The document discusses why contextual information about sources is needed when writing a research paper. It states that authors must introduce sources before quoting them to tell the reader about the source and why their perspective is relevant. It also notes that sources should be described creatively to provide useful context, such as by mentioning an author's credentials, publication details, or arguments made in their work. Providing this context helps readers understand the value and quality of the sources used.

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2. *If you were really writing a
paper about charter
schools, and you were going
to be quoting from the
three sources you just
looked at in the "Fun with
Periodicals" exercise, why
would you NEED the
information I asked you for?

3. *You need to CONTEXTUALIZE
your sources within your paper.
*You need to introduce your
sources of information before
quoting from them.
*You need to tell the reader why
it is worth paying attention to
what THIS
PERSON/ARTICLE/JOURNAL/BO
OK is saying about this issue.

4. *Here's a scholarly
journal article on the
results of a study . . .
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5. *in the Science section
of the NYT, May 20,
2014, Natalie Kitroeff
mentions it in her
article, "Why that
video went viral."
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6. ... In a study led by Rosanna
Guadagno, a social psychologist
at the University of Texas at
Dallas, 256 participants much
preferred to forward a funny
video than one of a man
treating his own spider bite. But
they were likely to share any
video that evoked an intense
emotional response, Dr.
Guadagno found...
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7. *2013 article in
Psychology Today ...
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*"Some traits may be like a
double-edged sword," says
psychologist Scott Lilienfeld,
developer of the Psychopathic
Personality Inventory and an
Emory University professor.
"Fearless dominance, for
example, may contribute to
skillful leadership in the face
of a crisis, or to reckless
criminality and violence," he
reports in the Journal of
Personality and Social
Psychology....

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*"Even when, on the surface,
they seem to be one of the
best things about an individual
or organization, deeply held,
unquestioned strengths can be
destructive, says Jake Breedon,
a faculty member of Duke
Corporate Education and
author of Tipping Sacred
Cows: Kick the Bad Work
Habits that Masquerade as
Virtues...."

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*"In their recently
published book, Fear Your
Strengths, executive
developers Robert Kaiser
and Robert Kaplan say
that in their collective 50
years of business
consulting and executive
coaching..."

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*something about the credentials
of the author(s)
... executive developers ...

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* and, when it is a written source,
something about the publication
itself . . .

16. *
*Not quite ...
In newspapers and magazines like those we
just looked at, sources are often described
as simply "saying" this-or-that because they
are literally being interviewed by the
journalist or writer.

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*Not quite ...
You need to EXPAND onthe SAYING . . .

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* be creatively descriptive . . .

19. *Imagine we were going
to quote or paraphrase
an idea from that
article ... what would
we say about this as our
source?
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20. *"quote, quote, quote..." according
to Michael Tisserand, New
Orleans writer, in his
investigative report
published in the liberal
commentary magazine The
Nation.
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21. *"quote, quote, quote..." argues
Michael Tisserand, author
of a recent book on a New
Orleans charter school post-
Katrina, in his investigative
report in the liberal
commentary magazine The
Nation.
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22. *how you are using the
source - - your audience
& purpose
*what you think they
need to know to
understand the quality &
value of that source
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