Using Writing to Communicate Ideas of Others Unit 3

Scenario for this Unit: Write an essay in which you summarize information from several sources. The essay will show understanding of summary conventions as well as quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and documentation. The rest of this unit will provide activities to help you fulfill this person's request.

Write an essay in which you summarize information from several sources. The essay will show understanding of summary conventions as well as quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing, and documentation.

The rest of this unit will provide activities to help you fulfill this person's request.

UNIT GOALS Understand and apply basic principles of critical thinking and technical proficiency in the development of exposition. Begin to develop the ability to research and write a documented paper. Show understanding of summary conventions as well as quoting, paraphrasing, and documentation.

Understand and apply basic principles of critical thinking and technical proficiency in the development of exposition.

Begin to develop the ability to research and write a documented paper.

Show understanding of summary conventions as well as quoting, paraphrasing, and documentation.

ACTIVITY OBJECTIVES Activity 1: Articulate a research focus. Activity 2: Conduct focused research Activity 3: Document research process. Activity 4: Summarize ideas. Activity 5: Analyze and evaluate ideas of others. Activity 6: Revise essay.

Activity 1: Articulate a research focus.

Activity 2: Conduct focused research

Activity 3: Document research process.

Activity 4: Summarize ideas.

Activity 5: Analyze and evaluate ideas of others.

Activity 6: Revise essay.

UNIT OUTCOMES By the end of this unit, you will be able to focus a research topic, research using databases, use MLA format to document sources, use strategies to draft a summary discuss purpose and audience, practice research (i.e. finding an article), practice summarization and documentation, collaborate with classmates to research.

By the end of this unit, you will be able to

focus a research topic,

research using databases,

use MLA format to document sources,

use strategies to draft a summary

discuss purpose and audience,

practice research (i.e. finding an article),

practice summarization and documentation,

collaborate with classmates to research.