Based on “Guide to Literary Terms” and “Academic Writing: A Guide,” identify and explain three things you have learned during this exercise. Be specific. Give an example in separate paragraphs of no more than 50 words. Include a short quotation in each paragraph (and make sure to get the details right based on your handouts!). Bring a word processed copy to class on Wednesday, November 9.
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“Guide to literary Terms and “Academic Writing: A Guide”
1) “Questions to help me understand plot and conflict in Guide to literary terms” These help me understand the conflict between two characters. A main character in a story is called the “Protagonist” and the opposing character is called an “Antagonist”. In a story, there must be a “protagonist”, “antagonist” and some sort of conflict. (55)
2) “The Guide to Literary Terms” helped me to verify by “two categories of characters”: round and flat. The round characters are most of the time complicated and keep changing their behaviors; whereas the flat characters are simple and keep the readers engaged and interested throughout the literature presented before them. (50)
3) “Making Quotations part of your Sentences” have taught me when and where I put my quotation marks. Also, I shouldn’t use “no more than 20% of total words in my response to an essay question. Finally, I learned to use a colon or semi colon. After a full sentence quote, but before I “introduce a whole, relevant sentence.” (58)
During the exercises I learned that theme is the most important part of literature since it possesses the central idea and is the comment on the human condition. Theme mostly implies universal ideas rather than stated explicitly. The theme is like the message or moral to the story and is the idea that author is trying to get across.
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I also learned that quotation is the exact words that support a point. We use quotation to only point out an interesting piece of information in our writings. Quotation also shouldn’t be more than 20% of total words in a sentence. For example, the writer describes “the Baghdad of Haiti” as a war zone, to help us imagine the corruption, discrimination, and poverty in Bel Air.
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Another useful of Academic Writing I learned is plagiary; to steals someone else ideas. It’s known the worst thing that someone can do to him or herself. It is also regarded very dishonest and can cause you get expelled from university or college. For example, Student A uses the ideas of student B and pretends that those are his or her own words and thoughts.
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I sometimes misunderstand a theme of a story, or I fight the author’s purpose when the story has a sad ending. When I read the part, “the social scheme as life enhancing or life destroying” (p7), it breaks my strong bias to an unread story to be a happy and moral story. (52 words)
I learned a quotation was not used as a predicate in a sentence supposed to show my own thought. The teacher points out, “Your chosen quotations support your ideas but do not replace them” (p3); I’ll spend time to find a fine word to write, instead of using an excerpt because it’s a better expression. (55 words)
In examples of Plagiary (p7), the part, “copies the idea of a tutor, a teacher,” and “puts them into their own sentences” make me think because I find similar ideas in my writing with others after reading their works. I enjoy being inspired by a good writer, but have to be careful not to copy anything without noticing. (58 words)
Academic Writing
Based on the “Guide to Literary Terms" and "Academic Writing”, one of the most important things that I have learned is the right usage of quotation. Even though, previously I have studied about it, still I have learned some new stuff. For example, before I didn't know there is only so much you can put in the quotation, yet based on Academic Writing guide I know “quotation should take no more then 20% of total words in an answer." 61 words
Something New
After spending two whole classes reading about academic writing and literary terms, I have learned many new things. One of the rules that it was new for me was number 15 in the Academic Writing guide “Refer to any work in the present tense." 46
The Most Important Literatur Term After lots of disagreeing and agreeing, with my classmates and teacher, about "in our opinion which term is the most important to understanding a work of literature" we came to a conclusion, and the answer was the "Theme". So now I know the fact that theme is the most important term in understating a story “thanks to the Guide to Literary Terms."54 words
Prior to this guide, including “Quotations” in my writings had always been a big challenge to me. After reading the “Academic Writing: A Guide” I’d say that I feel much more confident using quotations in my writings. Also practicing it with my classmates was very helpful and an enjoyable experience.
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One of the most interesting pieces of information for me was how to use “present tense” in conjunction with the quotation marks as it is mentioned in the “How to Answer Questions Well”. In my opinion it is very ironic how a little change can make a difference in writing.
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Before reading the “Guide to Literary Terms” I had no idea what the terms “plot” or “settings” stand for, as a result, most of the material was confusing and overwhelming to me. Working in a group and discussing it later with our teacher has helped me understand these terms very well.
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Mina
Plagiarism. In general I was familiar with this term. I found out, though, that if the reference to the material is given, it’s no more plagiarism. The guide states: “Plagiary is dishonest even if you don’t know what it is.” Students have to be aware about this fact, nobody wants their work to be stolen.
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Irony is an important technique used in writing when you want to make a contrast between make-believe and reality. “Situational irony is often used by authors to expose hypocrisy and injustice” – says the guide. Now that I have read the guide, I am more familiar with this term.
