Annotation Blog #17: Ch. 1-3

1) Summary/ Main Ideas

• Chapter 1:" THEY SAY- Starting with What Others Are Saying"
• writer needs to clearly indicate what the their thesis is responding to
• order in which things are said is important
• remember you are in a conversation
• you shouldn't keep your readers in suspense about the main argument for too long
• look beyond what others say directly and consider assumptions
• keep in mind wha "they say" throughout your writing 
• Chapter 2: "HER POINT IS- The Art of Summarizing"
• you have to put your own beliefs aside
• you won't suspend your own beliefs
• you have to go back to what others have said in a conversation in writing
• write summaries so it fit your own agenda too
• requirers balance between was they said and your own interests 
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• Chapter 3: "AS HE HIMSELF PUTS IT- The Art of Quoting"
• its not just what they say but also your words
• don't make quotes too long or too short
• frame every quote as a quote sand sandwhich
• blend the authors words with yours
• don't overanalyze a quote

2) Quotes & Responses/ Reactions
"To write a real good summary, you must be able to suspend your own beliefs for a time and put yourself in the shoes of someone else" (31).
I think this quote because summaries are hard for me but I didn't notice you don't put your own opinion in them because I never thought about doing that.
-" Be careful not to select quotations just for the sake of demonstrating that you've read the author's work; you need to make sure they support your own argument" (43).
I need to work on following this.
-"Another way to introduce the views you're responding to is to present them as your own"(24).
I don't understand this quote, I had to read it couple of times.
3) Questions for Discussion
-Should summaries be integrated into your quotes?
- Do you always have to use a "they say" in every conversation even personal narratives?

Annotation Blog #18: Ch.4-7

1) Main Ideas

• Chapter 4:"YES/NO/OKAY,BUT- Three Ways to Respond"
• 1) agreeing
• 2) disagreeing
• 3) combo of both
• start direct and state whether you agree or disagree
• when you disagree you need to explain why
• when you agree you also have to bring something "new and fresh to the table" (61).
• you can agree and disagree at the same time by saying "yes, but..."
• Chapter 5:"AND YET- Distinguishing What you Say from What They Say"
• see who is saying what
• clearly state who is saying what
• incorporate "X's" argument into your sentence
• Chapter 6:" SKEPTICS MAY OBJECT- Planting a Naysayer in Your Text"
• tells readers what other people will say to question your thought
• don't come across "closed-minded" when writing a counter argument if you don't explain them
• naysayers= the people that will question you
• make objections even
• answer objections
• Chapter 7: "SO WHAT?WHO CARES?- Saying Why It Matters"
• don't leave these questions unanswered
• to adress "who cares" question your own writing
• appeal to something your readers already cares about
• hook your readers
• you are urging your readers to keep reading and care

2)Quotes & Reactions/ Responses
-" If you take it for granted that readers will somehow intuit the answers to "so what?" and "who cares?" on their own, you make make your work seem less interesting than it actually is, and you run the risk that readers will dismiss your text as irrelevant and unimportant" (100).
I think I can relate to this quote because the so what is the hardest for me to incorporate in my essays.
-" We are urging you to tell readers what others might say to you, but our point is that doing so will actually enhance your credibility, not undermine it"(79).
I like this quote because I have always liked the affect that a counterclaim has in an article. When I rebuttal them in my essay I feel smarter and more persuasive.
-" But do be aware that whenever you agree with one person's view, you are likely disagreeing with someone else's"
I like the way they put this because if you agree with something someone believes it doesn't mean your agreeing to everyones point of view so that gives you a counter claim.
3) Questions for Discussion
- when's the right time to use a counter claim?
- do you use the "okay, but" as you agree and disagree or just disagree?

Practice Write 11/29/16

I think I am doing well in this class. I have missed couple practice write and one late annotation blog, but other than that I've tried to stay caught up. I was very happy with my essay #1 grade, but I'm having a harder time writing essay #3/4. I think after essay #2 and #3 I may end this class with a B or A-?

