Answer & Explanation:At the root of academic writing and research is a process of discovery, and in this sense academic writing and research are deeply connected. We will continue to emphasize in this course that academic writing is in so many respects a process of response and dialogue. This is equally true in research. Scholars respond to scholars, and ideas dialogue, as it were, with ideas. Before beginning this exercise, read the “Introduction” and Chapters Three, Four, and Five from Graff and Birkenstein’s They Say/I Say handbook posted in the Week 4 Assignments folder (PDF copies are also posted under Course Materials).For this short research assignment, first learn to navigate the Library databases and find one article written about either Sophocles’ Oedipus the King or Susan Glaspell’s Trifles. The article you read must be from an academic journal (more on this below). Find an article that interests you and one that you can handle (some can be quite difficult, so choose one you can understand well). Then write a response to each of the following: 1. Summarize the article in 3-5 sentences. 2. Describe one place in the article where the author cites and responds to another scholarly source (that is, an example where the author refers to what another author has written about Oedipus the King or Trifles). 3. Explain how the article responds to the source. Does the author agree? Disagree? Or both agree and disagree? (See Graff/Birkenstein’s “Chapter Four: Three Ways to Respond” assigned this week for more about how to respond to a source). Describe in a paragraph (5-7 sentences in length) how effectively you think the author responds to the source.Using Troy University’s Library Databases Directions: To find full-text scholarly articles, from the TROY University Library webpage (http://library.troy.edu/) click on the “Online Databases” link. To search for scholarly journals, you should use both the general databases and more specific subject area databases (see the list of subject specific databases on the left of the databases page). List of Some Useful General Databases: Academic Search Complete, Expanded Academic ASAP, JSTOR, MLA International Bibliography, Literature Resource Center, Literature Online, and Project MUSE. Under the search options in each database, you should limit your search by clicking “Full Text” to retrieve only articles that can be read online. Read section R1-c in your Writer’s Reference textbook for more information about general and subject-specific databases and advice about how to search a database by refining keyword searches.After you’ve posted your research assignment, write a 50-word response to two of your classmates’ assignments evaluating how well they understood Graff and Birkenstein’s “They Say/I Say” chapters (posted in the Week 4 Assignments folder) and used what they read to write a clear summary and analysis of how the author of their scholarly article responded to sources.
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The article that I chose was Linda Ben-Zvi’s: Murder She Wrote: The Genesis of Susan
Glaspell’s Trifles. In this article, the author starts out by attempting to shed light on the
public’s fascination with female murderers and what drive these women to commit such
violent actions. She then begins to relay the inspiration behind Susan Glaspell’s
“Trifles.” This story was based on a murder and trial of a housewife from Iowa and the
accompanying societal views of women during this time period. Lastly, the author of the
article provides a summary of the aforementioned story and how Susan Glaspell used her
platform as an author to focus on contemporary issues in 1916.
In the beginning of this article the author cites and responds to a book, Women Who
Kill by Ann Jones. Fear is the subtext of Jones’s book which states that “the fears of men
who, even as they shape society, are desperately afraid of women, and so have fashioned
a world in which women come and go only in certain rooms”. In this article, the author
agrees with the cited source as indicated by the following passage: “Women who kill
evoke fear because they challenge societal constructs of femininity, passivity, restraint,
and nurture; thus the rush to isolate and label the female offender, to cauterize the act”.
The author effectively responds to the cited source through multiple ways. She starts out
by selecting a passage that is clearly defined and covers the overall theme of the subject
matter. Next, she states her stance by providing an in-depth reply as to why she agrees
with the source. In her response, the author is able to masterfully blend the author’s
words with her own and she adds a new perspective of the material covered. Overall, I
was able to come away with a clear and concise understanding of the author’s viewpoint.
Ben-Zvi, L. (1992). “Murder, She Wrote”: The Genesis of Susan Glaspell’s
Trifles. Theatre Journal, 44(2), 141.
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Bernard M. W. Knox has written a Pocket Library Book of the original story of Oedipus
the King. The Pocket Library version of the original story is much shorter and geared
towards students who will be studying with film and books. The author of the article
disagrees with the author of the pocket format by saying, “The account of the tragedy’s
origins could have been more detailed and accurate.” He also cited the original review
which said, “The performance was still an act of worship.” The review closes with the
idea that teachers will welcome the condensed version for their students.
The author’s response to the article was thought out, and he conveyed his points
in a manner that everyone could understand. Although the article was not very long, the
author could make his point/counterpoint effectively. He went on to say that the author
of the Pocket Library book could capture the exciting but terrifying experience that it was
claimed to have. His response to the source also left the reader with other ideas to think
about when reading the new version of the book. Having this new version seemed to be a
welcomed edition to teachers and students which he mentioned in his review and his
response.
Musurillo, Herbert. The Classical World 53.1 (1959): 14. Web.
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The article that I chose was Linda Ben-Zvi’s: Murder She Wrote: The Genesis of Susan
Glaspell’s Trifles. In this article, the author starts out by attempting to shed light on the
public’s fascination with female murderers and what drive these women to commit such
violent actions. She then begins to relay the inspiration behind Susan Glaspell’s
“Trifles.” This story was based on a murder and trial of a housewife from Iowa and the
accompanying societal views of women during this time period. Lastly, the author of the
article provides a summary of the aforementioned story and how Susan Glaspell used her
platform as an author to focus on contemporary issues in 1916.
In the beginning of this article the author cites and responds to a book, Women Who
Kill by Ann Jones. Fear is the subtext of Jones’s book which states that “the fears of men
who, even as they shape society, are desperately afraid of women, and so have fashioned
a world in which women come and go only in certain rooms”. In this article, the author
agrees with the cited source as indicated by the following passage: “Women who kill
evoke fear because they challenge societal constructs of femininity, passivity, restraint,
and nurture; thus the rush to isolate and label the female offender, to cauterize the act”.
The author effectively responds to the cited source through multiple ways. She starts out
by selecting a passage that is clearly defined and covers the overall theme of the subject
matter. Next, she states her stance by providing an in-depth reply as to why she agrees
with the source. In her response, the author is able to masterfully blend the author’s
words with her own and she adds a new perspective of the material covered. Overall, I
was able to come away with a clear and concise understanding of the author’s viewpoint.
Ben-Zvi, L. (1992). “Murder, She Wrote”: The Genesis of Susan Glaspell’s
Trifles. Theatre Journal, 44(2), 141.
2
Bernard M. W. Knox has written a Pocket Library Book of the original story of Oedipus
the King. The Pocket Library version of the original story is much shorter and geared
towards students who will be studying with film and books. The author of the article
disagrees with the author of the pocket format by saying, “The account of the tragedy’s
origins could have been more detailed and accurate.” He also cited the original review
which said, “The performance was still an act of worship.” The review closes with the
idea that teachers will welcome the condensed version for their students.
The author’s response to the article was thought out, and he conveyed his points
in a manner that everyone could understand. Although the article was not very long, the
author could make his point/counterpoint effectively. He went on to say that the author
of the Pocket Library book could capture the exciting but terrifying experience that it was
claimed to have. His response to the source also left the reader with other ideas to think
about when reading the new version of the book. Having this new version seemed to be a
welcomed edition to teachers and students which he mentioned in his review and his
response.
Musurillo, Herbert. The Classical World 53.1 (1959): 14. Web.
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