Section 1 Summary:
You are the source of your particular argument. There's a primary and secondary source: primary source functions as uninterpreted data and you interpret significance. Secondary source does discuss your subject and you decide to accept or challenge it. Documenting sources makes your argument stronger and is an obligation. If you don't document sources, it's dishonest.
Section 2 Summary:
First Principle
Use sources as compressed and simple as possible so your voice/ideas are separated from the author's ideas. When summarizing, use your own words with occasional quoted words or phrases from the source. Be clear what you are summarizing. Put as much as you can in your words. Be careful when paraphrasing as well to clarify statements.
Second Principle
Be clear when you are speaking and when you are using your source.
Third Principle
Be clear how your paper related to your argument.
Rules for Quoting:
Use really inspiring quotes that flow smoothly from your own sentence. Make it easy for the reader to who is speaking.
Technical Rules
/ indicates line-break in a quote
Be careful where you put commas, colons, and semicolons in quotation marks
Always quote verbatim
Section 3 Summary:
When to Cite
You make a citation in your paper that tells the reader where to find that source and such. You use a citation when you use info or data you found for quotes, summarizing or paraphrasing info, or when you use a source's method and whatnot.
When Not to Cite
Common knowledge
Everyday speech or phrases
Conversation between friends
Methods of Citing: Sequential Notes
Footnote and endnote refers to the source and page. Footnote is at the beginning and endnote is at the end.
author, book title, publication, and year
In-text citing at the end of the sentence has the author and year in parenthesis. An in-text citing at the beginning has the author's last name starting the sentence and then year and page number in parenthesis and the sentence continues on.
Section 4 Summary:
Plagiarism is passing off a source's information, ideas, or words as your own by omitting to acknowledge that source-an act of lying, cheating, and stealing. Plagiarism is accomplished by uncited information and ideas, a verbatim phrase that isn't quoted and cited, and an uncited structure that the original author used. Other forms include: misrepresenting evidence which means skewing evidence to make it true; improper collaboration where two or more students turn in more or less the same work; dual or overlapping submission where someone submits work from one class to another; and abetting plagiarism where a student helps another student. In short, don't plagiarize or the university will kick you out and you end up a homeless person.
Section 5 Summary:
Styles of documentation is what you write to cite a source all from what to do if there's more than one volume and authors to an online article with two authors. It has the author, book title, publishing info, city, year, and page numbers.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Annie Dillard Discussion Questions
1. If I saw anyone drink that much coffee (it must be a lot) I would be ready with a syringe of insulin or something. Anyway, the most physical ritual I do, which is rare, is pushups. Very stimulating. But usually, I just stare at the blank Word document, think of what I want to say, and edit it as I actually type. I type as much as I can before I take a small break to think more. To help with this, I go back and edit what I just wrote. Sometimes I listen to music or watch a music video or one of my favorite TV shows if I’m really stuck. I guess that’s kind of like procrastinating. Well, as I watch TV, I try to find little inspirations like how the camera moves or how they introduce a new scene. If I get bored with this technique, that’s where the pushups come in. With my body full of adrenaline, I stare at the screen, think of what I want to say, and type it.
2. I knock down walls all the time, in the sense I go back to edit all the time. The main idea is usually good enough, but the times it’s not, I will knock down the main wall and start over, which is frustrating. Thankfully that hasn’t happened in a while.
So does Dillard refer to these walls or foundations/limitations created by the writer, or by social constructions? I’m leaning toward social constructions because
3. Her metaphors make her book all the more interesting. I’ve never had an interest in writing like that because I would butcher it. I can sure try though.
The New Year begins with winter: Cold, stark, dry, and quiet. Trees are bare and menacing looking and the animals are silent, trying to keep warm. Then the Earth comes alive. Grass is green again. Trees and flowers are in full bloom. Birds sing. The entire Salt Lake Valley is washed with color. Summer arrives and the colors fade a little, but are still alive and thriving. Fall comes and with that, leaves fall, flowers die, silence reigns. The world seems to dull and fall asleep. The first major snowfall arrives and winter has begun. Even though winter is cold and stark, that first snowstorm blankets the valley in hues of blue. Sunsets cast light across the snow into oranges, violets, reds, and yellows. When people see this, they think winter is worth it.
So with that in mind (not sure if it’s a full blown metaphor) my process starts out well enough and then I get comfortable with my idea, i.e. spring. I slow down a bit and edit what I have written so far, which is summer. When I get stuck I try I listen to music or something (autumn). Then I might do pushups or listening to music helps and I begin writing again. I consider metaphors useful when they’re used correctly and easy enough to understand or really gets you thinking.
4. Yes, I do share her mysticism (as long she does it) because like I said above, it makes her writing all the more interesting. She explains it in vivid detail like you were watching the inchworm freak out. She doesn’t just tell it, she shows it. Reading her book will definitely help me develop a similar approach.
5. Yes she aims to entertain and intrigue us. When it comes to purposely being vague, maybe she hopes for us to fill in the holes ourselves, to discover our own way of writing too perhaps.
2. I knock down walls all the time, in the sense I go back to edit all the time. The main idea is usually good enough, but the times it’s not, I will knock down the main wall and start over, which is frustrating. Thankfully that hasn’t happened in a while.
So does Dillard refer to these walls or foundations/limitations created by the writer, or by social constructions? I’m leaning toward social constructions because
3. Her metaphors make her book all the more interesting. I’ve never had an interest in writing like that because I would butcher it. I can sure try though.
