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UNIT 7 SEMINAR

Assume Your Position & Persuade Your Audience. UNIT 7 SEMINAR. Welcome to seminar! We will begin at the top of the hour. Please feel free to chat with your classmates in the interim. Before we get into the content of the session…. OPENING REMARKS. The Unit 7 project

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UNIT 7 SEMINAR

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  1. Assume Your Position & Persuade Your Audience UNIT 7 SEMINAR Welcome to seminar! We will begin at the top of the hour. Please feel free to chat with your classmates in the interim.

  2. Before we get into the content of the session…. OPENING REMARKS

  3. The Unit 7 project • Integrating sources using • signal phrases • Giving credit to your sources • using the Writing Guide UNIT 7 AGENDA

  4. Unit 7 Project • PROJECT DIRECTIONS • Using the outline created in the Unit 6 • Discussion Board, your task is to write a • one-sided position paper to defend your • thesis. • The project should be at least 5 pages long. • Page One: • Include your thesis statement, created in the • Unit 3 Discussion UNIT 7 PROJECT

  5. Pages 2-4 will contain the following: • Introduction • Body • Conclusion • The fifth page is the reference list • *Your paper must follow the guidelines • outlined in the Student Writing Guide PROJECT DIRECTIONS (CONT.)

  6. Refer to the Student Writing Guide... • Use sources to • Support your thesis • Back-up a claim • Complement your own original thoughts • Provide an example • Prove a point • Further illustrate a point INTEGRATING SOURCES

  7. Directly QuotingThis refers to using a source without altering it in any way; the work is used word for word. All directly quoted passages must be enclosed in quotation marks. INTEGRATING SOURCES ParaphrasingYou can also use a source by placing it in your own words. Paraphrasing simplifies or restates the main ideas of an author and is generally the same length as the original. SummarizingLike paraphrasing, you can summarize a source by placing it in your own words. The difference is that it is a shortened version of the original; the author’s main ideas are abbreviated for the sake of length.

  8. USING SIGNAL PHRASES TO“WEAVE” SOURCES INTO YOUR PAPER Model signal phrases: In the words of Jones (2001), “….” Smith and Wells argued that, “…” In the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, O’Deanestates that gangs are now using the internet and social media to communicate (2011). INTEGRATING SOURCES

  9. admitted confirmed denied agreed reasoned noted argued suggested asserted responded believed emphasized claimed thought observed declared denied noted SOME VERBS COMMONLY USED IN SIGNAL PHRASES INTEGRATING SOURCES

  10. SOURCE ATTRIBUTION: WHO SAID IT AND WHEN DID THEY SAY IT? Where to turn for help… Student Writing Guide Rules for Writers GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE Example 1: (Smith, 2005) Who said it? Smith When did Smith say it? 2005 Example 2: (Jones, 2006, p. 1) Who said it? Jones When did Jones say it? 2006 Where did you find it? p. 1 (Include “where” for a direct quote)

  11. IN CONCLUSION

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