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Types of Sources
Tips for Assignment #1
Tips for Assignment #1
Reminder: You are making an argument. Make this clear in your first paragraph
Conclude with a bang. Your concluding sentence in particular should impress upon the reader the urgency of your argument
Conclude by considering the further implications of your argument
Conclude with a quotation or reference to one of your texts, one that amplifies your main point or puts it into a different perspective
Conclude by returning to your introduction as a point of departure in order to add futher insight that derives from the body of your research essay
* My family bakes together nearly every night. We then get to enjoy everything we make together.
* My family bakes together nearly every night, and we then get to enjoy everything we make together.
*After my family bakes together nearly every night, we get to enjoy everything we make together.
Note: I would also remove the second together.
- Purdue OWL Engagement
Disagree - and explain why
"You need to do more than simply assert that you disagree with a particular view; you also have to offer persuasive reasons why you disagree" (58).
- Give reasons to support what you say (does the argument overlook something? Is it based on flawed logic? Assumptions? Misreadings?
Agree - with a difference
"... you need to do more than simply echo views you agree with. Even as you're agreeing, it's important to bring something new and fresh to the table, adding something that makes you a valuable participant in the conversation" (61).
Is there something about the author's claim that could be better understood (particularly when placed into conversation with another text?)
Are there other implications of the author's claims that are not explored?
With whom does Sau-ling Cynthia Wong agree (with a difference)?
With whom does she disagree?
Is there anyone with whom she both agrees and disagrees?
Types of sources (for assignment #2)
1. Background: materials whose claims a writer accepts as fact to support her own assertions (eg. historical or factual source)
2. Exhibit: materials a writer offers for explication, analysis, or interpretation (eg. Woman Warrior itself)
3. Argument: materials whose claims a writer affirms, disputes, refines, or extends in some way
(eg. Chin, NY Times review)
4. Method: materials that offer a set of key terms or furnish a general model or theoretical perspective (eg. Playing in the Dark)
Put the full names of all group members on the top
Think carefully about each section
I will give feedback to each group