A sample passage (from the Tannen essay):
"My experience in this class has convinced me that small-group interaction should be part of any class that is not a small seminar. I also am convinced that having the students become observers of their own interaction is a crucial part of their education. Talking about ways of talking in class makes students aware that their ways of talking affect other students, that the motivations they impute to others may not truly reflect others' motives, and that the behaviors they assume to be self-evidently right are not universal norms."
Sample Paraphrase Number 1 (A "Don't"):
Tannen approves of small-group interaction in the classroom because it has positive results.
Why is this paraphrase a "don't"?
Sample Paraphrase Number 2 (Another "Don't"):
Tannen says that she likes small group work because students can become observers of their own interaction (which is a crucial part of their college careers). She also says that through talking about ways of talking in class, students can learn how their ways of talking affect other students, they can discover that the motivations they impute to others may not really represent others' intentions, and they can learn that the behaviors they assume are right for self-evident reasons are not universal norms.
Why is this paraphrase a "don't"?
Sample Paraphrase Number 3 (A "Do"!):
Tannen approves of small group interactions in most classroom settings (barring ones that are already small and intimate) because she says that group work makes students conscious of several things: the effects of their own language on others, the motivations of other writers, and differences in opinions and behaviors that produce varying perspectives.
Why is this paraphrase a "do"?
Sample Quote Number 1 (A "Don't"):
Tannen writes:
My experience in this class has convinced me that small-group interaction should be part of any class that is not a small seminar. I also am convinced that having the students become observers of their own interaction is a crucial part of their education. Talking about ways of talking in class makes students aware that their ways of talking affect other students, that the motivations they impute to others may not truly reflect others' motives, and that the behaviors they assume to be self-evidently right are not universal norms.
I agree with this.
Why is this quoting strategy a "don't"?
Sample Quote Number 2 (A "Do"):
Tannen argues that small groups are useful because they help students to be "aware that their ways of talking affect students." I think this is an important part of any composition class, and I agree with Tannen's further assertion that "the behaviors [students] assume to be self-evidently right are not universal norms," and that groupwork can demonstrate this. THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY AN EXTENDED DISCUSSION OF THESE POINTS AND WHY I AGREE WITH THEM.
What works well in this quote?