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Writing Skills Assessment12 Points Total(Question #10 = 3 Points)The purpose of this assessment is to help every member review and understand the basic principles of source citation and effective writing. Proper source citations are an important part of the writing process. Footnotes and bibliography are the first system of source citation outlined in the Chicago Manual of Style (see chapter fourteen, “Notes and Bibliography”) and will be required for all writing assignments in the course — reflection papers, position papers, the final research paper, and the mission statement (when necessary). In-text, author-date references (with a corresponding page number) and a reference list are the second system of source citation in the Chicago Manual of Style (see chapter fifteen, “Author-Date References”) and are used in most journals in the natural sciences. Develop a working knowledge of both systems.Assigned Readings[1]Source CitationChicago Manual of Style, 17th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2017) “Part Three: Source Citations”Chapter 14, “Notes and Bibliography” [14.37–14.305]“Overview” and “Basic Format” [14.1–14.36] Chapter 15, “Author-Date Reference” “Overview” and “Basic Format” [15.1–15.9][2]Principles of Effective Writing[a]William Strunk, Jr., The Elements of Style (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1920)[II] “Elementary Rules of Usage,” [III] “Elementary Principles of Composition,”and [V] “Words and Expressions Commonly Misused[b]William Zinsser, On Writing Well, 2nd ed. (New York: NY, 1980), “Simplicity,” 7–13[c]Joseph M. Williams, Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace(Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1st ed., 1981; 7th ed., 2003)“The Grammar of Clarity,” 8–17, 30: Cohesion, Coherence, Concision“Sustaining the Longer Sentence,” 80–86, 90–96, 103–105: Emphasis, Elegance, Economy[d]Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, first published in 1954–55;2nd ed., 1965), 3, Part I, Book Two, "The Bridge of Khazad-Dum," 335–46,and "The Breaking of the Fellowship," 411–23Take Home AssignmentFootnotesUsing the citation guidelines for “Notes and Bibliography” in part three of Chicago Manual of Style [14.1–14.305], cite in correct footnote form the full reference to page eight in the chapter on “The Grammar of Clarity,” from the book by Williams entitled Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, first edition, 1981. The “Basic Format, with Examples and Variations” [14.19–14.42] will point you in the right direction. The five core components of a book citation in footnote format are [i] the author’s name, [ii] the title (in italics), then, in parenthesis [iii] where it was published, followed by a colon, [iv] who published it, and [v] when it was published, close the parenthesis, comma, space, and the page number of the citation. In this case, however, the source is a “chapter in a single-author book” [see 14.106]. Follow the guidelines outlined in this subsection.In an actual paper, there would be a numbered superscript in the body of your work that corresponds to the number of each footnote. [For an example, see Chicago Manual of Style, Figure 14.1, in section 14.43 (page 763).]If you were to cite the above text immediately again in a footnote, you would use a “shortened citation” [See Chicago Manual of Style, 14.29–14.36]. What is a “shortened citation” in footnotes? When do you use a shortened reference — and why? Cite in correct footnote form the full reference to the journal article by Pritchard and Holtzapple, “Responsible Engineering: Gilbane Gold Revisited,” originally published in 1997 in Science and Engineering Ethics. In your citation, direct the reader to one of the key interpretive sections of the article, entitled “Engineering a Solution” (pages 221–22). [See Chicago Manual of Style, 14.23 (last subsection entitled “Journal Article”), and 14.164–14.187.] The components of a journal article citation include [i] the author’s name, [ii] the title of the article (in quotation marks), [iii] the journal in which it was published (in italics), [iv] the journal volume and issue number, and [v] the date of publication (in parenthesis), followed by a colon and the page number. The use of “shortened citations” (see point two above) applies in similar manner to journal article footnote references.For the citation of online sources, see Chicago Manual of Style, “Sources Consulted Online” [14.6–14.18, and 14.161–14.163]. In our use of Chicago Manual of Style source citation guidelines, all notes for the first reference of a citation must include all source information (outlined in points one and three above) — together with full source citation information in the bibliography (in distinction from the 17th edition guidelines [see section 14.19, second paragraph]. BibliographyWhen citing multiple sources in a paper or a book manuscript, a bibliography is also used at the end. [See Chicago Manual of Style, 14.61–14.84.] The same five components of a footnote citation — for a book (i) author, (ii) title, (iii) where it was published, (iv) who published it, and (v) the date it was published; and for a journal article (i) author, (ii) article title, (iii) journal title, (iv) journal volume number and issue number, and (v) date of publication — are used in a bibliography entry, with the author’s last name cited first (if there are multiple authors, the other authors cited normally, i.e., first name, middle initial, last name), with every entry arranged alphabetically (left justified, with inverse indentation under each new entry).In a bibliography, items (i), (ii), and (iii) – (v) listed above are followed by three periods respectively, rather than being linked together sequentially as one complete unit. For books, no page numbers are given in a bibliography (as in a footnote). For journal articles, however, the full range of page numbers is included.With this understanding of the proper form of a bibliography, proceed by citing the following two references as indicated in points four and five below. The first reference is from a book and the second reference is from a journal article.Cite the book by Williams, Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, first edition, 1981 —in correct bibliography form.Cite the journal article by Pritchard and Holtzapple, “Responsible Engineering,” in its corresponding format in a bibliography.The Purpose and Logic of Source CitationWhy are clear and accurate source citations essential in research and writing? [See Chicago Manual of Style, 14.1.]What is the beauty and strength of a footnote citation? How do footnotes and a bibliography function together? What is the logic of their interrelationship?Principles of Effective WritingWhat is the foundational principle of all good writing — according to Williams in his discussion of “The Grammar of Clarity” (in the first edition of Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace [Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1981], 8-16)? How does the failure to understand and use this fundamental principle lead to what Williams’s calls “nominalization” (Style, 12)? Explain the meaning of “nominalization” — what is it, what causes it, and what can be done to revise a text so that it “moves with the clarity and vigor that only precise subjects and strong verbs provide” (Style, 13, 14–15)?Reflect on the capacity of human self-agency, the attributes that make a strong person, and the relationship between the strength of a person and the attributes of good writing. In other words, how is good writing an expression — and direct correlate — of the essential core of what it means to be a human agent?If you were to write your own book on effective writing, what would be your three main points? State your position clearly, and substantiate your understanding of the principles of effective writing with supporting reasons or examples. Integrate your answer with the course readings for classes #7 and #8 — on the nature of language and the principles of good writing (from Sullivan, Zinsser, Strunk, Williams, and Tolkien) — and our discussions together in class. ................
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