Chapter 5 "And Yet"
1.) The following sentences are where the author refers to the views of others.
• Marx and Engels wrote: "Society as a whole is more and more splitting up into two great hostile camps, into two great classes directly facing each other - the bourgeoisie and the proletariat" (10).
• Oh, it's not the middle class that's disappearing, he said, but the working class. His definition: if you earn thirty thousand dollars a year working in an assembly plant, come home from work open a beer and watch the game, you are working class; if you earn twenty thousand dollars a year as a school teacher, come home from work to a glass of white wine and PBS, you are middle class.
• The average American will tell you he or she is "middle class."
These sentences are where the author refers to views of herself.
• I find myself not knowing what class I'm from.
• But I always felt that we were in some no man's land, suspended between classes, sharing similarities with some and recognizing sharp, exclusionary differences from….”
• In my days as a newspaper reporter, I once asked a sociology professor what he thought about the reported shrinking of the middle class.
• As an historian, I seek the answers to these questions in the specificity of my past.
Signal phrases used:
• Marx and Engels wrote…
• He said…
• If only that were true…
• But I always felt…
• His definition
• I find myself…
• In my days…
• As a historian, I seek…
2.) From my essay on Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory.
a) I engaged in 4 perspectives.
b) I could have included other perspectives besides the Bible and my own personal view.
c) I distinguish my views from others by using signal phrases such as…
“I believe that…”
“The passage in the Bible says…”
“Psarev states that…”
“The author shows evidence of this in his essay…”
d) Yes, I used clear voice-signaling phases.
e) The option that is available for clarifying who is saying what is voice markers and voice signaling phrases.
f) The options that were best suited for this particular text was voice signaling phrases.
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You did a very good job at organizing your work. I read the directions to the chapter five exercises and after looking at your post I can see exactly how you answered the questions. One problem in the first part that you will want to catch next time you have to do some type of summarizing of another author is make sure you realize if the author is a male or female. It is a common mistake when you are not really focused on the author him or herself but analyzing his or her work. You said, "These sentences are where the author refers to views of himself", but if you look at the exercise instructions more carefully you will realize the author of the passage was, Julie Charlip, a female. It is a simple mistake to make when like I said, you aren't necessarily focused on the author herself but the work she has written.
ReplyDeleteThe first part the exercise I thought was perfect. It was very easy to read through and I was not able to find anything that you had not mentioned. The second exercise I thought it was not a good choice to talk about the essay that you did. When asked about perspectives using an example that has to do with religion is not wise; there are too many religions with different beliefs to give any religion other than your own an ample argument.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your responses. you conver everthing thoroughly for the exercises.I am very impressed by your work. In your second response you mention you use "Psarev state that" as one of the sinal phrases. As what we learn from Chapter 1,2 and 3 in the book, it suggested us to avoid words like "state" and " X say". Maybe you should use "assert that" insread. Overall, you have done an excellent job.
ReplyDeleteYou really did a good job of going through and marking every phrase that distinguishes what the author says and what others say. I wish I could have seen more about your writing on "Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory." Perhaps you could have told what those four perspectives were.
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you set up your exercises. It was clear to read and broken up well in parts. I was also thinking of chooseing this exercise but I wasnt sure how to set it up. I believe you did a good job. You got alot of information from these exercises and gave detailed explanations.
ReplyDeleteYou used the right sentences for distinguishing the authors view point from others' but I think you should have specifically pointed out the signal phrases for the opinion she opposed, as you did for her view points. For the second exercise, maybe you should have included a passage of your essay to give us an idea of what the paper is about. However, you did a good job on answering the questions and pointing out your signal phrases. =]
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I'm going to have to parrot the comments made before me and say that I think you have superb organizational skills in this response. I really enjoy the layout because the format is clear, and I enjoy the fact that you are straight forward with your answers. You provide exactly what you are being asked for, and you are direct. Nice job.
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