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I was surprised to find out that the theme of the work is different from the topic. It appears to be that the theme is what the work says about the topic or subject. Theme isn’t always clear in the work: “subjects in complex works can only rarely be fully explained”
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I have learned the literary terms before in grade 10 and com12, yet I’m still questioning on the arguing issue based on the groups discussion. One group insisted the “theme is the most important” element of composing literature works, while my team are in favor of a well developed plot is the essence of any kind of works. (58 words)
I also learned the skill of quotation. The rule of not to use an excess “20% of total wards” is new to me. And “using the present tense” will appeal the readers. Nevertheless, I may put words in quotation marks but the orientation to the readers may end up with their own understanding and interpretation. (55 words)
The “How to Answer Question Well” guides me in details. I am getting to know the ellipsis means obscure. I will avoid using the three dots and dropping words instead. Let the words stand out my own idea, my intention, and my point of view. ( 45 words)
Quotation are "text to support a point, to give an example"; to make your sentences, or paragraphs more interesting. After reading the handout "Academic Writing: A Guide": I learned that quotations should not take up 20 percent of a sentence or a paragraph, because if half of it are quotations, then you can't necessarily take credit for writing it.
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Theme is "the central idea" of the story for example; moral of the story, but it doesn't always mean that in some of the story. The theme attracts people "because it gives work meaning". The theme was discuss in class and said to be one of the most important term in English literature, without the theme, the plot would be boring and vise versa.
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Plagiary is "considered dishonest"; plagiary is "using the ideas and/or words of another person"; and consider as a very serious offense. To avoid plagiary one should always give reference and quotation mark, if you are taking a sentence, or ideas out of the original piece to be put in to your own writing.
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Li Chen
November 10, 2011
1 Theme is not equal to subject or topic.
I have known the importance of the theme. “Theme is not equal to subject or topic” reminds me of relationship of theme with subject or topic. For example, in the story of “All Summer in a Day”, we could not reach the theme of this story in its topic unless we have read the story completely. For me, I incline to express the theme in topic of the story as soon as possible. [60 words]
2 Refer to authors by last name.
Ha-ha…, I still remember that Mr. Braid corrected my mistake in my writing about “The ghosts”. In that writing, I used the writer’s full name in somewhere of writing. Now I have known about using “a writer’s full name only the first time” when I mention it and “refer to authors by last name” in my writing. [57 words]
3 Refer to any story in the present tense.
When I was writing about referring to some details of a story, I often depressed in confusing to choose correct tense. Even I chose correct tense, it just depended my felling by chance. Now I have learnt the rule of tense about referring to a story in these exercises: “Refer to any story in the present tense.” [57 words]
“Guide to literary Terms” and “Academic Writing: A Guide” are pretty practical applications in writing which are ignored easily by us. Thanks!
These two useful guides helped me to know better about “Character” in the literary terms. Before, I only knew that the people who are working in the story are called Character. It explains everything in details like “Round, flat” The way author reveals the character in “Direct or indirect presentation” and some other helpful questions.
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I used to think that the most important thing in the literary terms is “Character”. After reading and discussing in a group, I find out that the important one is “Theme”. It is, “the central idea” or “the comment on the human condition.” It delivers the message to the reader or society.
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Ever since I have read books and wrote paragraphs, I didn’t know and noticed that “Refer to authors by last name.” I used to write or refer author’s full name in my paragraphs or essays. It was a completely new and useful piece of information or lesson for me.
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BOGDAN NICOLAE RAPCEA # 56882
As a real passionate mountaineering, everytime when I do an expedition, I like to clean up the garbage I find along the mountains’ ridges. Everytime when get ready for descent having my own supplies consumed, I don’t bother to pick up the garbage left behind by some other tourists and damp it at the first cottage found on the way down. In August 2009, I – the guy from south and my best friend – the guy from north, after a short hike of three days in the northern Romanians’ mountains, on our way down we picked up some garbage left behind by other people. As soon as we reached the little town from mountain’s base, we searched for a place where we could damp the collected waste. We looked arround and we spoted two persons – a man and woman, that they were bromming and carrying a garbage container along the sidewalk. I approached and asked them politely if they allow me to throw away “my”garbage into their container. The man came close and started to explain to me that all the garbage they were cleaning it was done by the impolite people from south. I and my friend started to laugh; the man wouldn’t know I was from the south. I patted him – the man, over the shoulder and I told him that doesn’t matter where we come from, good and bad people are everywhere. I threw “my” collected garbage into the beam and looking straight into his eyes with a warm smile I said : “ This is a “gift” to you from an “impolite” guy from south.”
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