Book Club Blog #2: chapters 9-16

1) Summary

• Ch. 9: 
• Olivia and Simon fight about never talking
• they make up and talk 
• Olivia finds Simon's novel about Elza
• they fought again and want a divorce and he moves out
• Oliva attends Kwan's 50th birthday party alone and sad
• Ch.10:
• Kwan tells Olivia that she had a pass life
• in her pass life she loved someone before Simon
• Kwan talks about General Cape
• Ch.11:
• Olivia tells Kwan her and Simon are getting divorced and she wants them to stay friends
• Kwan asks Olivia to go to China
• Oliva invites Kwan out to lunch
• They talk about changing their last names
• Ch.12:
• Oliva, Kwan, and Simon fly to China
• Kwan talks about visiting her mom's grave
• Kwan talks about the town of Changmian
• Ch.13:
• They are in China
• sees a cage of birds
• walks into town and gets breakfast
• first time Olivia has seen Kwan's resentment towards someone thats treated her wrong 
• Ch.14:
• gets in a taxi with a driver named Rocky
• Rocky talks about moving to America and working
• they pass a bus accident
• they get to Changmian
• Olivia recognizes it from Kwan stories
• Kwan sees Big Ma's Yin and says she died from the bus accident
• Ch.15:
• Kwan claims to have known George in her pat life as Zeng
• Kwan tells a story from her past life
• Ch.16:
• Olivia has to take pictures of Big Ma even though she's dead
• Olivia meets a women names Du Lilly
• Du Lilly looks really old (70) but Kwan explains that she thinks she's her daughter
• Olivia takes a picture of her and she gets mad because she looks old

2) Quotes & Reactions/ Responses
-"Im sick of hanging in as Elza's lousy replacement"(143).
I think Olivia's whole marriage has been surrounded by Elza and Simon's love for her. Olivia's last straw was finding the novel he write about her.
-"Can you fucking believe this? he whispers, and squeezes my hand"(229).
I think when Simon said this it reminded Olivia of all the happy and positive memories they had shared and misses his excitement when he's with her.
-"Your American's... you're not used to seeing tragedies"(227).
Rocky says this after Olivia sees the bus accident and wants to stop and help. He tells her their nothing to do to help them and kept driving. When I read this I found it really harsh and sad that this was no big deal to him and normal in China to happen without anyone helping.
3) Questions for Discussion
-Will Olivia and Simon get back together?
-Will Olivia connect to China and her Yin eyes more?
4) Reflection
Im still really engaged and want to find out what's going to happen at the end and how everything connects. Im excited to see how Kwan's story relates to Olivia and how their China trip will reveal.

Practice Write 11/17/16

This Thanksgiving break I am going to be back home doing a lot of relaxing. Some weekends I go home but it doesn't feel like home home. On the weekends I only get part of Friday and Saturday so I feel like I have to be super productive to make it count. Now that I have all next week I can hang out with my family and boyfriend more, which I'm super excited for.

With my family I plan on watching movies, do some shopping with my mom and a ton of eating good home cooked food. I think I miss that the most living on my own. However, thanksgiving is supposed to be small this year because my sisters not coming and usually she bring her boyfriend so it may just be me my mom and dad... but still fooooodd. I can't wait to go home because I don't have as many responsibilities compared to living on my own.

Even though break is going to be spent doing mostly nothing I do still plan on doing some homework so I don't get too behind but Im not going to try and cram because it is still my break.

Overall Im super excited for Thanksgiving break, but it feels like its going to be a little bit of a tease. a weeks too short I want winder break!!!!

Interview Video Notes 11/8/16

• Kid interviewing President Obama
• Dresses in a formal suit
• Starts by thanking him first
• Asks him about his big speech first
• Relate a question to his town
• Asks a funny-ish question about school lunches
• They start having an informal conversation 
• He asks a personal question to Obama
• He doesn't waste Obama's time (question after question)
• Makes eye contact throughout the interview
• Asks him about his job (being the president of the United States)
• He sometimes gets off topic but then asks more questions on topic
• Thanks him after the interview
• He didn't take notes
• Interview was in a quite location
• Described the setting/surroundings
• Asked open questions

Practice Write 11/8/16

I have not done any interviewing but I know that direct and formal questions are needed. When I think of interviewing I mostly think about interviews or job. Some things an interview might ask/ note:
-name
-position
-their opinion on the issue
-how they relate to the topic
-their ideas how to make the issue better
-something they might not agree with about the topic/issue
-examples of how they personally relate
mock interviews is an important idea of "ethnology"