NgocTran,IsaiahCampos,ZijunZhou

English1A,CRN#50680
ProfessorOgden
06/12/2015

AnnotatedBibliographyWeek4

Axelrod,RiseB.,andCharlesRaymondCooper,andAlisonWarrinerM.AGuideto
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WritingEvaluations,WritingWell:AReaderandGuide.10
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Martins,2013.295311.Print.
Whendevelopinganevaluationwritersideallywanttochooseasubjecttowriteaboutthatcan
beanalyzedingreatdetail.Therearemultiplestepsthatshouldbefollowedwhenconstructing
theevaluation,firstbasingjudgementonwidelyrecognizedcriteria.Onceasubjecthasbeen
chosen,itiskeytodevelopthethesisbasedontheexampleonpage(298).Whencreatingthe
evaluationitisbeneficialtohavecrediblesourcesthathelpbackyourjudgement,soutilizing
databasesforscholarlyarticlesshouldbeconsidered.Whenwritingitisimportanttomaintaina
wellorganizedandclearlogictomaintainflowonthepaper,sothereadercanhaveabetter
understanding.Oncecompletedreview310311,forbetterunderstandingofevaluation.
Etzioni,Amitai.WorkingatMcDonalds
ReadingCriticallyWritingWell:AReaderand
Guide.Ed.Axelrod,RiseB.,andCharlesRaymondCooper,andAlison
Warriner

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AcrossAmerica,PreferablyMcdonald'stheworkforceiscomprisedofmainlyteenagehigh
schoolstudents.Amitai,EtzioniauthorofworkingatMcDonaldsarguesfastfoodrestaurants
areexplodingandcorruptingAmericanteenagers.Thecorruptionbeginswiththeteenagers
followingwhatscientistcallhighlyroutinizedaccordingtoEtzionitheTherearebreeding

groundsforrobotsworkingforyesterday'sassemblylines,nottomorrow'shightechpost.
Lackingcreativityandinnovation,thesejobsarehighlyunwantedandareleftforthelowerclass
middleclassyoungsterstofendfor.Teenjobsshouldbeevaluated,schoolshouldputfirst.
Hacker,Diana,NancyI.Sommers,ThomasRobert.Jehn,JaneRosenzweig,andMarcy
CarbajalVanHorn."C3Revising."
AWriter'sReference
.8thed.
Boston:Bedford/St.Martins,2007.2129.Print.
Revisingisawaytoimprovesentencestructure,wordchoice,grammar,punctuation,and
mechanicscomelater.Thispartgivesmanystrategiestorevise.Makeglobalrevisionsistostand
inaudiencepositiontoviewourwork,sowewillseewhatweneedtorevise.Throughout
revising,weeditforsentences,grammar,andsoon.Revisingcommentisanothertip.Wewill
seecommentsfromrevisers.Authorssharesometipstodowithincommentsuchas
understandingthecomment,summarisingandanalyzingmore,andlookingforyourwords.
Anotherstrategyisproofreadthefinalmanuscripttoprepareforfinalmanuscript.
Hacker,Diana,NancyI.Sommers,ThomasRobert.Jehn,JaneRosenzweig,andMarcy
CarbajalVanHorn."C4dImprovingCoherence."
AWriter'sReference
.8thed.
Boston:Bedford/St.Martins,2007.4144.Print.
Inthissession,authorprovidesseveraltechniquestomakeparagraphscoherent.Firsttechnique
ishowtolinkideasclearly.Asentenceshouldhaveatopicsentencedirectlyorindirectly.
Anothertechniqueistorepeatkeywordsthatisimportanttomakecohence.Butweneedtouse
variationofthekeywordtoavoidrepeating.Also,usingparallelstructuresisanothertechnique.
Parallelstructureisusuallyusedwithinsentencestounderscorethesimilarityofideas.
Additionally,maintainingconsistencyisalsoatechniquetoshiftfromonepointtoanother.One
moretechniqueisprovidingtransitions.Transitionsarebridgebetweenwhathasbeenreadand
whatisabouttoberead.

