Summary of Novel

 

Summary of Novel 

 

Reference:   Evanovich, Stephanie. 1996.Two for the Dough. New York, Pocket books.

This novel created by Stephanie Evanovich untitled Two for The Dough. The genre of this novel is mystery. This novel was talking about a bounty hunter, we can call her Stephanie Pum. She is still learning the ropes at her cousin Vinnie’s bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso, he is a suspiciously wealthy, working class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend. That Mancuso is distantly related to vice cop Joe Morelli – who is trying to beat Stephanie to the punch – only makes the hunt more thrilling. Stephanie Plum has both the best luck and worst luck in the world, all at the same time.  As Morelli puts it, she could be very good if she knew what she was doing.  She stumbles onto clues and leads through sheer luck, but not everyone who fails to make their court date is willing to be found.  Some of them are scarier than others.  The psychopath in the first book had a thirst for violence, and the psycho in book two isn’t much better.

Summary of reference book.

  Summary of reference book. 

 

Reference: Brown. H douglas. 2004. LANGUAGE ASSESMENT  principles and classroom practices. Pearson education.

      This book was explaining and showing how to asses and design a test in second language classroom. This purpose of this book is to designed and offer a comprehensive survey of essential principles and tools for second language assessment. This book can make readers apply those principles to practical classroom context easily. Table of content of this book, as follow:

Ø  Testing, Assessing and Teaching

Ø  Principles of Language Assessment

Ø  Designing Classroom Language Tests

Ø  Standardized Testing

Ø  Standards-Based Assessment

Ø  Assessing Listening

Ø  Assessing Speaking

Ø  Assessing Reading

Ø  Assessing Writing

Ø  Beyond Tests: Alternatives in Assessment

Ø  Grading and Student Evaluation

And the presenter will explain more about content on point 9, the content was about assessing writing, why did the presenter choose these point? Because on point 9 there is a theory about writing skill which can support on the presenter’s thesis. In point we can now about:

Ø  Genres of written language

o   Academic writing, such as: paper, essay, theses, dissertation

o   Job related writing, such as: emails, announcements, advertisement

o   Personal writing, such as: diary, greeting card.

Ø  Types of writing performance

o   Imitative: the learner must attain skills in the fundamental, basic task of writing letter, words, punctuation, etc. in this types learners are trying to master the mechanics of writing.

o   Intensive (controlled):  in this types, learners are trying to producing appropriate vocabulary within a context, collocation and idioms.

o   Responsive: in this types, learners perform discourse level, connecting sentences into a paragraph.

o   Extensive: in this types, learners focus on organizing and developing ideas logically, using details to support or illustrate ideas.

Ø  Micro and Macro skills of writing: Micro skills apply more appropriately to imitative and intensive types of writing task and Macro skills apply more appropriately to responsive and extensive writing.

Ø  Designing assessment tasks: imitative,  intensive, responsive, extensive.  

Summary of thesis

Summary of thesis

 

Reference: Saputri, Intan Wahyu. 2014 Improving the writing skills of recount texts by using picture series for the eighth grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Kalasan in the academic year of 2013/2014. English Education Department Faculty of Languages and Arts Yogyakarta State University

This reseacher was talking about how to improve writing skill exactly on recount text by using picture series for the eight grader student. the researcher using CAR (classroom action research) on this study, The data were gained in the form of pre-test, cycle 1, cycle 2, and post-test. The result of the study is In the Cycle 1 the researcher found that some of indicators had not been achieved, such as language features. However, the students’ development of ideas in writing is improved. In the second cycle, it can be concluded that students’ writing skill is improved. Their result was satisfying because the picture series helped the students to develop their idea and their ability in writing. It could be seen from several aspects when the researcher conducted the second cycle. First, they can develop their ideas to make a story. From the students’ writing, it can be seen that picture series helped them in writing. The second aspect is the students’ writing ability in grammatical improved. It could be seen in the result of their writing. The third aspect is the students were very enthusiastic in teaching and learning process and they showed positive attitude to the activities that were conducted by the researcher. So, it can be conclude that the use of picture series could improve students’ writing skills of a recount text in terms of developing ideas. Students could construct paragraph coherently and cohesively. In addition, their writing ability was improved in the aspect of grammar. Then, the students’ attitude towards teaching was positive in writing. Based on the conclusion, there is an improvement of students’ writing skills after the picture series were implemented. The researcher can imply that picture series can be used as away to improve the writing skills.

