For this assignment, you will be required to write a summary and response to the video , written and directed by Wayne Robertson at Oregon State University Robertson, W. (Director). . [DVD]. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University. Cite the director and title of the video in your introduction. Write this into a sentence in your introduction. This should be pretty close to the beginning of the summary. DO NOT simply list the information before starting your paper. You can use a sentence something like… In , the director Wayne Robertson provides… The video , directed by Wayne Robertson, gives the viewer an idea of… Concentrate on main ideas and include supporting details as needed. Your summary cannot include all of the information in the video, so you must decide what the main points are and focus on these. Cover the whole video—not just part of it. You have to address ALL of the main points. Change the wording without changing the idea. DO NOT evaluate the content or give an opinion in any way. DO NOT add ideas. DO NOT include any personal comments. You should not use any quotations in this essay; I want you to practice your paraphrasing skills. Use frequent references to the video (like “Robertson shows…,” “according to ,” “the video emphasizes that…,” or “In the video, Maho, a student from Japan, describes her experience with…”) to remind the reader that you are summarizing someone else’s material. Be as specific as you can about the people in the video. Indicate whether they are teachers or students. If they are students, you should also tell where they are from. You may refer to students using their first names, but you should refer to instructors using their last names. Try to reference the video 2-3 times in each paragraph. The summary part of the assignment should be . In your paper, the information does not need to be presented in the same order in which it is presented in the video, and it does not have to be organized into the same three sections as the video. I want you to look at the video as a whole, pick out the main points, and organize the main points into your own organized summary essay. Your summary should have a that gives a preview of the main points of the article (3-5 sentences). The body of your paper should be organized into cohesive paragraphs, depending on how you choose to organize the summary. Make sure every body paragraph has a topic sentence and make sure all of the information in the paragraph falls under that topic sentence. Your summary should also have a which briefly restates
the main issues of the video (3-5 sentences). You should pay special attention to paraphrasing and organization. Make sure you put information into your own words. DO NOT COPY SENTENCES FROM OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET. The response part of the assignment should be The introduction should summarize the point or points to which you are going to respond in 2-4 sentences. Here are some sample formats for this sentence. , directed by Wayne Robertson, suggests that… In , a video directed by Wayne Robertson and produced by Oregon State University, discusses a significant challenge faced by international students, which is… –The last sentence in your introduction should be your The thesis statement for this paper should make a statement of agreement or disagreement with some point in the video or should identify some problem or problems with the information stated in the video, offer an application of the information in the video, or compare your own experience to the experiences of the students in the video. In this thesis statement, you will present what you are going to say in the rest of the response. You will have a different thesis statement depending on what type of response you are planning on writing. Here are some sample formats for this sentence: Robertson’s point that…is inaccurate because… College professors who have international students in their classes should… In the video, Pablo, a student from Colombia, makes an excellent point when he says… This is the part of the paper where you get to give your own ideas about what you have seen in the video. However, in your writing. Since you are writing the paper, it is obvious that the ideas presented are yours; you say, “I think…” or “I believe…” or “My opinion is…” The conclusion should be a brief restatement of what you said in your response. It should contain at least 2-4 sentences. Your conclusion should include no new information that you haven’t already included in the response, unless you want to add a brief application or some brief advice. DO NOT use contractions (like in your essay)! DO NOT use 2 person pronouns (you, your). You may use 3 person pronouns (he, she, they, etc). You may ONLY use 1 person pronouns (I, me, my) IF you choose to write a personal experience response to the article—but only for the part of response that is telling about the personal experience. (Essays adapted from by Dolahite and Haun) Characteristics of a Response: Examples of the three types of responses: Purchase the answer to view it