Summary:
In his article "What Is It We Do When We Write Articles Like This...," Michael Kleine tries to inform the reader of what most college students do when writing a research paper. As much as most of us would deny it, when writing a research paper, a good amount of "research time" is spent copying quotes, statistics, and facts right out of a textbook. Sure, most of us switch words around and try to spruce them up a bit, but for the most part, "researching" involves a lot of copying and pasting. Kleine sets out to write an article to show students how researching should work, but in his experiences, realizes that he and his colleagues do much of the same things that his students do. Kleine decides that he and his colleagues need to relay this information with their students and find new ways to do research, instead of the practiced "copy and paste" method. Kleine's article compares with Stuart Greene's article in that they both use examples of student activity. Greene used papers written by students, while Kleine observes students while they research.
Getting Ready to Read:
My roommate/best friend and I have done "research" together many times in the past, and for the most part, it involves writing down random facts and ideas while discussing our personal lives. We would find sources on the Internet, through encyclopedias, and many magazines, and would mainly pull a quote from them, cite the author, and be done.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling:
1. In his article, Kleine most definitely describes my past research experience. In high school, you can mainly get away with citing one or two sources where you have just pulled information and changed up the words a bit to make them sound as if you had written them yourself.
3. Sources play a pretty major role in Kleine's article, because many of the professionals Kleine interviews have had to do mass amounts of research in getting where they are today. Sources have never been a major issue for me, just more of a hurdle to get over when writing papers. I'm sure it's different because with professionals, using sources is completely different in that they're using them for more important reasons whereas in high school I was just using them to get a good grade.
4. If I were to change how I did research, I would try to actually understand and analyze more of the research I found, because in the past, I've just kind of read, copied, pasted, and accepted the research for what it was. Hopefully soon I can start to analyze a little more and do more than just copy information.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Reading Response 1
Summary:
In his article, Greene is trying to establish to the reader the importance of framing an argument. To do this, he uses his own technique of framing, using the frames of other writers to frame his own argument. He also utilizes the work of Kenneth Burke to show the reader a different way to look at how an argument works. Greene's opinion is that framing an argument makes it easier for the reader to focus on the main point of the argument.
I thought that this article was very helpful, mostly because it showed me a new way of looking at how an argument can be developed. I thought it was very interesting to use framing as a way to add another element to any argument, and I enjoyed the fact that Greene used the framing of other writers to frame his argument.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
2. Greene quotes Burke's passage repeatedly because it offers the reader a unique and different way to look at how to frame an argument. The extended metaphor is that you are having a heated discussion about an issue and you need ways to frame your argument such as relating other topics, or bringing up a different part of the original issue.It presents writing in a different way, and related it to art. It challenges other ideas about writing because it gives it more layers than just the original idea.
3. Framing is using tools to give the reader something to focus on. The metaphor relates framing to the frame of a painting or photograph. While the frame should be there for the viewer to look at, it's main job is to focus the reader's attention on what lies inside of it. Like this, the main idea of framing an argument is to make the reader focus on the centralized issue. The concept is important for Greene because it adds a different element to writing to make it more interesting. Framing allows a writer to add more to their argument and set it up in a way to coerce their reader more.
Applying and Exploring Ideas
2. Greene's article represents a conversation with the reader. He frames his argument with discussions by other people that have framed their arguments. I believe that Greene does practice what he preaches about framing because he uses others' arguments to illustrate his own point about why one should frame their argument.
In his article, Greene is trying to establish to the reader the importance of framing an argument. To do this, he uses his own technique of framing, using the frames of other writers to frame his own argument. He also utilizes the work of Kenneth Burke to show the reader a different way to look at how an argument works. Greene's opinion is that framing an argument makes it easier for the reader to focus on the main point of the argument.
I thought that this article was very helpful, mostly because it showed me a new way of looking at how an argument can be developed. I thought it was very interesting to use framing as a way to add another element to any argument, and I enjoyed the fact that Greene used the framing of other writers to frame his argument.
Questions for Discussion and Journaling
2. Greene quotes Burke's passage repeatedly because it offers the reader a unique and different way to look at how to frame an argument. The extended metaphor is that you are having a heated discussion about an issue and you need ways to frame your argument such as relating other topics, or bringing up a different part of the original issue.It presents writing in a different way, and related it to art. It challenges other ideas about writing because it gives it more layers than just the original idea.
3. Framing is using tools to give the reader something to focus on. The metaphor relates framing to the frame of a painting or photograph. While the frame should be there for the viewer to look at, it's main job is to focus the reader's attention on what lies inside of it. Like this, the main idea of framing an argument is to make the reader focus on the centralized issue. The concept is important for Greene because it adds a different element to writing to make it more interesting. Framing allows a writer to add more to their argument and set it up in a way to coerce their reader more.
Applying and Exploring Ideas
2. Greene's article represents a conversation with the reader. He frames his argument with discussions by other people that have framed their arguments. I believe that Greene does practice what he preaches about framing because he uses others' arguments to illustrate his own point about why one should frame their argument.
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