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Gathering and Citing evidence
aCTIvITy 2.16
Learning Targets
• Create annotated bibliography entries and show how to use this information to strengthen an argument.
• Refine research questions to guide the research process.
Conducting Research
You have begun to conduct research on a topic and claim of your choice, creating research questions, using effective search terms, and finding appropriate sources from which you can take information to use as evidence.
Citing Sources and Creating a Bibliography
When using information from research in your writing, you should cite the source of the information. In addition to giving credit in your essay, you may also be asked to provide a Works Cited page or an Annotated Bibliography to document your research and strengthen your ethos. A Works Cited page includes a properly formatted citation for each source you use. An Annotated Bibliography includes both the full citation of the source and a summary of information in the source or commentary on the source.
Citation Formats Works Cited Entry:
Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966. Print.
In-text Citation:
Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).
1. To practice note-taking and generating a bibliography entry, complete the
research card below using information from “How the Brain Reacts.”
my Notes
Source Citation:
How can this source help you to support your argument?
What makes this source credible?Preview
In this activity, you will read another article about cellphones and driving and connect it to previous texts you have read on the subject.
INdepeNdeNT
readING lINk
Read and Respond
Choose a text from your Independent Reading List that shows effective research and use of relevant text. List examples from the text to support your opinion in your
Setting a Purpose for Reading Reader/Writer Notebook. • As you read, note conflicting information the writer brings up. Underline words
that indicate these transitions.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
Unit 2 • The Challenge of Utopia 159
learNING STraTeGIeS:
Predicting, Graphic Organizer, Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Note-taking, Marking the Text, Questioning the Text
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