We are about to begin Drafting Our Article. Make sure that you have a specific Genre Chosen (based on your mentor article) and that you know the elements of the genre (what you have to include in order for it to be an example of the genre.Â
For your Homework this week, I want you to look carefully at your research questions, the quotes, paraphrased information and summaries of your sources that you wrote. Using that information, it is time to start to answer questions.Â
FIRST, DEFINE THE PROBLEM!
- Think about what you know about the problem. Look at your (What I Know / What I Want to Learn charts). How can you frame or provide context about the problem in a way that your audience will understand?
- Describe the problem.Â
- Analyze the problem to identify its parts, its causes and its effects. (look at your research questions, quotes, summaries and paraphrased information)Â
- Describe what other people think about the problem (both those who agree with your position and those who disagree. (use your sources and research)
- Identify and describe: Who suffers from the problem?
- Identify and describe: Why should readers care about the problem?
SECOND, DEVELOP A POSSIBLE SOLUTION
- Go through your research. What possible solutions to the problem have been proposed? Which do you think is the most effective? Or do you have a better solution?
- Propose a possible solution to the problem and then explain why you think this solution could work.
MAKE SURE TO USE THE SENTENCE STARTERS / QUESTIONS FROM THE WEEK 9 POWERPOINT (SLIDES 43 TO 50) AS A GUIDE.Â
Author: Rebekah Coleman (Page 3 of 11)
Your assignment for this week, has two parts:Â
1. Find a Mentor Article! This is the article that you are going to use as an effective model for writing your own article. Look around at different print sources and choose a style that you feel would be a good match for your audience and purpose. You do not have to copy the style of writing, but you can turn to it for tips on style, word choice, tone, structure, and so on.
2. Summarize, paraphrase, select quotes from your 4 sources to answer your research questions. Start with your questions, figure out whether the key information you want comes in the form of a quote, a paraphrased section or a summary of the main idea of the piece. Try to synthesize as much information as you can from the sources to begin to get answers to your questions!
Please read “Reading Sources Ethically” by Marcia Muth and write a response to the questions below.Â
- Choose one to two pieces of information that you found interesting or learned from reading this piece? Why was it interesting? Explain!
- How can you use what you learned to help as you begin to write your articles?
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