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For this week's activity please watch the lecture on They Say/ Say. It is a PDF document. You will take notes and submit them. They could be handwritten notes, typed notes, or a video of you talking about the notes. Directions Write, type, or post a small video of page or two of notes on Ch. 10 of TSIS. What are two specific things you learned? How are these things related to writing? How do you plan on using these in the future? Remember that the entire course can be summed up in this chapter. Everything we learned about 1) Starting with what others are saying 2) Using the quote sandwich (Intro, Quote Proper, and Explanation) and citations 3) AXES Paragraph Development and Topic Sentences 4) Agree, disagree, mixed opinions, no opinions from not enough information 5) Signal phrases for your opinions and others' opinions 6) So What? Who Cares? about an argument 7) Paragraph and Argument Unity in Connecting the Parts 8) Next week we will go over these same ideas in question form. The best way to check your work is to compile a list of the types of errors you make. These are personalized lists. Ch. 10 They Say/I Say "But Don't Get Me Wrong" The Art of Signposts ALL WRITING IS CONVERSATIONAL. NOW, DONT GET ME WRONG. I'M NOT SAYING... MAN TEXT TEXT GG THE MAIN TEXT SAYS SOMETHING, THE METATEXT TELLS READERS HOW-AND HOW NOT-TO THINK ABOUT IT. Another way of saying Metacommentary is signposts. These are guides which tell the audience how to interpret something or how to not interpret something. Think of signposts, or metacommentary, as a Greek chorus standing at the side of a drama that unfolds onstage. They explain meaning to an audience, and like a narrator explain action. Another way to think about it, is that the main text is joined at the hip with metacommentary or signposts. In the former your a Page of 3 631 GG THE MAIN TEXT SAYS SOMETHING, THE METATEXT TELLS READERS HOW-AND HOW NOT-TO THINK ABOUT IT. Another way of saying Metacommentary is signposts. These are guides which tell the audience how to interpret something or how to not interpret something. Think of signposts, or metacommentary, as a Greek chorus standing at the side of a drama that unfolds onstage. They explain meaning to an audience, and like a narrator explain action. Another way to think about it, is that the main text is joined at the hip with metacommentary or signposts. In the former your work your arguments. In the latter, you distinguish your views from others, answer objections, connect one point to another, explain why your claim might be controversial, and so forth. You can read the examples and templates in the text. Here is a list of Signposts: Titles (The title is usually the most powerful signpost. Remember to use a descriptive title) Clarification Elaboration - Implications To Ward Off Potential Misunderstandings (Use the "of course" signpost here, rather than "I am not arguing that To Elaborate a Previous Idea To Provide a Roadmap for Your Text - To Move from a General to a Specific Claim It Indicate that a Claim is More, Less, or Equally, Important To Explain a Claim When You Anticipate an Objection To Guide Readers to Your Most General Point. For example, to wrap up your essay you can use these three signposts: - In sum, then, My conclusion, then, is that (Writers mainly use the "in conclusion" signpost for speeches. Most short essays have conclusions in the last . 3 For example, to wrap up your essay you can use these three signposts: - In sum, then, My conclusion, then, is that - (Writers mainly use the "in conclusion" signpost for speeches. Most short essays have conclusions in the last paragraph.) . In short, 1 Each time you use signposts, you are guiding the reader and creating a more sophisticated argument. As your writing becomes more sophisticated it starts to elaborate, to clarify, and to ward off potential misunderstandings. Page - Each time you use signposts, you are guiding the reader and creating a more sophisticated argument. As your writing becomes more sophisticated it starts to elaborate, to clarify, and to ward off potential misunderstandings. SHEDSHED WHITWICK 1 3 MOUNT SAINT BERNARD ABBEY THE OAKS This whole time, I have been teaching you to use signposts, but I have not specifically called it that name. Consider, when I ask you to place your thesis at the end of your introduction (even if your introduction is one or two paragraphs long), this too is considered a signpost. During this week, please spend time with this chapter and familiarize yourself