1/28/2010

By reading They Say, I Say I pulled out useful information about summarizing text. The author tells the reader to put themselves in the authors shoes so that the summary will not be bias. This is tricky because the author tells the reader to pay close attention to their own insights. When summarizing in class this week I think I did a good job of summarizing while considering what "they" say and what "I" say. I did this by listing out quotes from the author while putting in my own words. This may have been because I agreed with the author of "Don't Blame it on the Eater."

I also noticed while doing the summarizing activity that I remembered more of the writing the first read from the second. By reading the first paragraph, then the first sentences of the next paragraphs, and following up with the whole conclusion I got the just of the paper without crowding my mind with the "fluff" details.