I don't have much experience with integrating my sources into my papers, so I think this is one of my weakest points in my essays. I was never really sure if I was doing it correctly because to me it felt off, but my teachers didn't take points off. I usually stuck with the same type of citation, where I would quote the source with quotations and then state the authors last name. However, in chapter 7 I learned that I could also paraphrase or summarize the source in my own words. This will make the quote less wordy, especially if it is long and is over three lines. Also, you still have to give credit to the author because it was their idea and thoughts you just reworded it. The example in the book gave the writer credit by saying, "According to Dar..". I think I will definitely use this form of bringing my sources into my paper because it flows better throughout the paper. I found this chapter very helpful for integrating sources and I plan on using many of the tips they demonstrated.
Throughout chapter 1 of “The Bedford Book of Genres,” I learned that there are a variety of ways to improve one’s writing. Several writers tend to get carried away while writing that they forget who their audience is and what message they are trying to deliver. This is when one must ask themselves what their purpose of writing is, do they want to present a narrative/ tell a story, inform, or persuade. After figuring out ones purpose they must choose a genre to be able to shorten their idea and be concise. In order for this to occur one must know the basic qualities and agreed-upon rules about the genre they are composing. Once one makes those decisions they move on to the rhetorical situation which mainly explains the idea. This allows the writer to provide support on their purpose such as saying what is great about it or provide statistics, which will automatically make their writing more interesting for the audience to read, as well as, get t...
I agree with you. This chapter I also learned that saying "According to.." is a type of citation
ReplyDeleteI always was never absolutely sure if my in text citations were correct, so this chapter was helpful for me too. I also will use the tips demonstrated in the chapter in my future papers.
ReplyDeleteTypically when I put sources into my paper I use the parenthesis with the author's name and page number. I never really did consider "According to..." as a form of in text citation, but this helps so that the paper lacks differentiation.
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