We defined summary (a shortened version of the text that addresses all of the main or important points). Then, we write a summary of one of our sources.
Next, we discuss paraphrasing with slides 117-123 on the PowerPoint. To practice paraphrasing, in groups, we paraphrased the first paragraph on page 243 in Models for Writers. That paraphrase was read aloud to the class.
Next, we talked about block quotes with slides on the PowerPoint 124-125. We answered the questions on slide 123 on the PowerPoint in the following ways:
- You might take away the value of the block quote if you don’t paraphrase. If the writer says it better, it might make more sense to block quote.
- There have a limited audience. The average person might not know what a block quote is.
- You might start using so many block quotes that you aren’t using your own words.
- Use the quote when the author uses information that is so good you can’t put it in your own words.
- If I can’t personally paraphrase it, I probably would use a block quote.
- If you feel like something doesn’t need to be paraphrases.
Finally, we discussed punctuation to be used with direct quotations (see slides 127-129 on the PowerPoint).
- Use ellipses when you are removing information from the middle of a quotation. Do not use ellipses at the beginning or end of a direct quote.
- Use brackets if you are adding or changing words in the direct quote.
- Use single quotation marks where the original sources used double quotations marks.
- If a word is misspelled in the original text, you can use [sic] in the direct quote. So, if the original sentence is “She threuw the ball” you can write “She threuw [sic] the ball.” This tells your reader that you did not have a typo.
Homework:
- Post the reflection on instructor comments
- Finish all dialogic journals
- Bring dialogic journals, sources, Easy Writer and Models for Writers to class tomorrow
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