Homework: Source Integration, Research and Analysis

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Homework: Source Integration, Research and Analysis
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]Question: Who is Nadia Murad?

Directions:

Look up “reliable sources” online that inform you about this persona. Do your research!
Open a Word doc and, in at least 500 words, write down what you have learnt from your research in your own words. Don’t forget to critically engage with (analyze) the historical/political/ethical/cultural aspects of what you have read. Further, include well-informed and unbiased observations about this person/circumstance based on facts and logic and not biased opinion.
Go back to the exact articles/dictionaries/e-books/sources that have informed your research and writing directly (refer to at least 3 sources). Now choose certain expert opinions/observations from these sources that you think will enhance your writing and provide it with further support. Integrate them in your writing (quote/summary/paraphrase).
Copy-paste the URLs, the author and organization names, titles, the years of publication of all the sources integrated in your paper. Place these sources after your answer. Then arrange them in this order to the best of your ability:

Last Name of Author, First name of Author. “Name of Article.” Title of newspaper/journal. Date (day month year), website url.

Example:

Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal. 2008, www.socwork.net/sws/article/view/60/362.

READ THIS BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE ASSIGNMENT

Please ensure that none of your answers are taken from Wikipedia. While Wikipedia is helpful when it comes to acquiring an introductory idea of something, it is not considered a reliable source in academia. Therefore, make sure that your answers do not cite Wikipedia (or any blog post/unreliable web page) as their source. It is hard to differentiate between a reliable source and an unreliable source on the internet. Here are some ways to know if your sources are reliable:
Cross-check the information to find out if it is the same in more than one place.
Look for the author and organization and find out when the article was last updated.
Be wary of who created the site, and preferably, the author’s credentials.
Look at the domain. Is it a .org site or a .com site, with ads, for example? A reliable source will usually end with .org or .edu.
Does the layout and format of the page present the information in a professional manner?
Is there any evidence of bias on the site?

Reliable websites:

College library search engine
(Links to an external site.)
Google Scholar
(Links to an external site.)
Newspapers like The New York Times; The Telegraph; etc.
The United Nations Website; National Geographic; Discovery Channel; Smithsonian Magazine; The Atlantic; etc.
Google Books
(Links to an external site.)
Public library websites; University library websites; Museum archives; and National Archives.

Please refer to http://www.apsu.edu/asc/pdf_files/conducting_research/reliable_unreliable_sources.pdf
(Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.
for a better understanding of reliable sources.

Common ways to integrate sources in your paper (use of Signal verbs/phrases):

Examples:

Williams (2015) stated, “….” (p. #).,

As the prominent psychologist Pavlov (1920) argued, “….” (p. #).

Williams and Bartlett (2015) described….

In her book, Title of Book, Williams (2015) maintained that….

In the article, “Title of Article,” Williams (2015) claimed that “….” (para. #).

Williams (2015) agreed when she presented….

Williams (2015) disagreed when he criticized, “….” (p. #).

The signal verbs you choose allow you to characterize the author’s viewpoint or perspective as well as your own, so choose them with care.

Some examples of signal verbs for introducing a source are:

Acknowledges, concludes, emphasizes, replies, advises, concurs, expresses, reports, agrees, confirms, interprets, responds, allows, criticizes, lists, reveals, answers, declares, objects, says, asserts, describes, observes, states, believes, disagrees, offers, suggests, charges, discusses, opposes, thinks, claims, disputes, remarks, writes.

Working with paraphrases:

Introduce paraphrases clearly in your text, usually with a signal phrase that includes the author of the source. Here are two passages — an original excerpt from a book and a student’s integrated paraphrase of it into her text.

Original:

Understanding genderlects makes it possible to change — to try speaking differently — when you want to. But even if no one changes, understanding genderlects improves relationships. Once people realize that their partners have different conversational styles, they are inclined to accept differences without blaming themselves, their partners, or their relationships. The biggest mistake is believing there is one right way to listen, to talk, to have a conversation — or a relationship. Nothing hurts more than being told your intentions are bad when you know they are good, or being told you are doing something wrong when you know you’re just doing it your way. — Deborah Tannen, You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in Conversation (298)

Paraphrase Integrated into an Academic Paper:

One observer of the battle of the sexes, linguistics professor Deborah Tannen, is trying to arrange a cease-fire. Tannen illustrates how communication between women and men breaks down and then suggests that an awareness of what she calls “genderlects” can help all speakers realize that there are many ways to communicate with others and that these differing styles of communication have their own validity. Understanding this crucial point can keep speakers from accusing each other of communicating poorly when they are in fact communicating differently (298).

In the preceding passage, notice how the student writer brings authority to the point she makes in the first sentence. She introduces the author by name and title and then paraphrases her work. Note also that a page number is included in parentheses at the end of the paraphrase.

Working with summaries:

Summaries, too, need to be carefully integrated into your text. Indicate the source of a summary, including the author’s name and the page number, if any. Here is how the academic paper author might have integrated his/her summary of the passage from David Crystal’s Language Plus,

David Crystal, an internationally recognized scholar of linguistics at the University of Wales, argues that various kinds of language play contribute to awareness of how language works and to literacy (180).

Note that in this hypothetical example, the academic paper writer introduces his/her source (Crystal), establishes the source’s expertise by identifying him as a recognized scholar in the field of linguistics, and uses the signal verb “argues” to characterize Crystal’s passage as making a case, not simply offering information/summary. The research paper author also includes the page number in the parentheses for the passage he/she has summarized.

Whenever you include summaries, paraphrases, or quotations in your own writing, it is critically important that you identify the sources of the material; even unintentional failure to cite material that you drew from other sources constitutes plagiarism. Be especially careful with paraphrases and summaries, where there are no quotation marks to remind you that the material is not your own.

Check If You’re Using Too Much/too little Source Material:

Your text needs to synthesize your research in support of your own argument; it should not be a pathwork of quotations, paraphrases, and summaries from other people. You need a rhetorical stance that represents you as the author. If you cite too many sources, your own voice will disappear. Similarly, if you use very few sources, it will not support your argument properly. Know the balance by reading newspaper and academic articles that appear on reliable webpages.

Student Discussion Sample: Student Sample.docx

Sources used here:

writingcenter.ashford.edu/signal-verbs

ccconline.libguides.com/c.php?g=242137&p=1609868