The New Year begins with winter: Cold, stark, dry, and quiet. Trees are bare and menacing looking and the animals are silent, trying to keep warm. Then the Earth comes alive. Grass is green again. Trees and flowers are in full bloom. Birds sing. The entire Salt Lake Valley is washed with color. Summer arrives and the colors fade a little, but are still alive and thriving. Fall comes and with that, leaves fall, flowers die, silence reigns. The world seems to dull and fall asleep. The first major snowfall arrives and winter has begun. Even though winter is cold and stark, that first snowstorm blankets the valley in hues of blue. Sunsets cast light across the snow into oranges, violets, reds, and yellows. When people see this, they think winter is worth it.
So with that in mind (not sure if it’s a full blown metaphor) my process starts out well enough and then I get comfortable with my idea, i.e. spring. I slow down a bit and edit what I have written so far, which is summer. When I get stuck I try I listen to music or something (autumn). Then I might do pushups or listening to music helps and I begin writing again. I consider metaphors useful when they’re used correctly and easy enough to understand or really gets you thinking.
4. Yes, I do share her mysticism (as long she does it) because like I said above, it makes her writing all the more interesting. She explains it in vivid detail like you were watching the inchworm freak out. She doesn’t just tell it, she shows it. Reading her book will definitely help me develop a similar approach.
5. Yes she aims to entertain and intrigue us. When it comes to purposely being vague, maybe she hopes for us to fill in the holes ourselves, to discover our own way of writing too perhaps.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Grammar Practice Problems
1. The flooding was worst at the point where New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania meet.
2. Because he loved to read, to write, and to edit; Mr. Diamond was considering a career in library work, marketing, or publishing.
3. Salinger's first novel, The Catcher in the Rye, captures the language and thoughts of teenagers.
4. He has only one ambition: to produce a Broadway musical.
5. If you blow out all your candles, your wish will come true.
6. The district managers represents four regions; Terry Smith, Rochester, NY; Chris Adler, Superior, WI; Kim Young, Chimayo, NM; and Pat Golden, Tallahassee, FL.
7. The weather report predicted high winds, freezing rain, and snow; he highway patrol advised caution when driving, yet the storm blew out to sea.
8. My boss, who wears bright colors, is a cheerful person.
9. He hires people who are energetic, efficient, and polite.
10. When asked what she wanted to be later in life, she replied, "An Olympic swimmer."
11. The governor issued this statement, "I have done nothing wrong; the IRS will find that my tax returns are all in order."
12. Scientists spotted large numbers of dolphins, nurse and great white sharks, and blue, gray, and humpback whales near the offshore station.
13. She loves her car: a red Toyota.
14. If you drop by the doctor's office without an appointment, you can be sure of one thing: an icy reception.
15. His dog, a big Labrador retriever, is afraid of mice.
16. His recent painting, which is hanging in our local restaurant, shows dogs in various disguises.
17. His recent painting that is hanging in our local restaurant, shows dogs in various disguises.
2. Because he loved to read, to write, and to edit; Mr. Diamond was considering a career in library work, marketing, or publishing.
3. Salinger's first novel, The Catcher in the Rye, captures the language and thoughts of teenagers.
4. He has only one ambition: to produce a Broadway musical.
5. If you blow out all your candles, your wish will come true.
6. The district managers represents four regions; Terry Smith, Rochester, NY; Chris Adler, Superior, WI; Kim Young, Chimayo, NM; and Pat Golden, Tallahassee, FL.
7. The weather report predicted high winds, freezing rain, and snow; he highway patrol advised caution when driving, yet the storm blew out to sea.
8. My boss, who wears bright colors, is a cheerful person.
9. He hires people who are energetic, efficient, and polite.
10. When asked what she wanted to be later in life, she replied, "An Olympic swimmer."
11. The governor issued this statement, "I have done nothing wrong; the IRS will find that my tax returns are all in order."
12. Scientists spotted large numbers of dolphins, nurse and great white sharks, and blue, gray, and humpback whales near the offshore station.
13. She loves her car: a red Toyota.
14. If you drop by the doctor's office without an appointment, you can be sure of one thing: an icy reception.
15. His dog, a big Labrador retriever, is afraid of mice.
16. His recent painting, which is hanging in our local restaurant, shows dogs in various disguises.
17. His recent painting that is hanging in our local restaurant, shows dogs in various disguises.
Real World Grammar
The ad that uses the semicolon I imagine thought that "Trading Foreign Currencies" was the same as "Make money from home" when it's really not. It would have looked better if it was on another line... in the same font... but that's just my graphic design side speaking.
The commas 1 file shouldn't have had a comma after "Whiskey." Perhaps this mistake was made because they were describing the place it was made, therefore, a different topic.
The commas 2 file I didn't find anything wrong.
The commas 3 file should have read, "Dell-sliced Turkey Breast with lettuce and tomatoes..." Apparently they got caught up in listing the ingredients. Lettuce and tomatoes go together.
The colon file I didn't find anything wrong again.
The commas 1 file shouldn't have had a comma after "Whiskey." Perhaps this mistake was made because they were describing the place it was made, therefore, a different topic.
The commas 2 file I didn't find anything wrong.
The commas 3 file should have read, "Dell-sliced Turkey Breast with lettuce and tomatoes..." Apparently they got caught up in listing the ingredients. Lettuce and tomatoes go together.
The colon file I didn't find anything wrong again.
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