Understanding E 8. Write a conversation between two strangers discussing
their favorite TV
hofore You should have at least six sentences. Be specifi.

Conversation between two strangers discussing their favorite TV program.

Explanation:

A: Hello there! Nice to meet you.

B: Hi!! Yeah, it's nice to meet you too. What are you up to?

A: I just came here to get some snacks before I start binge watching.

B: Oh. So, you love watching TV. What's your favorite program?

A: You know, I love the documentary series that the History channel shows every night.

B: Oh, yes. I used to watch some of it too. But these days, I am more into Crime series.

A: That's also nice. Mysteries and murders, detective series were always one of my favorite too.

B: Cool. Means we both have the same taste.

A: Yeah, looks like it. So, what are you doing here?

B: Same as you. Trying to get some snacks to stock before I start watching my crime series again.

A: I guess we can say "birds of a feather flock together?" (laughs)

B: Exactly! Well. I guess then, we'll see you again.

A: Yeah. Take care.

B: You too.

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun

let us march on till victory is won.",

because the rising sun is a symbol of hope.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).