xviii CONTENTSWriting a Proposal, p.
cLive thoMPSon, on the new Literacy 156
Describe the Key Claims of the Text 158
Select Examples to Illustrate the Author’s Argument 160
Present the Gist of the Author’s Argument 161
Contextualize What You Summarize 161■ (^) Steps to Writing a Summary 163
■ (^) A Practice Sequence: Writing a Summary 163
synthesis versus summary 164
Writing a Summary, p.
cYnthiA hAven, the new Literacy: Stanford Study finds
richness and complexity in Students’ writing 165
JoSh keLLer, Studies explore whether the internet Makes
Students Better writers 170
Make Connections Among Different Texts 177
Decide What Those Connections Mean 177
Formulate the Gist of What You’ve Read 178■ (^) Steps to Writing a Synthesis 181
■ (^) A Practice Sequence: Writing a Synthesis 182
dAn kennedY, Political Blogs: teaching us Lessons About
community 183
John dickerSon, don’t fear twitter 186
Steve Grove, Youtube: the flattening of Politics 188
Avoiding Plagiarism 192
■ (^) Steps to Avoiding Plagiarism 193
Integrating Quotations into Your Writing, p.
Take an Active Stance 194
Explain the Quotations 195
Attach Short Quotations to Your Sentences 196■ (^) Steps to integrating Quotations into Your Writing 198
■ (^) A Practice Sequence: integrating Quotations 198
LearningCurve
working with Sources [MLA] / working with Sources [APA]
An Annotated student researched Argument:
synthesizing sources 198
nAncY PAuL, A Greener Approach to Groceries:
community-Based Agriculture in LaSalle Square 199■ (^) A Practice Sequence: Thinking about Copyright 210
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