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    Purpose: This assignment will give you the opportunity to practice integrating source information into your writing and analyzing that information.

     

    ICE refers to a three-step process integrating source information into your writing:
        Introduce with Context
        Cite In-Text
        Explain its significance.

     

    Skills: This assignment will help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in this and future college courses:

    1.   Introducing Information

    2.   Paraphrasing Information

    3.   Analyzing Information

    4.   Citing Sources Using MLA 9 Documentation

    5.   MLA Paper Formatting

     

    Task: 

    Write a paragraph that introduces, paraphrases, and explains/analyzes the passage below from page 137 of The Midnight Library. You should use the feedback about your paraphrase and citations from the first ICE assignment. In this assignment, you will be adding context from the novel as you introduce the paraphrase and an explanation of the passage’s significance.


    There was an invisible baton of failure her mother had passed down, and Nora had held it for a long time. Maybe that was why she had given up on so many things. Because she had it written in her DNA that she had to fail.

     

    In this paragraph, you should do the following:
        Introduce this passage with 2-3 sentences of context: Explain what Nora has revealed about her mother and its relevance to this passage.
        Paraphrase the passage in 3-4 sentences that explain the literal meaning of each sentence but does not contain direct quotations. You should not have more than two consecutive words that are the same as in the passage, and you should not use the exact words “invisible,” “baton,” “written,” and “DNA.”
        Give two parenthetical citations, one at the end of the first sentence of paraphrase and one at the end of the last sentence of paraphrase. The citation should include the name of the author and the page number and be before the period. Example: (Haig 46). Do NOT give the page numbers elsewhere in the sentence (i.e., do NOT include phrases like “On page 46,”).
        Analysis: Explain in 3-4 sentences what this passage reveals about Nora’s view of her mother and her failures. Do NOT give your opinion of Nora and her failures: try to explain how Nora sees her failures, why she sees them this way, and whether this view represents progress for Nora.
        Do NOT use the following words in your paragraph: I, me, my, mine, you, yours, passage, passages, paraphrase, paraphrases, paraphrasing, analyze, analyzes, analyzing, analysis.

     

    Submission: Submit this assignment as an attached Word document using the template attached to the assignment. 
        Add your first and last name, section number, instructor’s name and due date to the heading.
        Add your last name before the page number.
        Add the following title under the heading: ICE Assignment 2: The Midnight Library.
        Add your paragraph under the title. The paragraph should be aligned left and the first line of each paragraph should be indented ½ inch.
        Use the following template to create a works cited entry under the heading “Works Cited.” Make sure that the book title is italicized and the periods and commas match the example. Do NOT add page numbers to this works cited entry. The works cited entry should be aligned left and use hanging indentation:

    Last Name of Author, First Name of Author. Title of the Book Capitalized Correctly and In Italics. Name of Publisher, Year of Publication.
        The font of the entire document, including the heading and works cited page should be 12 pt, Times New Roman.
        The entire document, including the heading and works cited page, should be double-spaced, but there should not be extra spaces between paragraphs or works cited entries.

     

    Criteria for Success:
        The paraphrased passage is introduced with 2-3 sentences of context.
        The paraphrased sentences capture the meaning of the original passage, but the words and sentence structure are changed.
        In-text citations in MLA format are used correctly.
        The paraphrase is followed with 3-4 sentences of explanation.
        The paragraph is submitted in a Word document in MLA format.
        A Works Cited entry is included.