Summary and Synthesis with Steven Johnson

Harwood Eng 96Spring 13 Paper 3 Summary and Synthesis with Steven Johnson Your third High Stakes Writing Assignment comes in dickens parts. The first asks you to summarize and the second asks you to employ some of Johnsons concepts to collect data of your own. subprogram 1 Summary For this part, write a 1 to 2 page summary of Johnsons Television section, covering Multiple Threading and as much of Flashing Arrows and Social Networking as you are able. Focus mainly on his ideas, but be sure to give some indication of his evidence and how its presented. What shows does he use to support his ideas?How does he make his points? Your summary should induce with a paragraph about Johnsons thesis and then use paragraphs of ideas and supporting evidence from the book to round out the content you cover. Remember CABIN. Part II Synthesis Use Johnsons concepts of Multiple Threading and Social Networking (see p. 110-112) in tv to compare two similar shows of your own choosing (they must be dis junct by at least 20 years). Your main appellation for this part is to visually represent your research using charts similar to those Johnson uses on p. 0 and 112. publish two pages describing your findings and whether you 1. support (agree with) Johnsons idea that multiple threading and social networking are on the rise and that TV is therefore becoming more challenging and complex. OR 2. refute Johnsons claims based on findings different from those he sees in his analysis. 1 or 2 here should lead directly to your thesis, which youll support by looking at paragraphs about multiple threading and social network schemes.The writing portion of your synthesis should should answer the following question Having looked at several examples of television shows yourself, do you see the same heightened complexity and challenge that Johnson claims in todays television? For your synthesis, you will be graded on your charts and visual commission of your data as well as how you write it up. Im looking at whether you understand Johnsons methods and whether you can duplicate this analysis firearm critically watching TV yourself. Harwood Eng 96 Spring 2013Schedule of upcoming bodes What well work on in class Homework due in next class period (all reading s/b ACTIVE) 4/9 address Games section of EBIGFY Write (typed) summary of Games section of the book. This Round out games outline assignment will be graded.Length 0. 5 to 1 full page (not Model concept of Games Summary more). 4/11 lecture about TV primary(prenominal) Ideas What are the trends and Finish reading TV section in EBIGFY (Through 115) evidence? Choose your TV shows for Synthesis and scram watching them Use 30 gemstone example to look at strategy for Synthesis. Work on outline of TV section Talk about genres of shows and which fit together. 4/16 Talking about data analysis how to synthesize our own Write a Rough Draft of TV section summary (not less than one looks at what Johnson sees. ty ped page/max of 2See back side. Go over outline of TV section Have your two TV shows chosen and start watching them, collecting data. 4/18 Peer Review of TV Summaries Finish final draft of TV Summary. More talk about how to do charts and synthesis Finish charts for Johnson synthesis assignment to turn in. representation MT and SN Finish Reading Part I of EBIGFY (136) 4/23 Discuss Internet and Movies Write up Rough Draft for Synthesis (agree/disagree based on Ideas on synthesis conclusion how to write it up/ motive evidence) statement. 4/25 Peer Review of TV Synthesis Write Final Draft of Synthesis. Start discussion of Johnsons Part II. What is Smart? actively read Pt. 2 to 156 4/30 Turn in Final draft of Synthesis MORE to come