm ideas for further research and discuss what I mean by “four different genres.” 

Due by noon Wednesday, Oct 21:

RESEARCH: Continue your research!  Remember you will need 3 more sources (4 total)! 2 more source entries will be due by Friday, Oct 23.

READ: CLEAN UP YOUR MESS (visualmess.com) 

WRITE: I’ve started a padlet HERE about document design and reading online.  You will go to the padlet and respond to the following questions: 

  1. What are your pet peeves about reading online (or even off)– I’m not talking about the meaning of the words here, I’m talking about the layout and design. What makes a website “messy?”
  2. How will it help you as a writer and a communicator to think about clean design in your own writing? What are a few simple things you can do right now to clean up your presentation for Unit Two? 

Make sure you put your name somewhere on your post!