Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Next week (Sept. 24-27) we continue with The Art of Summarizing and the Art of Quoting, along with Three Ways to Respond (55).

We will also look at Distinguishing Way You Say from What They Say (Sept. 24-27; Oct. 1-4) (68).

The following week, Oct. 8-11, we will look at Skeptics May Object (78) and Saying Why It Matters (92).

Oct. 15-18, we will look at Connecting the Parts (105).

Oct. 22-25, we will conclude with But Don't Get Me Wrong (129) through Entering Class Discussions & Reading for the Conversation (141-144; 145-155).

Students are encouraged to read the concluding two chapters and if anyone is reading in the sciences or social sciences we will complete this section together. Let me know.

As we read the next book, beginning Monday, Sept. 24, we will look at paraphrasing and summarizing and how well Dyson structures his arguments. He smoothly incorporates outside voices into his work as evidence to support his argument.

This essay IPS and outline are due October 8. The essay is due October 10. The final draft is due into me October 11 electronically.

Students should begin to think about what book they'd like to read for their book report essay which is due October 24-29. Presentations start: October 29-31.

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