Read and annotate Lanchester's I.O.U., pp. 81-132, and respond to the following prompts:
1. Write a summary of chapter 3, "Boom and Bust" (a paragraph).
2. Paraphrase a passage from chapter 4, "Enter the Geniuses" (not more than about half a page of I.O.U.).
3. At the end of chapter 4, how does Lanchester want the reader to feel? Why? How does he try to elicit that emotion from the reader? (A few sentences will suffice.)
Writing a paraphrase: 1. A paraphrase conveys all ideas in the original source. 2. Use a paraphrase when quoting an original source may not be useful to your audience because its language or subject matter is too difficult or specific. 3. Write the paraphrase in your own words, making it clearer than the original for your audience--in essence, translate it into ordinary language. 4. A paraphrase is about the same length as the original passage it is based on. (When actually incorporating a paraphrase in a larger writing piece, you must signal that you are paraphrasing a writer with an appropriate introductory phrase such as, "To paraphrase Lanchester, ...")
Writing a summary: 1. A summary conveys the gist of the original source. 2. A summary restates only the most relevant idea or ideas from the source. 3. A summary will be briefer than the original. (When actually incorporating a summary in a larger writing piece, you msut signal that you are summarizing a writer with an appropriate introductory phrase such as, "To summarize Lanchester's argument, ...")
Source: Floyd Watkins, et al. Practical English Handbook, 11th Edition (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001), pp. 365-366.
