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“Analyze, Don’t Summarize” Type directly on this document. Then upload the entire document (Word Doc) into the Canvas assignment. Type your name an ID# on the paper. Bhavpreet Singh 1291491

Vocabulary (There are 10 words. (10 pts)) 1. Intimidated(Verb) - Logan Paul felt intimidated by KSI because he had never lost a boxing match. 2. Sublime(Adjective) - Everyone was in awe because of her sublime speech. 3. Embellished(Verb) - The Pharoah in the painting wore a gold chain embellished with a blood-red ruby. 4. Honed(Adjective) - Every great player in their respective sports has almost every skill honed to the limit. 5. Visceral(Adjective) - The teacher was unable to give a visceral idea of the topic. 6. Tedious(Adjective) - Many players were tired after playing a tedious match on a hot summer afternoon. 7. Epitomize(Verb) - Waiting for food has to epitomize patience. 8. Plausible(Adjective) - The student gave a plausible explanation to the teacher’s question. 9. Analogy(Noun) - The teacher gave an analogy between politics and those of human nature. 10. Idiosyncratic(Adjective) - My Neighbour’s kid became a great, idiosyncratic talent of my generation.

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In "Analyze, Don't Summarize," Michael Berube compares summarization and analysis as his students tend to summarize instead of analyzing it. He compares student's essays and watching sports commentary on ESPN and uses an example to explain his point, which describes that the world of sports is metacommentary because they are not summarizing the game; instead, they analyze and point out the main parts of the game. He wants his student to write a paper where the thesis can be arguable and bring it to the public's attention, like sports commentators. The analysis will lead to the quality of being precise, logical, convincing, and an idea that is arguable and has room for exploration. The passage shows that the author has black-white thinking about his student’s papers. He believes there are two options; one is the right choice, and the other is not, and deciding whether you're right or wrong. He believes in the mastery of the material, the plausibility of supporting evidence, imagination, and rebut salient counter-arguments.

Reading Comprehension Questions “Analyze, Don’t Summarize”

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1. According to the author, what is the difference between “summarize” and “analyze.” Explain in your own words. Ans - According to the author, the basics difference is that summarizing means to give the overview in short, whereas in analyzing, one has to point out the mains facts of the passage. To explain his point, he uses the example which describes

that the world of sports is metacommentary as no one is summarizing the game; instead, they analyze and point out the main parts of the game. He wants his students to write a paper where the thesis can be arguable and bring it to the public's attention, the same as the sports commentator do. The analysis will lead to the quality of being precise, logical, convincing, and an idea that is arguable and has room for exploration. 2. Explain how the author’s sports analogy supports his argument that summarizing and analyzing are different. Ans - The author explains that the world of sports is metacommentary as no one is summarizing the game; instead, they analyze and point out the main parts of the game. He uses this example to explain that no one summarizes sports because no one in the sports world confuses summaries with analysis. Meaning that he discusses the importance of what a thesis should be. He wants his student to write a paper where the thesis can be arguable, and that brings it to the public's attention just as sports commentators do by pointing out the essential parts of the game. 3. Explain the author’s example about how he knows when he has read a “good” paper. Ans - As the author states, "As an illustration of what happens in my grading process when a student paper cites textual evidence so compelling and unusual that it makes me go back and reread the passage in question(good!), suggests that a novel's conclusion fails to resolve the questions and tensions raised by the rest of the narrative". Meaning that his attention is drawn to the paper only when the

student cites the facts and the argument drawn that attracts him, and then he has to reread the passage. In his grading, he has to add points. 4. What does the author mean by “mastery of the material” in paragraph 20 (look for the sticky note on the PDF). Explain in your own words. Ans - By "mastery of the material.", the author means that the person who is analyzing the paper should be aware of the material. He should know how to be precise, logical, and convincing when writing. He should create an idea that is arguable and has room for exploration. It helps maintain the attention of the target audience....