Summary of Journal Literature 3

  Journal Literature 3

Reference: Thorat, Rajendra. 2014. Alice Walker’s The Concept of feminism in Color Purple: An Analysis. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal. Vol 1/10 (2014)

This article was talking about Alice Walker’s The Concept of feminism in Color Purple: Alice Walker’s The Concept of feminism in Color Purple. However, reversal of gender roles is seen in the couple Sofia and Harpo, a son of Albert whose face looks like a woman's face. He truly enjoys woman's works like cooking and washing dishes, while Sofia does a field work and traditional man's work. They fight constantly “like two men” getting Harpo the worst beating. Perhaps Walker shows this kind of irony in order to predict the reversal of roles that is likely to take place in the near future. Her story encourages her to throw herself actively in the Civil Rights Movement that aimed to bring equal rights and opportunities to the black women in all walks of life during her college days. Meridian divests herself of immediate blood relations- her child and parents- in order to align herself completely with the larger racial and social generations of blacks. She has created fusion with her generation of activist and older generation of oppressed black. Her personal identity has become a collective identity. Nettie's commentary through her letters from Africa on the Olinka people's discrimination against their men suggest the fact that gender oppression pervades the entire world of black men and women. Afro-Americans as well as Africans confine women to the care of children, and among the Olinka, the husband has death power over the wife. If he accuses his wife of witchcraft or infidelity, she can be killed” (TCP172). The epistolary form used in The Color Purple is suggestive of lesbian sexuality within the framework of lesbian feminism where the letter means the female body, and correspondence between two women is suggestive of lesbianism. With reference to Nettie's letters, Wendy Wall observes that Albert intercepts them because he fails to seduce her, and that he rapes her language because he fails to rape her body (264). According to Terry Eagleton “the letters come to signify female sexuality that folded secret place which is always open to violent intrusion”(54). Linda Abbandonato describes the novel as a womanist text and states: “By adopting the crazy quilt, the craft of her forefathers, as the structuring principle of her fiction, Alice Walker places herself within a tradition of a black creativity” (300). Thus these novels are exquisite examples of her womanist consciousness that enabled her to chronicle black women's journey to self-recognition.

Summary of Journal Literature 2

Journal Literature 2

Reference: Mhindu, Admire. 2014. Can men surely be feminits? A feminist reading of Ngugi’s The River Between and Achebe’s Anthills of the savannah. Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal. Vol2/ 4. (2014)

In this study the research sought to critique literary works written by male writers from a feminist perspective. Since the key proponents of the feminist theory are basically women, the research intended to find out if male writers can fully address the plight of women in literary works as a way of exposing the injustices that exist between the treatment of women and women in most patriarchal societies. An analysis of two works by Ngugi WA Thiongo and Chinua Achebe was done in endeavor to unearth the extent to which male writers can be feminists. It was discovered that, despite being male, these writers try to address the address the plight of women by exposing the patriarchal tendencies that exist in society and avoiding the stereotyping of women. These writers also try to provide equal opportunities for both men and women. However, it was noted that since males are not female, they fall short of the expectations of the feminist theory as they are products of a patriarchal society. To sum up the foregoing discussion, it is worth noting that men do agree that they can never be women as their biological make-up cannot be changed. They will remain men but as far as Feminism is concerned, they can make an impact by fighting the oppression of women through writing. Male writers like Ngugi and Achebe among others have embraced the feminist theory and have tried to expose and challenge patriarchy by elevating women to influential positions at the same time trying to do away with the gender stereotyping of women. Their efforts can be appreciated because they are products of patriarchal societies. Thus, to a greater extent men can be feminists as evidenced by the discussions raised in this paper. Male writers should, however, work extra hard to totally emancipate women so that they can surely become feminists and not semi- feminists who on one side act as if they are elevating women but at the same time failing to totally empower them.

Summary of Journal Literature 1

  

 Journal Literature 1

 

Reference: Arain, Hira. 2016. Alienation of women in capitalist society: a critique on tehmina’s “My Feudal Lord” from feministic perspective. Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal.Vol4/ 2. (2016)

This study has analyzed the book in question through the lens of Feminism, particularly through Radical Feminism, Marxist Feminism, and Socialistic Feminism. In the end, it has given few suggestions and recommendations by throwing light on those remedies which can be used to eradicate this women subjugation, gender-based inequalities, discrimination, domestic labor, exploitative relation, women shift from normal beings to be psychotic patients, are just because males in our society, especially in South Asian countries… think they are superior beings over other creatures including women too. Proper education and economic freedom to women, and proper motivation for males to understand these gender inequalities are only tools to eradicate this individual ignorance, and woman subjugation which enhances gander discrimination in the societies. It seeks to make strict legislative changes which ensure the gender equality on every ground. Qualitative research method and Social Critic Approach suit for the purpose of this study. Therefore, it subjectively viewed and socially analyzed Tehmina Duranni’s autobiography “My Feudal Lord”. Most of the data which is being utilized in this study are from the book in question and Tahira S Khan's book "Beyond Honor”. The supporting data that has taken for assistance is from the different books and websites. This women subjugation, gender-based inequalities, discrimination, domestic labor, exploitative relation, are just because of males superior thinking perspectives over women. Proper education and economic freedom to women, and proper motivation for males to understand these gender inequalities are only tools to eradicate this individual ignorance, and woman subjugation which enhances gender discrimination in the societies. It seeks to make strict legislative changes which ensure the gender equality on every ground.