Reading Response #2

Chapter 5 Exercises
Part One
The following phrases were written by social historian Julie Charlip to distinguish the views of others:
-Marx and Engels wrote...
-Oh, it's not the middle class that's disappearing, he said...
-His definition...
-"I'm sure that's what my father would tell you."

The following phrases were written by Charlip to distinguish her views from theirs:
-I find myself...
-In my days as a newspaper reporter, I...
-But I always felt...
-"What class do I come from?"
-"What class am I in now?"
-As a historian, I seek the answers...

Part Two

a. In my persuasive essay written about mandating uniforms in all schools I engaged in only one perspective, my own and that of others who agree uniforms should be mandatory in all schools.
b. I might be able to include the other sides perspective on why students should not be forced to wear uniforms, yet still keep my foot down on my opinion.
c. I distinguished my views from the other views I summarized by using different signal phrases and different paragraphs explaining a certain author's specific opinion.
d. Yes, I did use clear voice signaling phrases because throughout my essay one can tell when I am stating my own opinion or when I am quoting another author.
e. Signaling phrases and different paragraphs regarding different subject opinions were available options for clarifying who is saying what.
f. Signaling phrases were best suited for this particular text because I tried to include as many different quotes that were for my opinion on the subject as possible, and signaling phrases made it possible to recognize who was saying what when I included quotes from many author's in the same paragraph together along with my own voice.