Writing Workshop
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Writing Workshop
August 7, 2012
Finish your writing from last week Feedback on last week’s assignment Paraphrasing/Summarizing Plagiarism Naysayers
Agenda
Take 15-20 minutes to finish the writing you
started on Thursday Then we will go over some of them as a class
Finish last weeks project
Practice
Given the following question Chose an issue in your country (or any country) that
needs to be resolved and then Chose and audience
Tell why this topic is appropriate for the audience you chose Write a topic sentence Write 4 points that you would include. Be sure they are
appropriate for your audience This problem could be fixed by_________. A problem in _____ country is ________,
Give a general idea of the organization of this if it were an essay
What did you think of the Articles? Was there anything interesting? Do you have any questions?
Articles
Before we talk about
paraphrases/summarizing it is important to know what kinds of evidence will help an argument
The information you choose needs to be able to be explained in a couple sentences.
If it takes more than a few sentences then you should chose different information.
Choosing Quotations
Do the quote exercise on the back of the
handout
Practice
What is a summary? What is Paraphrase? What is the difference? When do you use each of these?
Summary/Paraphrase
A paraphrase is when you restate someone's point in
your own words Remember that if it is too similar to the original it will
be considered plagiarism. Replacing the original words with synonyms will not
be a good way to paraphrase.
*Be very careful using synonyms, sometimes a thesaurus may give you words that don’t mean the same thing as the one you want. Always double check these.
Paraphrase
Decide what is important. Read the point and then without looking at it
try to write it in your own words. This will help you to prevent plagiarizing
anything
Tip
“Plagiarism is best defined as a deliberate
activity– as the conscious copying from the work of others.” (Feak and Swales)
Practice
Although many people think that car accidents
are more likely due to slick roads and high speeds, research shows that the majority of serious accidents occur on dry roads and at speeds of 60-100 km/h (Van Zanten, 2002)
Practice
Ever increasing traffic forces the driver to
process a growing amount of information and, at the same time, to take more, and quicker decisions. Thus, in critical situations, the amount of information may exceed the drivers effective processing capability.
Practice
A summary is when you take a larger work
and shrink it down to a few sentences. This is especially useful in literature reviews Again you should read the paragraph, chapter,
article, then put it aside and write your summary without looking back at it.
Summarizing
Read the conclusion of “image manipulation
as research misconduct” then set the article aside and summarize the conclusion it 2 sentences.
Practice
On page 96 of “Telling a Research Story”
Summarize the section called “Summarizing” Remember your summary should be shorter
than the text given
Practice
Read this article and write about a paragraph
summary of what it is about. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/education
/analysis-examines-disabled-students-suspensions.html?_r=1&ref=us
Practice
Both summaries and paraphrases will be used
in literature reviews. A paraphrase when you want to talk about a
specific point someone made A summary when you need to talk about an
entire article or section of an article.
Summary/Paraphrase
There are times when you will need to use an
exact quote When do you think this is? How should you do it?
Butterfly Model
Quotes
Anytime you use any part of anyone else's
work in your own without giving credit When you do use an exact quote, or exact
wording you must put it in quotes.
Plagiarism
Example
Page 81 Do task 27
Plagiarism
What is a naysayer? Why would you want to
use this in your writing? In general, how would you use a naysayer? Do you think this strengthens or weakens an
argument? Why or Why not?
Naysayers
A Naysayer is when you put something in your
paper that someone could say against it, you anticipate objections
It is important when planting a naysayer that you respond to it, defend yourself
This is true even if you do not have a strong defense
This will strengthen your argument because you can explain the reason for someone's objection before they actually object to it.
Naysayer
Examples
Examples
On page 90, Do exercise 1
Practice
Read rhetorical grammar Answer the discussion questions
Homework