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Week 5 Highlights
- 1. 1) Brainstorm five topic ideas that you consider to be most interesting to you. You should be able to refer to each topic in no more than three words. 2) Of those five, choose one topic to write about for the following exercise. 3) Write for five-ten minutes about why this topic interests you. 4) Now write for a similar length of time about how you first encountered this topic, and how your opinions have formed around it. Have you drawn your understanding from any particular sources or people? How have any personal philosophies or cultural background contributed to your understanding? 5) Write about a time you have been misled, have misunderstood something (anything - it doesn't have to be one of your chosen topics), and/or have revised your thinking based on new information.
- 2. 2 AVOID DROPPING QUOTATIONS A dropped quotation—a quote that appears in a paper without introduction—can disrupt the flow of thought, create an abrupt change in voice, and/or leave the reader wondering why the quote is included.
- 3. 3 AVOID DROPPING QUOTATIONS When quotations are smoothly integrated, writers can: • strategically introduce their readers to the new speaker • connect their point to the quotation’s theme • provide their audience with a clear sense of how the quote supports the paper’s argument. Using signal phrases to segue from the writer’s voice to the source’s voice can add agency and authority to the writer’s ideas.
- 4. WHEN TO QUOTE • When the quoted material goes to the heart of your discussion or argument. • When it is so well-written that it cannot be condensed further. • When it contains a dramatic eyewitness account of an event. • When it is written by a prestigious author or philosopher. • When you cannot paraphrase or summarize the quote more effectively in your own words.
- 5. 5 USE SIGNAL PHRASES Signal Verb Examples adds confirms lists reports argues describes illustrates states asserts discusses notes suggests claims emphasizes observes writes SIGNAL VERBS Sample signal phrases: Noted journalist John Doe proposed that “ . . . ” (14). Experts from The Centers for Disease Control advise citizens to “ . . . ” (CDC). “. . . ,” suggested researcher Jane Doe (1).
- 6. 6 Segues are used hand-in-hand with transitions to create uninterrupted movement between ideas. Without the use of segues, ideas can appear disconnected and the writing may appear to lack continuity. In what ways are segues used to signal a shift in ideas? • To reiterate an earlier point before introducing another • To focus on how the author moved from one point to the next • To help move the reader forward Let’s look at an example: Topic: Women’s and men’s perceptions of synthetically sculpted female bodies in magazines and advertisements. Main point of one body paragraph: One of the body paragraphs discusses how air brushing and photo editing of celebrities’ and models’ bodies in magazines and advertisements affects women’s body image. Main point of the next body paragraph: The next paragraph discusses how such synthetic representations affect men’s perception of the female body. Suggested segue sentence to link the paragraphs: While the media’s synthetic portrayal of the female body has an observable effect on women’s body image, such representations impact men’s perceptions less clearly.
- 7. 7 Segues are used hand-in-hand with transitions to create uninterrupted movement between ideas. Without the use of segues, ideas can appear disconnected and the writing may appear to lack continuity. In what ways are segues used to signal a shift in ideas? • To reiterate an earlier point before introducing another • To focus on how the author moved from one point to the next • To help move the reader forward As the value most closely associated with democratic governance, popular sovereignty is frequently used to guide and validate elites’ policy choices (Barclay and Flores 2014; Burstein 2014). The emphasis on popular rule creates tension, however, when it conflicts with other democratic values like liberty and equality (e.g., Dahl 1971). One long-recognized consequence of this tension is public opinion backlash where, fearing a loss of power or change in status quo, individuals recoil in response to some event. Because backlash may alter the political environment, it threatens current and future policy advances (e.g., Haider-Markel 2010).
- 8. To compare: also, likewise, similarly To contrast: however, nevertheless, conversely To show cause and effect: as a result, consequently, therefore To show a logical relationship: since, therefore, for this reason To present a sequence of events: next, and then, first/second/third To illustrate or provide an example: for example, for instance, for one thing To add information: furthermore, additionally, moreover
- 9. WORKS CITED PAGE When deciding how to cite your source, start by consulting the list of core elements. These are the general pieces of information that MLA suggests including in each Works Cited entry. In your citation, the elements should be listed in the following order: • Author. • Title of source. • Title of container, • Other contributors, • Version, • Number, • Publisher, • Publication date, • Location. Book: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. Film: Speed Racer. Directed by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, Warner Brothers, 2008. Song: Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind, Geffen, 1991. TV Show: "The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox, WXIA, Atlanta, 19 Jul. 1998. YouTube: McGonigal, Jane. “Gaming and Productivity.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Think, 3 July 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdzy9bWW3E.
- 10. HANGING INDENTS
- 11. APA STYLE AND HOW IT DIFFERS FROM MLA
- 12. Book Format Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. (the year of publication follows in this manner for all entries) Note: For "Location," you should always list the city and the state using the two letter postal abbreviation without periods (New York, NY).
- 13. Book citation in APA WISE, T. J. (2005). AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: RACIAL PREFERENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE. NEW YORK, NY: ROUTLEDGE.
- 14. AUTHORS LAST NAME FIRST, FOLLOWED BY AUTHOR INITIALS. TWO AUTHORS LIST BY THEIR LAST NAMES AND INITIALS. USE THE AMPERSAND INSTEAD OF "AND." THREE TO SEVEN AUTHORS LIST BY LAST NAMES AND INITIALS; COMMAS SEPARATE AUTHOR NAMES, WHILE THE LAST AUTHOR NAME IS PRECEDED AGAIN BY AMPERSAND. MORE THAN SEVEN AUTHORS LIST BY LAST NAMES AND INITIALS; COMMAS SEPARATE AUTHOR NAMES. AFTER THE SIXTH AUTHOR'S NAME, USE AN ELLIPSIS IN PLACE OF THE AUTHOR NAMES. THEN PROVIDE THE FINAL AUTHOR NAME.
- 15. WEBPAGE CONTENT Author, A. A. & Author B. B. (Date of publication). Title of page [Format description when necessary]. Retrieved from https://www.someaddress.com/full/url/ You only need to include a date of access when the page's content is likely to change over time. Purdue University Writing Lab [Facebook page]. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22, 2019, from https://www.facebook.com/PurdueUniversityWritingLab/