C1Listentoaconversationbetweenastudentandaprofessor.P:Oh,thereyouare.S:Γmsorry,Γmlate.Iwashavingprinterproblems.P:PrintersdosometimeshaveamindOftheirown.S:Anyway,Ifinallygotthisthingprinted.P:Okay?Let'shavealook.Good.That'sexactlythekindofdetailedoutline.Iwantedyoutoworkonbeforestartingonthepaperitself.Butwhere'syourtitle?You'llneedatitle.S:Um,howaboutthesurrogatelife?Theladyinwaitingin18thcenturyFrenchcomedy?P:Thesurrogatelifenotbad.S:Youknow,Γveneverreallylikedworkingwithanoutline,butIthinkΓmbeginningtogetit.P:Well,theydohelpasarule.Theyforceyoutoconsiderthestructureofyourpaperandthelogicofyourargument.Ifindthemveryuseful.S:likearoadmapforgettingfrompointAtopointB.P:Aroadmap?Well,yes,inthesenseofshowingwhereyourdestinationis,butremember,roadmapsoftenshowHotsofdifferentwaystogetfromheretotherewhatyouhavetodoismakesomechoices.S:Well,yes.ButwritingupanoutlinebeforeIbeginasalwaysseemedsolimiting.Doesn'tanargumentactuallyevolveasyou'rewritingit?Kindoflikefindingyourwayasyougoalong?P:Absolutely.Theoutlineisn'tmeanttobesetinstone.It'sit'sakindofguidelinetoprovideageneraldirection.Andalsoithelpsyoutorememberwhatyouwanttoincludeinthepaperalongtheway.S:Soaslongaseverythingthat'sintheoutlinegetsintothepaper,ΓmFreetopushtheargumentasfarasitwilltake...takeme?P:Well,yes,withinspacelimitations,Idon'twant25pageessays,butIthinkthat'sagoodruleofthumb.Youhavetocoverthemainpointswell.Buttowriteapaperthat'smorethanjust,okay,well,ifyoucantakeyourdiscussioninanunexpecteddirectionandbeconvincingenoughtobringyourreaderalongintheprocess,thenyourpaperslikelytobemorethanjustgoodenough.Infact,thosearetheessaysIlovetoget.Butlet'stakethingsonestepatatime,shallwe?S:Ineverheardanyonesaythatbefore?P:Onestepatatime?S:No,sorry,thatit'sagoodthingtotakearisk.P:Well,remember,ithastobejustifiedbythematerial,andthemain.stillhavetobecovered.Nowforthenextmeeting,Γdliketodiscussyourbibliography.You'llhavetobejudicious,youknowselective.Anawfullothasbeenwrittenabouttheplaysofthisperiod,sochoosecarefully.Andatthisstage,Γdlikeyoutokeepitsmall.Say,adozenentriesatmost.S:CanIusesuggestedreadingsfromthesyllabus?P:Iwouldexpectyouto.SoI1IIseeyounextWednesday?S:Sure,thing.AndΓlltrytobeontimefromnowon,P:Oh,Iknowjusthowuncooperativeprinterscanbe.1.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?a.Theimportanceofcompletingclassassignmentsontimeb.Thecentralthemeofthepaperthestudentisworkingonc.Theguidelinesinthecoursesyllabusforclassparticipationd.Thebenefitsoftakinganorganizedapproachtowritingapaper2.Whatdoestheprofessorthinkofthestudent'scomparisonofanoutlinetoaroadmap?a.Itisusefulbecauseitisbasedonacommonexperience.b.Itisanimaginativewaytoclarifytheprofessor'spoint.c.Itdemonstratesthatthestudenthasbeenpayingattentioninclass.d.Itisasomewhatmisleadingcomparison.3.Whatkindofpaperistheprofessorlikelytoregardmostfavorably?a.Onethatstaysfocusedonasinglekeypointb.Onethatobservestherequiredpagelimitsforanessayc.Onethatpresentsapointofviewinanunusualwayd.Onethatfollowsanoutlineprovidedbytheprofessor4.Whatdoestheprofessortellthestudenttodowhenputtingtogetherabibliography?Clickon2answers.a.Limitthenumberofsourceschosenb.Includesourcesthatareinthesyllabusc.Includeplaysaswellasessaysd.Takeriskswhenmakinghisselections5.Whatdoestheprofessormeanwhenshesaysthis:a.Sheisnotconfidentthatthestudentknowshowtooperatetheprinterb.Sheisnotannoyedthatthe...
