Part Five:Reading and Writing from Sources

Chapter 16:Writing Essays Using Sources

PowerPoint by Sarah Gilliam, Instructor of English

Mountain Empire Community College

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In Concert:An Integrated Reading and Writing Approach

by Kathleen T. McWhorter

Chapter 16: Writing Essays Using Sources

In this chapter, you will learn how to:

Goal 1

Goal 2

Goal 3

Goal 5

Goal 4

Use sources to write essays

Find and record appropriate sources

Use sources to support your thesis and develop your essay

Synthesize sources

Document sources

Use MLA StyleGoal 6

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Goal 7 Use APA Style

Ways to Use Sources to Write Essays:

• Locate and read sources of information about a topic and use them to support ideas in an essay.

• Examine sources and develop a new idea or thesis about them for a research paper.

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Goal 1: Use Sources to Write Essays

What are strategies for finding appropriate sources?

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Goal 2: Find and Record Appropriate Sources

Guidelines:

1. Write a first draft of the essay

2. Analyze the draft to add more information

3. Write questions

4. Record information and note your sources

5. Revise your paper

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Goal 3: Use Sources to Support Your Thesis and Develop Your Essay

Synthesis is the process of using information from two or more sources in order to develop new ideas about the topic or draw conclusions about it.

Synthesis involves comparing sources: how they agree, disagree, differ, and provide support.

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Goal 4: Synthesize Sources

There are TWO ways to integrate documented information into an essay:

1. Summarize or Paraphrase

2. Directly Quote

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Goal 5: Document Sources

MLA stands for Modern Language Association

MLA format requires:

• In-text citations

• Works Cited page citations

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Goal 6: Use MLA Style

APA stands for American Psychological Association

APA format requires:

• In-text citations

• Reference page citations

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Goal 7: Use APA Style

Goal 1: Use Sources to Write EssaysReview Questions

Discuss some ways you might use sources to write essays for this course.

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Goal 1: Use Sources to Write EssaysReview Questions

Discuss some ways you might use sources to write essays for this course.

Discussion: Answers will vary.

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Goal 2: Find and Record Appropriate Sources

Review Questions

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for finding and recording appropriate sources?

A. Choose sources that are trustworthy and reliable.

B. Look for sources that lead to other sources.

C. Keep an accurate record of sources to avoid plagiarism.

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Goal 2: Find and Record Appropriate Sources

Review QuestionsWhich of the following is NOT a strategy for finding and recording appropriate sources?

A. Choose sources that are trustworthy and reliable.

B. Look for sources that lead to other sources.

C. Keep an accurate record of sources to avoid plagiarism.

D. Use sources that are at least 10 years old.

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Goal 3: Use Sources to Support Your Thesis and Develop Your Essay

Review Questions

True or False:You should work on drafting a thesis and developing ideas before starting to locate sources.

True or False:Forming questions is an effective strategy for supporting the thesis.

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Goal 3: Use Sources to Support Your Thesis and Develop Your Essay

Review Questions

True or False:True: You should work on drafting a thesis and developing ideas before starting to locate sources.

True or False:True: Forming questions is an effective strategy for supporting the thesis.

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Goal 4: Synthesize SourcesReview Questions

True or False:Synthesis involves using information from a source to develop new ideas.

True or False:Synthesis can compare how two or more sources about the same subject differ.

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Goal 4: Synthesize SourcesReview Questions

True or False:False: Synthesis involves using information from a source to develop new ideas.

True or False:True: Synthesis can compare how two or more sources about the same subject differ.

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Goal 5: Document SourcesReview Questions

Fill in the Blanks:

There are ________ ways to integrate documented sources into an essay.

Those methods are __________________________.

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Goal 5: Document SourcesReview Questions

Fill in the Blanks:

There are two ways to integrate documented sources into an essay.

Those methods are paraphrase/summary and direct quotes.

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Goal 6: Use MLA StyleReview Questions

What does MLA stand for?

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Goal 6: Use MLA StyleReview Questions

What does MLA stand for?

Modern Language Association

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Goal 7: Use APA StyleReview Questions

What does APA stand for?

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Goal 7: Use APA StyleReview Questions

What does APA stand for?American Psychological Association

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