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| But you can be by looking it up! :-) |
Here's your assignment:
Practice putting
yourself in conversation with both our readings. Write a good-sized paragraph in which you
tell us what you think each article is saying, to what degree you agree with
their positions, and how these two readings might be connected with each other.
Include at least one direct quote, and one indirect paraphrase. Include
citations, using MLA format citations for both articles. If you need help with
citations, visit the writing center or noodletools.com
Why MLA, you might ask? The audience for
this particular response is academia -- i.e, professors, students, and
academics who are reading this work. It's all about making rhetorical
choices with our writing based on audience and content, but you already
knew that didn't you? :)
If you need some help with MLA formatting, here's a link to an MLA formatted paper:
Also from The Owl, here's how to do an
in text citation (you'll need to include this whether you're
paraphrasing or quoting directly):
Citing a Work by Multiple Authors (This works for us because both texts have multiple authors)
For a source with three or fewer authors, list the authors' last names in the text or in the parenthetical citation:
Smith, Yang, and Moore argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the United States (76). -- a paraphrase
The authors state "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76). -- a direct quote
And I'm so generous, I've included (in
the syllabus) the MLA formatted citations for both articles. All you'll
have to do is copy and paste them into a Works Cited page. Oh I know,
I'm far too nice.
This is due MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH
Have fun (but not too much!)
I think good reading is not just important in the classroom because effective reading improves your ability to express yourself and your communication skills as a whole
ReplyDeleteKarol aguilar
An interesting idea, Karol! I wonder HOW rhetorical reading can do this, though? Any thoughts? I'm thinking maybe we can analyze or think about the rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, context) before communicating to be more effective. For example, I try to use my rhetorical skills to create a blog that effectively communicates information to you all, students. One choice I make is to use memes and pictures to hopefully break down barriers and conceptions of authority.
ReplyDeletewell as for rhetorical reading, when we learn how to analyze a reading and bring our thoughts into it, i think we are also learning how to "think" and put our thoughts together which doesn't only help when we put our thoughts on paper, but also as we speak. We know how to say what we mean to say.
DeleteAre the pages, the ones on the article?
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer, yes. You'll include the page number of your quote/paraphrase from the article itself. Good question!
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