English Composition 2 English Composition 2 Lumen Learning Cover Image “Fall Kaleidoscope III” by Anne Worner, CC By SA, available from https://flic.kr/p/qfy1We CONTENTS Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 5 • How to Write a Summary................................................................................................................................... 5 • Research and Critical Reading .......................................................................................................................... 6 • Primary Source: Sustaining Our Commonwealth of Nature and Knowledge................................................... 20 • Primary Source: The Zombie as Barometer of Capitalist Anxiety.................................................................... 23 • Primary source: Zombies vs. animals? The living dead wouldn't stand a chance........................................... 25 Rhetorical Analysis.................................................................................................................... 31 • Basic Questions for Rhetorical Analysis .......................................................................................................... 31 • Rogerian Argument.......................................................................................................................................... 32 • Toulmin's Argument Model .............................................................................................................................. 34 • Toulmin's Schema ........................................................................................................................................... 37 • Persuasion....................................................................................................................................................... 39 What Is Research?.................................................................................................................... 45 • Research Essay Project Overview .................................................................................................................. 45 • What Is Research? .......................................................................................................................................... 45 • Discussion: What Research Have You Done Lately?...................................................................................... 47 • Research and Other Types of Source-based Writing ...................................................................................... 48 • What Is Research Writing? .............................................................................................................................. 49 • Discussion: Was Your Recent Writing Project Research Writing or Source-Based Writing? .......................... 50 • Reading to Write Effectively............................................................................................................................. 50 • How to Read Like a Writer............................................................................................................................... 51 • Assessment: Reading Notebook #1 ................................................................................................................ 60 Research Questions.................................................................................................................. 61 • The Qualities of a Good Research Question ................................................................................................... 61 • Assessment: Research Question Task............................................................................................................ 62 • Choosing A Manageable Research Topic ....................................................................................................... 63 • Discussion: Potential Topics............................................................................................................................ 63 Research Proposal.................................................................................................................... 64 • Managing Your Research Project.................................................................................................................... 64 • Steps in Developing a Research Proposal ...................................................................................................... 68 Prewriting .................................................................................................................................. 75 • Prewriting Strategies........................................................................................................................................ 75 • Assessment: 3 Research Topic Ideas ............................................................................................................. 76 Thesis Statements..................................................................................................................... 78 • Formulating a Thesis ....................................................................................................................................... 78 • 5 Ways of Looking at a Thesis......................................................................................................................... 84 • Process: Writing a Thesis Statement............................................................................................................... 86 • Assessment: Topic and Working Thesis.......................................................................................................... 88 • Assessment: Reading Notebook Entry #2 ....................................................................................................... 88 Evaluating Sources ................................................................................................................... 90 • The Seven Steps of the Research Process..................................................................................................... 90 • Understanding Bias ......................................................................................................................................... 92 • Examples for Reading Notebook #4 ................................................................................................................ 95 • Assessment: Investigating Your Source .......................................................................................................... 95 Integrating Sources ................................................................................................................... 97 • Quotation Marks .............................................................................................................................................. 97 • Quotations ....................................................................................................................................................... 99 • Using Sources Blending Source Material with Your Own Work .................................................................... 107 • Using Sources Creatively .............................................................................................................................. 108 • Assessment: Practice Quoting....................................................................................................................... 109 • When to Quote & When to Paraphrase ......................................................................................................... 109 • Discussion: Practice Paraphrasing ................................................................................................................ 111 • Assessment: Signalling/Paraphrasing/Quoting.............................................................................................. 112 Citing Sources ......................................................................................................................... 113 • Citing and Referencing Techniques............................................................................................................... 113 • Read: Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism .............................................................................. 120 • Assessment: MLA & APA Game Response .................................................................................................. 123 • When & How To Use MLA In-Text Citation ................................................................................................... 124 • Assessment: Five Potential Sources ............................................................................................................. 124 • How to Cite YouTube..................................................................................................................................... 125 • APA in-text citations....................................................................................................................................... 128 • Assessment: Reading Notebook Entry #3 ..................................................................................................... 130 Annotated Bibliographies ........................................................................................................ 131 • Assessment: Annotated Bibliography ...........................................................................................................