Article outline

• A.Examining the research paper
  • 1.The literature review
    • Practice: Reading to write 1: A review of the literature
    • Practice: Reading to write 2: A review of the literature
  • 2.Understanding the assignment
  • 3.Examining the new working thesis
  • 4.Developing a new working thesis
  • 5.Formatting the research paper
• B.Examining published sources: A review of the literature
  • 1.Disciplinary literacy – academic genres
  • 2.Strategies for finding sources
  • 3.Identifying sources
  • 4.Strategies for choosing reliable and relevant secondary sources
    • a.Quantity and diversity of scholarly sources
    • b.Date of publication
    • c.Quality and reliability
  • 5.Evaluating sources
• C.Reading and documenting selected sources
  • 1.Strategies for reading secondary sources
    • a.Strategies for reading a scholarly book
    • b.Strategies for reading an article
    • c.Strategies for reading selected sources
  • 2.Evaluating the relevance of selected sources
    • Evaluating the relevance of selected sources
  • 3.Documenting selected sources
    • a.Documenting sources during the literature review
    • b.Using APA for in-text citations and the list of references
  • Practice: Documenting selected sources using the APA format
• D.Taking notes while reading
  • 1.Annotation
    • a.Examining annotation
    • b.An annotated reference
      • Practice: Writing an annotation
  • 2.Quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing
    • a.Strategies for quoting secondary sources
    • b.Strategies for paraphrasing secondary sources
    • c.Strategies for summarizing secondary sources
      • Practice: Writing quotations
      • Practice: Writing paraphrase
      • Practice: Writing summaries
• E.Organizing sources for inclusion in the paper
  • 1.Strategies for organizing sources according to themes
    • a.Examining ideas that support John’s thesis
    • b.T chart
  • 2.Organizing new information for inclusion in the research paper
  • 3.Reevaluating the strength and relevance of the new information
    • Triangulation
      • Data triangulation framework for a paragraph based on one idea
• F.Expanding language