Objectives:
Students will be able to:
- Refine their literature review reporting styles, reporting verbs, and tenses
- Analyze the subtle differences between the various reporting verbs
First we will discuss the different relationships between the sources/main ideas in the activity from last class. (The Medicare Debate)
Source Synthesis Source Synthesis Relationships PPT
There are 3 different
relationships that can be expressed through synthesizing sources:
Similarity, Contrast, and Accumulation.
Synthesis Language
Synthesis Language Wkst
This worksheet to help you differentiate the language between Similarity and Accumulation relationships.Use these handouts to help you:
Transitional Phrases Handout
Reporting Verbs Guide
Synthesis Language Wkst
This worksheet to help you differentiate the language between Similarity and Accumulation relationships.Use these handouts to help you:
Transitional Phrases Handout
Reporting Verbs Guide
Source Synthesis Practice
Refer back to the Source Synthesis Activity (The Medicare Debate): what comes next after creating a matrix?
Choose one of the main ideas in the matrix and synthesize the points from the 2-3 sources. You must first identify the relationship between the points: Similarity, Contrast, or Accumulation.Save this in your dropbox as "practice_medicare" for individualized language feedback.
Refer back to the Source Synthesis Activity (The Medicare Debate): what comes next after creating a matrix?
Choose one of the main ideas in the matrix and synthesize the points from the 2-3 sources. You must first identify the relationship between the points: Similarity, Contrast, or Accumulation.Save this in your dropbox as "practice_medicare" for individualized language feedback.
Literature Review Language and
Grammar Worksheet
This
packet contains information on reporting styles (Information Prominent,
Weak Author Prominent, and Author Prominent Citations), tenses in
Literature Reviews, and reporting verb distinctions.Use the sample journal articles that you found for homework
for some of these activities.
LR Language & Grammar Wkst
LR Language & Grammar Wkst
REQUIRED Homework:
Finish the Literature Review: Language
and Grammar Worksheet and bring it to class on Thursday.
Come
to class on Tuesday knowing the citation style that you use in your field
(Note: some fields use more than one). Be ready with a link to an online
guide/handbook or bring a hard copy guide/handbook. "Rules
for Writers" would be an example of a guidebook for APA or MLA.
