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DrTreeCobra29  you will aim to write three paragraphs in a summarize, analyze,… you will aim to write three paragraphs in a summarize, analyze, connect format: your first paragraph should summarize Choi’s overall ideas. Remember summary is just the facts (and not opinions). To focus on summarizing, ask yourself: What is Choi’s argument/thesis and what are her main ideas? This will help you not only keep Choi in mind as the author so that you can credit her throughout the paragraph, but will also aid in ensuring you pick and choose the most important points. Hint – consider how an author or speaker organizes ideas. Are there sections? Subtopics? Images? Often the structure can help us get a sense of the main ideas…After this summary paragraph, offer a paragraph of analysis. Remember analysis is pushing beyond summary and actually engaging with the author’s ideas on a deeper level. Questions you can consider, if they help – what is important about Choi’s article? What is interesting? What is effective about Choi’s ideas and/or writing? You’ll want to incorporate at least one quote from Choi’s article to support your ideas. THIS is where Stedman’s article should offer some guidance in terms of how to adequately quote a source and support your ideas. Avoid his annoyances! Strive for sentences, ensuring you have space to introduce and explain any quotes (see Stedman).It’s really important that you give credit to the correct person from Choi’s article – she utilizes and quotes many sources and we want to be sure we are crediting the proper person. This is where the MLA video and the examples document will help.Finally, offer one paragraph that connects Choi’s work to your own experiences or to something outside of our course, related to food, that is important (do her ideas urge you to do something? Talk to someone? Reading something? Research something?). Support your idea with at least one quote. Strive for sentences, ensuring you have space to introduce and explain any quotes. Article: “What Americans Can Learn from Other Food Cultures.” by Amy ChoiArts & HumanitiesEnglish