Hacker,Diana,NancyI.Sommers,ThomasRobert.Jehn,JaneRosenzweig,andMarcy
CarbajalVanHorn."A2Constructingreasonablearguments."
AWriter's
Reference
.8thed.Boston:Bedford/St.Martins,2007.8083.Print.
Inthissession,authorsstatethatourargumentsmightbeaprobleminpublicasreligious,public
school,ordriving.Whenwegiveareasonableargument,wedonotstateouragreementor
disagreement.Wejusttellwhatthetruthaboutoursubject.Otherinformationismentionedas
examineyourissuessocialandintellectualcontexts.Readerscouldbeaprofessionalfor
subjectweprovide,soweshouldresearchtomasterourevidencesforourargument.Also,we
shouldviewouraudienceasapanelofjurors.Webringallsidesofargumenttoreadersanddo
notassumethattheyagreewithus.
Hacker,Diana,NancyI.Sommers,ThomasRobert.Jehn,JaneRosenzweig,andMarcy
CarbajalVanHorn."MLA1CUsesourcestoinformandsupportyourargument."
AWriter'sReference
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Inintroduction,wecanprovidebackgroundinformationorcontextasusingfactsorstatisticto
supportortoemphasizeforourimportanttopic.Weshouldexplaintermsorconceptstoreaders
iftheyarenotfamiliarwithideasorwordsinourtopic.Also,wemustsupportforourclaimsby
backingupyourassertionswithfacts,examplesandevidences.Tomakeourargumentbecomes
expert,Welendauthoritytoourargument.
Hacker,Diana,NancyI.Sommers,ThomasRobert.Jehn,JaneRosenzweig,andMarcy
CarbajalVanHorn."R2CReadingCritically."
AWriter'sReference
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Boston:Bedford/St.Martins,2007.40507.Print.
Readingcritically,authorsclaimthatwemustreadwithanopenmindandcriticaleye.without
bringourpersonaltopreventusfromideasandviewpointsofarticles.Also,wemust
distinguishingbetweenprimaryandsecondarysourcesbydeterminingwhetherprimarysource
orsecondarysource.Moreover,beingalertforsignsofbiasisaskingustoconsultMagazines

forlibrariestoverifywhichsourcesaremoreobjective.Additionally,inacademicwriting,we
shouldassesstheauthorsargument.Lookingforanydisagreementistofindandtestwithour
owncriticalintelligence.
Hacker,Diana,NancyI.Sommers,ThomasRobert.Jehn,JaneRosenzweig,andMarcy
CarbajalVanHorn."R2dAssessingWebSources."
AWriter'sReference
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Boston:Bedford/St.Martins,2007.40709.Print.
Informationfromwebsourcesisvaluable,butwemustverifytheircredibility.Whenweusea
siteforresearch,weneedtoevaluateitlikecheckingreliabilitybylookingforauthorofarticles
ifhe/sheisacredibleexpertornot,datesofpublication,andsitessupportedfromorganizations
orothers.
"OnlineWritingLab."CommonWritingAssignments:TheEvaluationEssay.Aims
CommunityCollege,n.d.Web.12June2015.

Thisarticlebrieflyexplainsthepurposeofanevaluationessayandtheoccasionswhere
evaluationessayscanbeused.Italsoexploresthekeysofagoodinvestigativeessay,thoseare,
havingclearandfaircriteria,judgements,andevidence.Thenthearticleintroducesthedefinition
ofcriteria,judgement,andevidenceinthecontextofevaluationessayThecriteriameansthe
idealorstandardsthattheevaluateditemshouldbethejudgementreferstotheresultofwhether
thecriteriaarereachedtheevidencelooksforthedetailsthatsupportthejudgement.Itthenalso
givesexamplesofhowtofulfillingthesekeyelementsofwritingagoodevaluationessay.
Pipher,MaryBray.GrowingOurSouls.WritingtoChangetheWorld.NewYork:
Riverhead,2006.4959.Print.
InmoderndayAmericathere'sasenseofdisparancybetweenthecitizens,yetifapersonwasto
standupforpersonalrightsitwouldbeviewedassubversive.MaryPipherauthorofGrowing
OurSoulsarguesGrowingoursoulscouldbedefinedasthesteadyaccretionofempathy,

clarity,andpassionforthegood.(58).Discussinglifeeventsandoccasionthathavechanged
Pipherlife,theauthortakesthereaderbackintothe1960s.ThroughoutPipher'slifeshehas
advocatedforthegreatergoodofmankind,anditsanimalcompanion.Explaininglifein
berkeleyduringthevietnamprotest,todiscussinganorexiainthesmalltownwhereshewasa
therapistpage(57).Piphersparkedherinterestforwritingduringfreetimeafterherchildrenhad
grownup,sodevelopingherwritingstylecamefromalocalprofessor(56).

