In class today you worked on your Murray summaries, and we went over your baseline essays.
In the discussion of Murray, we focused on thinking through a process for writing a summary.
Our brainstorm list of how to write a summary
Read the essay + re-read the essay, marking /highlighting important passages.
Look at the title, intro/conclusion, important terms and do some freewriting/associating to get some language to state the overall point
List the points made by each paragraph without looking at the book.
Go back to the reading & fill in any missed points for the list of points
Do some writing (more listing) for which points go together
Do some freewring/associating to get some language (doesn't have to be perfect) for what each point is about (keep thinking about how the point relates to the overall focus)
Check out your list again and start drafting your summary. Make sure each point you make has a connection to the main focus.
Revise. . . first for focus, then for organization, then for the level of detail.
You might go through some of the steps several times.
You turned in a copy of your pre-writing (all the writing you did before you sent the draft) at the end of class.
For Thursday:
1. Finish your summaries of Murray
Be sure to bring your books.
See you in class.
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