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5.1 Discussion: Commentary and Boundaries of Borrowed Material

 

Objective:

Integrate summary, quotations, and paraphrases with your own ideas

 

Instructions:

 

Before you write, review Chapter 11, "Revising to Eliminate Plagiarism," on pages 376-379.

When you write your Exploratory Essay as the culminating assignment for Unit 3, you will need not only to document source material, but also intersperse borrowed material with your own ideas. This assignment will give you a chance to practice the juggling act of writing paragraphs that include summary, paraphrasing, and quotations; represent your sources fairly; respond to sources with your own ideas; and indicate clear boundaries between your own ideas and borrowed material. 

 

For this assignment, use the same source you used for Assignment 4.4. Include the following elements in your paragraph:

 

1. Introductory sentence that includes the author's full name, the full title of the work, and some indication of the author's position on your issue question
2. 1-2 sentences summarizing the source without using any quotations
3. Paraphrases of the source's 2-3 best points, without using quotations
4. 2-3 sentences that include BOTH a quotation and your own ideas
5. 1-2 sentences that include ONLY your own ideas.

 

You may find some of these example signal phrases helpful as you construct your paragraph In "Article Title," [Author] suggests that... According to [Lastname]... [Author] also implies that... [Author's] main focus is... [Author] contends _____________, but does not consider ________________. [Author] is rightly concerned with ______________, and even argues ___________________. In terms of my issue question of whether ________________________, this article supports my idea that... This article introduces the idea that ______________________, which I didn't consider when I first chose my topic.

 

Due: Wednesday, Week 5