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The goal of most college writing, though, is to showcase your own ideas. \u00a0The research should take a back seat to your personal thoughts.<\/p>\n
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In practical terms, some ways to develop and back up your assertions include:<\/p>\n
\n- Blend sources with your\u00a0assertions.<\/strong> Organize your sources before and as you write so that they blend, even within paragraphs. Your paper\u2014both as a whole\u00a0and at the paragraph level\u2014should reveal relationships among your sources, and should also reveal the relationships between your own ideas and those of your sources.<\/li>\n
- Write an original introduction and conclusion.<\/strong> As much as is practical, make the paper\u2019s introduction and conclusion your own ideas or your own understanding\u00a0of the ideas from\u00a0your research. Use sources minimally in your introduction and conclusion.<\/li>\n
- Open and close paragraphs with originality.<\/strong>\u00a0In general, use the openings and closing of your paragraphs to reveal your work\u2014\u201cenclose\u201d your sources among your assertions. At a minimum, create your own topic sentences and wrap-up sentences for paragraphs.<\/li>\n
- Use transparent rhetorical strategies.<\/strong> When appropriate, outwardly practice such rhetorical strategies as analysis, synthesis, comparison, contrast, summary, description, definition, evaluation, classification, and even narration. Prove to your reader that you are thinking<\/em> as you write.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also, you must clarify where your own ideas end and the cited information begins. Part of your job is to help your reader draw the line between these two things, often by the way you create context for the cited information. A phrase such as \u201cA 1979 study revealed that…\u201d is an obvious announcement of citation to come.<\/p>\n
Another recommended technique is the insertion of the author\u2019s name into your sentence to announce the beginning of your cited information.<\/p>\n
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The process of research can be fun, interesting work. \u00a0Sometimes it can be hard to stop researching, and start writing. \u00a0You may also find that you find so many great ideas from research, that it’s hard to say anything unique yourself.<\/p>\n
The goal of most college writing, though, is to showcase your own ideas. \u00a0The research should take a back seat to your personal thoughts.<\/p>\n
In practical terms, some ways to develop and back up your assertions include:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Blend sources with your\u00a0assertions.<\/strong> Organize your sources before and as you write so that they blend, even within paragraphs. Your paper\u2014both as a whole\u00a0and at the paragraph level\u2014should reveal relationships among your sources, and should also reveal the relationships between your own ideas and those of your sources.<\/li>\n
- Write an original introduction and conclusion.<\/strong> As much as is practical, make the paper\u2019s introduction and conclusion your own ideas or your own understanding\u00a0of the ideas from\u00a0your research. Use sources minimally in your introduction and conclusion.<\/li>\n
- Open and close paragraphs with originality.<\/strong>\u00a0In general, use the openings and closing of your paragraphs to reveal your work\u2014\u201cenclose\u201d your sources among your assertions. At a minimum, create your own topic sentences and wrap-up sentences for paragraphs.<\/li>\n
- Use transparent rhetorical strategies.<\/strong> When appropriate, outwardly practice such rhetorical strategies as analysis, synthesis, comparison, contrast, summary, description, definition, evaluation, classification, and even narration. Prove to your reader that you are thinking<\/em> as you write.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also, you must clarify where your own ideas end and the cited information begins. Part of your job is to help your reader draw the line between these two things, often by the way you create context for the cited information. A phrase such as \u201cA 1979 study revealed that…\u201d is an obvious announcement of citation to come.<\/p>\n
Another recommended technique is the insertion of the author\u2019s name into your sentence to announce the beginning of your cited information.<\/p>\n
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- Blending Source Material with Your Own Work. Authored by<\/strong>: Joe Schall. Provided by<\/strong>: The Pennsylvania State University. Located at<\/strong>: https:\/\/www.e-education.psu.edu\/styleforstudents\/<\/a>. Project<\/strong>: Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' OER Initiative. License<\/strong>: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em><\/li>
- Write an original introduction and conclusion.<\/strong> As much as is practical, make the paper\u2019s introduction and conclusion your own ideas or your own understanding\u00a0of the ideas from\u00a0your research. Use sources minimally in your introduction and conclusion.<\/li>\n