If no, then: You might have to brainstorm and free write at this point. Why is this important? Why might this memoir be a useful tool for readers? What is the author able to open our eyes to or teach us by the end? If you still can’t answer this question, you will need to reconsider your subject!
How does the author manipulate, or attempt to manipulate, the reader’s emotions? Consider: What is the writer trying to make the reader believe? Who is the intended reader? What emotions does the writer attempt to appeal to, and how does emotion encourage the reader to agree with the writer? 2.
• Purpose: What is it for? Why was the book or article written? • Usefulness: What does it do for your research? • Reliability: Is the information accurate? Do other sources support the conclusions?
As stated before understanding the work you are summarizing if crucial to the writing process. Reading, writing summary’s as you read the work, developing your thesis, writing your summary, checking it against the original and then final revision are the steps that should be taken to effectively write summaries. One of the keys to an effective paper is determining the length of your summary, by knowing your audience and what you are summarizing. Although the rule of thumb for the length is one forth the length of what you are summarizing keep in mind its intended use, it may need to be shorter or longer to convey your
- What organization published the document? Does this organization have a particular point of view or agenda that would bias the information? To assist you in detecting bias in an article, ask your-self the following questions: - Do the arguments and evidence support only one side of an issue? - Are generations and simplified solutions used to explain complex points of view? - Are value-laden adjectives used?
Second, explain what the context or situation is—that is, who is involved, where s/he is, at what time, and what is going on, etc., Third, explain what the quotation means and how it is significant to the novel. (In other words, why is this quote important?) Keep in mind that quotations rarely tell you why they are important, so you must use the clues given to you and really dig beneath the surface, kind of like “Author and Me” questions. Fourth, note any stylistic devices (similes, metaphors, personification, symbols, alliteration, etc. ), and finally, what connections do you see between this excerpt and other vignettes in the novel?
Summer Reading Assignment: AP Human Geography In advance of your beginning this course this coming fall, I would like for you to choose one book from the attached list to read over this summer. The books on this list, from which you need to choose one, have been selected to help you understand the nature and complexity of geography before undertaking its formal study. Moreover, each book in its own way will, I hope, broaden your knowledge of geography by helping make the complex simple and the intricate interesting. Finally, I have selected these books because they are easily accessible, eminently readable, broadly informative, and specifically focused on some important aspect of geography such as urban development, religion and culture,
Summer Activities Activity 1: Famous contributors to Psychology (see attached paper for directions) Students will have a test over psychologists on the first Friday of school (August 23) Bring completed assignment to class on August 19. * Directions: Please research the following Psychologists and list their major contributions to the field of Psychology. There will be an activity on the first day of school. Howard Gardner
What is reading rhetorically? When you read rhetorically “you engage in this kind of reading, you look for the rhetorical strategies of the writer -- the patterns, structures, figures, & methods that a writer uses in order to make her/his point. This kind of reading can, in turn, help you to strategize your own approach to creating effective texts for particular audiences and purposes” (Malea Powell 1) Thorough out this semester we have reviewed several rhetorical readings. Although in the beginning, I never quite understood what the author was truly trying to say, but now I do. Understanding this form of reading can be very helpful in my future education.
Outline I. A. Thesis 1. I don’t know how to make a start of a RESEARCH paper sound interesting so this is my hook, I actually think this would make you want to read this now that I said wrote that hook, SUCCSESS. Don’t worry Mrs. Legrand I will think of something for the actual research paper. 2.