WRT-106 midterm Exam part 2
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Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
why does harris want you to think about an author's project rather than
thesis?
Answer:
thesis is narrow and simplified (words, lists, framework) while project is
much more
broad, leaving more room for the work to breathe
Question:
What does it mean, generally-to "come to terms "with a source
Answer:
translating a
text into your own - understanding something on your own terms
Question:
What are three things you need to do to come to terms with a source?
Answer:
,Defining the project of the writer on your own
Noting keywords or passages in the text
Assessing the uses and limits of this approach
Question:
What are three things you look for when you're trying to define an author's
project?
Answer:
aims, methods, materials
Question:
What does it mean to "note keywords and passages?"
Answer:
identify significant
elements or passages in the text (quotes)
Question:
What quoting advice does he offer? What are some reasons for using a
quotation?
Answer:
use a quote to show what on your perspective makes it visible (don't use
quotes in a
neutral/objective way), use quotes to show distinct differences between
texts, can be used as
"flashpoints" in a text, to give them special intensity and quote passages or
phrases that you
, really want to push further and talk about, quote what you'll do further work
with
Question:
What quoting advice does he offer? How do quotes work in your text or in
someone else's? -
Answer:
quotes illustrate your view/understanding of a text, can be used as
intensifiers/flashpoints
Question:
What does it mean to assess the uses and limitations of a source?
Answer:
any
perspective on an issue will have moments of insight and blindness,
weighing of options, sorting
through possibilities (not just taking a binary side)
Question:
What is positive opposition?
Answer:
words and values that don't contradict each
other yet still exist in some real and ongoing tension
Questions and Answers Verified
Solutions Latest Update
(2026/2027)
Question:
why does harris want you to think about an author's project rather than
thesis?
Answer:
thesis is narrow and simplified (words, lists, framework) while project is
much more
broad, leaving more room for the work to breathe
Question:
What does it mean, generally-to "come to terms "with a source
Answer:
translating a
text into your own - understanding something on your own terms
Question:
What are three things you need to do to come to terms with a source?
Answer:
,Defining the project of the writer on your own
Noting keywords or passages in the text
Assessing the uses and limits of this approach
Question:
What are three things you look for when you're trying to define an author's
project?
Answer:
aims, methods, materials
Question:
What does it mean to "note keywords and passages?"
Answer:
identify significant
elements or passages in the text (quotes)
Question:
What quoting advice does he offer? What are some reasons for using a
quotation?
Answer:
use a quote to show what on your perspective makes it visible (don't use
quotes in a
neutral/objective way), use quotes to show distinct differences between
texts, can be used as
"flashpoints" in a text, to give them special intensity and quote passages or
phrases that you
, really want to push further and talk about, quote what you'll do further work
with
Question:
What quoting advice does he offer? How do quotes work in your text or in
someone else's? -
Answer:
quotes illustrate your view/understanding of a text, can be used as
intensifiers/flashpoints
Question:
What does it mean to assess the uses and limitations of a source?
Answer:
any
perspective on an issue will have moments of insight and blindness,
weighing of options, sorting
through possibilities (not just taking a binary side)
Question:
What is positive opposition?
Answer:
words and values that don't contradict each
other yet still exist in some real and ongoing tension