Pipher,MaryBray.SwimmingAlong:TheWritingProcess.WritingtoChangethe
World.NewYork:Riverhead,2006.103124.Print.
MaryPiphermotherhaddiedanditwasquitecompellinghowlittleshewasabletodoforher,
soutilizingthisemotionithelpedbetterPipher'swriting.Throughouthistorythemostpowerful
writingtechniquehasbeenselfdeprivationoreventsthathaveoccurred,sohighlighting
importantauthorsandwritersPipherdiscussestheimportanceofemotion.Writingwithemotion
istoempowerthethoughtsandfeelingsofthereaders,expressingemotionallowsthereadersto
contextualizeandsightwiththeauthor'semotionsandideologies.Withwritingcomesnew
discoveries,andindoingshouldinvokethereadersintothereading.Caringargumentsthrough
thereadingisquitedifficultaccordingtoPipher,sowhenaddressinganissueitimportanttoseta
foundationonwheretheideasprungfrom.TobeasuccessfulwriteraccordingtoPipher,writers
mustsaysomethingbetter,original,different,orfirst.

Rosen,Christine.TheMythofMultitasking
ReadingCriticallyWritingWell:AReader
andGuide.Ed.Axelrod,RiseB.,andCharlesRaymondCooper,andAlison
th
WarrinerM 10
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270275.Print

Multitaskingadailychallengethatisdoneunconscious,yetsometimestriedconsciously.Rosen,
ChristineauthorofTheMythofMultitaskingarguestheadvantagesanddisadvantagesof
multitasking,incorporatingstudiesandstatisticsthediscussionofmultitaskingisbroughtto
light.Thereadingisdividedintothreesectionsintroduction,changingourbrainandpaying
attention.Intheintroductionthedisadvantagesofmultitaskingareintroduced,thusincluding

health,andimpactontheU.S.economy.Changingourbrain,introducesthelongtermeffectof
multitasking,acrossamericapsychologistusingfMRIshavecometonumerousconclusionthat
multitaskingisaffectingthewaywelearn,andrecollect.Payingattentionisasectioninwhich
theauthordrawsuponinformationthatdiscussesthesideeffects,andpossibilitiesforfuture
generations.
Wells,JaclynM.,MorganSousa,MiaMartini,andAllenBrizee.StepsforRevisingYour
Paper.
TheOWLatPurdue
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Thissectionservesasamanualtoprovidestepbystepinstructionfornovicewriterstorevisea
paper.Itissuggestedthatoneshouldfollowthequestionstoreviseandevaluateonespaper:1)
Finalyourmainpoint2)Identifyyourreadersandyourpurpose3)Evaluateyourevidence4)
Sveonlythegoodpieces5)Tightenandcleanupyourlanguage6)Switchfromwritercentered
toreadercentered.
WilliamAkana.ScottPilgrimvs.theWorld:AHellofaRide
ReadingCritically
WritingWell:AReaderandGuide.Ed.Axelrod,RiseB.,andCharlesRaymond
th
Cooper,andAlisonWarrinerM10
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279283.Print

ItwasasaturdaynightWilliamAkanahadjustfinishedwatchingtheScottPilgrimvstheWorld,
andwasmostlikelycompelledtowriteareviewaboutthemovie.ThroughoutthereviewAkana
depictskeypartsofthemoviethatweremostintriguingtohim,utilizinglinesfromthemovie
thereviewtakesamorepersonalapproach.Discussingthetargetaudienceofthemoviebeing
gearedtowardsthegaminggenerationAkanafindsthemovierelatable.InAkanasreview
keyfactorsarediscussedandanalysed,yetutilizingotherreviewsofthefilmAkanaillustrates
intogreatdetailofhowthemoviewasAHellofaRide.