Class:
This week we continued to talk about the assignment “Room for Debate.” First of all, the topic sentence should clearly claim my position in the debate. As more and more debates are held by visual media, we are suggested that cite some video sources. When citing video, we must check whether the person in video is trustable or not. We must provide the person’s name and background. The sources are used to strengthen my argument. Personal life experience shouldn’t be main supporting materials. If people want to use personal experience as supporting material, they can connect the personal things to some universal issue.
Then Arthur sat in front of the class and told us how to use DCCC data base. That was very useful. The most important thing I learned was that the work cited are provided in both MLA and APA style. In addition to this, I also learned where to find original full text and how to link the source into my essay if my readers are from outside of campus.
Then we learned three ways to cite author’s words. The common thing for all of three is that we must attribute to the author. First one is direct-quote. In this way, I put the author’s words in my essay word for word. Second one is paraphrasing. By using this way, we use our own words to outline author’s idea and put them on my essay. The length of context of paraphrasing is shorter than using the first way. Same with paraphrasing, we use our own words to summarize author’s view. Usually the context of second way is shorter than the context of the third way. My own words are not allowed to be in middle of citations. Plagiarism is not only stealing others’ words, also others’ ideas. I also .can quote a whole block of words and put it aside of my essay. At the end of the block quote, period must be included in the parentheses.
Last thing I learned is the “Source Sandwich.” Whenever use source material, that paragraph should be started with signal phrase. The signal phrase is followed by source material like quote, paraphrase, and summarization. Then close the source material with my response or connection to what comes next.
Home:
On Tuesday, I went to NYC to have inspection done on my car. My driver license was registered in New York State. I had an employee go with me. He just came to the U.S. He is almost 50 year old now. He has the whole family in China including wife and son’s family. I don’t understand why he wants to come here to make money. But no matter what it is, I decided to help him. On the way we went back and forth, we talked a lot. I mean a lot. During the conversation, the most questions he asked was about how to purchase a air flight ticket. I realized he was homesick. So I comforted him that his reaction is completely normal. In the beginning of American life, everyone must go through a certain process, like missing home a lot in the first year, thinking America is okay to remain and considering settling down in this country, and thinking America is an awful, ugly, and disgusted country. I am not the exception. The conversation reminded me that I felt so lonely in the beginning of this journey. I hided myself in the room and cried several times. At the end of conversation, I told him everything will be fine. Because I have been there and successfully overcome the hardships. Now I am proud of having that kind of life experience.
This week we continued to talk about the assignment “Room for Debate.” First of all, the topic sentence should clearly claim my position in the debate. As more and more debates are held by visual media, we are suggested that cite some video sources. When citing video, we must check whether the person in video is trustable or not. We must provide the person’s name and background. The sources are used to strengthen my argument. Personal life experience shouldn’t be main supporting materials. If people want to use personal experience as supporting material, they can connect the personal things to some universal issue.
Then Arthur sat in front of the class and told us how to use DCCC data base. That was very useful. The most important thing I learned was that the work cited are provided in both MLA and APA style. In addition to this, I also learned where to find original full text and how to link the source into my essay if my readers are from outside of campus.
Then we learned three ways to cite author’s words. The common thing for all of three is that we must attribute to the author. First one is direct-quote. In this way, I put the author’s words in my essay word for word. Second one is paraphrasing. By using this way, we use our own words to outline author’s idea and put them on my essay. The length of context of paraphrasing is shorter than using the first way. Same with paraphrasing, we use our own words to summarize author’s view. Usually the context of second way is shorter than the context of the third way. My own words are not allowed to be in middle of citations. Plagiarism is not only stealing others’ words, also others’ ideas. I also .can quote a whole block of words and put it aside of my essay. At the end of the block quote, period must be included in the parentheses.
Last thing I learned is the “Source Sandwich.” Whenever use source material, that paragraph should be started with signal phrase. The signal phrase is followed by source material like quote, paraphrase, and summarization. Then close the source material with my response or connection to what comes next.
Home:
On Tuesday, I went to NYC to have inspection done on my car. My driver license was registered in New York State. I had an employee go with me. He just came to the U.S. He is almost 50 year old now. He has the whole family in China including wife and son’s family. I don’t understand why he wants to come here to make money. But no matter what it is, I decided to help him. On the way we went back and forth, we talked a lot. I mean a lot. During the conversation, the most questions he asked was about how to purchase a air flight ticket. I realized he was homesick. So I comforted him that his reaction is completely normal. In the beginning of American life, everyone must go through a certain process, like missing home a lot in the first year, thinking America is okay to remain and considering settling down in this country, and thinking America is an awful, ugly, and disgusted country. I am not the exception. The conversation reminded me that I felt so lonely in the beginning of this journey. I hided myself in the room and cried several times. At the end of conversation, I told him everything will be fine. Because I have been there and successfully overcome the hardships. Now I am proud of having that kind of life experience.