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Journal Prompt
After reading three articles from your field, what would you
identify as your research topic? What are your articles
discussing? What points do they bring up? What are you
interested in finding out?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5XiQ1NvHaU
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Annotated Bib: Why should I write
one?
To learn about your topic
Learn “what’s been said”
Develop your own point of view
Tosee what the issues are, what people are
arguing about
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Format: Annotations
Followthe steps for writing the first paragraph of
a rhetorical precis for each of your articles:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleybaccam/how-to-
be-snooki
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Don’t forget Snooki!
SnookiPolizzi, reality television star, in her 2011 video, “How to be
Snooki” asserts that becoming Snooki requires a tan, pink lipstick, a
poof, and animal prints. Snookisupports this assertion by
transforming a young girl into a Snooki by doing her makeup and
hair, and giving her an animal print scarf. Her purpose was to show
that becoming a Snooki requires a hair and makeup transformation
in order to have the perfect Snooki look. Her intended audience is
young girls who look up to Snooki, and she targets this audience
by using a young girl in her example.
In your groups, write a rhetorical precis for Devitt’s, “Generalizing
about Genre.”
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Writing a precis
Now write a rhetorical precis for each of your articles related to your
topic:
Name of author, [optional: a phrase describing author], genre and
title of work, date; a rhetorically accurate verb (such as "assert,"
"argue," "suggest," "imply," "claim," etc.); and a THAT clause
containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the text.
An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the
thesis, usually in chronological order.
A statement of the author's apparent purpose, followed by an "in
order to" phrase.
A description of the intended audience and/or the relationship the
author establishes with the audience.
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Evaluating claims
In a second paragraph for each source, explain how that source
ties into your topic:
You should make clear how this source is relevant to your own
research, if that link is not easily obvious to me. For example,
“This article is of relevance to my research project in its definitions
of motivation and incentives and in its findings about specific
incentive programs.” You should evaluate the claims and credibility
of the author as necessary. For example, if the author seems to be
biased or if you think her interpretation of her data is flawed, you
can comment on that in your annotation. Try to include at least one
quote from each source in your discussion.