with the different templates. For this week's activity please watch the lecture on They Say/ Say. It is a PDF document. You will take notes and submit them. They could be handwritten notes, typed notes, or a video of you talking about the notes. Directions Write, type, or post a small video of page or two of notes on Ch. 10 of TSIS. What are two specific things you learned? How are these things related to writing? How do you plan on using these in the future? Remember that the entire course can be summed up in this chapter. Everything we learned about 1) Starting with what others are saying 2) Using the quote sandwich (Intro, Quote Proper, and Explanation) and citations 3) AXES Paragraph Development and Topic Sentences 4) Agree, disagree, mixed opinions, no opinions from not enough information 5) Signal phrases for your opinions and others' opinions 6) So What? Who Cares? about an argument 7) Paragraph and Argument Unity in Connecting the Parts 8) Next week we will go over these same ideas in question form. The best way to check your work is to compile a list of the types of errors you make. These are personalized lists. Ch. 10 They Say/I Say "But Don't Get Me Wrong" The Art of Signposts ALL WRITING IS CONVERSATIONAL. NOW, DONT GET ME WRONG. I'M NOT SAYING... MAN TEXT TEXT GG THE MAIN TEXT SAYS SOMETHING, THE METATEXT TELLS READERS HOW-AND HOW NOT-TO THINK ABOUT IT. Another way of saying Metacommentary is signposts. These are guides which tell the audience how to interpret something or how to not interpret something. Think of signposts, or metacommentary, as a Greek chorus standing at the side of a drama that unfolds onstage. They explain meaning to an audience, and like a narrator explain action. Another way to think about it, is that the main text is joined at the hip with metacommentary or signposts. In the former your a Page of 3 631 GG THE MAIN TEXT SAYS SOMETHING, THE METATEXT TELLS READERS HOW-AND HOW NOT-TO THINK ABOUT IT. Another way of saying Metacommentary is signposts. These are guides which tell the audience how to interpret something or how to not interpret something. Think of signposts, or metacommentary, as a Greek chorus standing at the side of a drama that unfolds onstage. They explain meaning to an audience, and like a narrator explain action. Another way to think about it, is that the main text is joined at the hip with metacommentary or signposts. In the former your work your arguments. In the latter, you distinguish your views from others, answer objections, connect one point to another, explain why your claim might be controversial, and so forth. You can read the examples and templates in the text. Here is a list of Signposts: Titles (The title is usually the most powerful signpost. Remember to use a descriptive title) Clarification Elaboration - Implications To Ward Off Potential Misunderstandings (Use the "of course" signpost here, rather than "I am not arguing that To Elaborate a Previous Idea To Provide a Roadmap for Your Text - To Move from a General to a Specific Claim It Indicate that a Claim is More, Less, or Equally, Important To Explain a Claim When You Anticipate an Objection To Guide Readers to Your Most General Point. For example, to wrap up your essay you can use these three signposts: - In sum, then, My conclusion, then, is that (Writers mainly use the "in conclusion" signpost for speeches. Most short essays have conclusions in the last . 3 For example, to wrap up your essay you can use these three signposts: - In sum, then, My conclusion, then, is that - (Writers mainly use the "in conclusion" signpost for speeches. Most short essays have conclusions in the last paragraph.) . In short, 1 Each time you use signposts, you are guiding the reader and creating a more sophisticated argument. As your writing becomes more sophisticated it starts to elaborate, to clarify, and to ward off potential misunderstandings. Page - Each time you use signposts, you are guiding the reader and creating a more sophisticated argument. As your writing becomes more sophisticated it starts to elaborate, to clarify, and to ward off potential misunderstandings. SHEDSHED WHITWICK 1 3 MOUNT SAINT BERNARD ABBEY THE OAKS This whole time, I have been teaching you to use signposts, but I have not specifically called it that name. Consider, when I ask you to place your thesis at the end of your introduction (even if your introduction is one or two paragraphs long), this too is considered a signpost. During this week, please spend time with this chapter and familiarize yourself with the different templates