Thursday, Oct. 20 assignments and notes

10 20 11 assignments

10^th  Get those final versions of the descriptions of Franklin’s self-improvement method in good shape.

11/12 If you still don’t have adequate sources, KEEP RESEARCHING. If you have your sources, begin taking notes and writing summaries.

Steps to writing a summary:

1) As you read the article, mark what seem to be important transitions in the argument, and the important premises and conclusions. Also mark sentences that may provide quotations.

2) Try to sum up the argument in one or two sentences: what is the most important thing this writer is trying to say about the topic?

3) List or outline four to six main ideas from the article—what are the main steps in the argument, and how does the author support them? If you’re not clear on this yet, you might try writing some brainstorming paragraphs explaining the argument of your source—if you can’t do this coherently, you may have missed an important step in the argument. Reread as needed.

4) Reread the article, or skim it while rereading important parts—intro, conclusion, transition paragraphs. Is your one to two sentence summary still satisfactory? Is your list of main points accurate? Rewrite if needed.

5) As you do step 4), also select your quotations—identify one to three key statements from the source that you want to quote whole or in part in your summary.

6) When you have a clear idea what the writer is saying, and not before, begin to draft your summary.

8^th: Rewrite or type your ‘goal description’ paragraphs; due tomorrow

9^th: Final versions of Enuma essays due tomorrow. Do a good job editing!