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Title: Using Research


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Using Research
  • Advanced Composition
  • Persuasive Essays

2
Use at least 2 resources
  • Cite statistics to back up your point.
  • Cite any information for which you are not the
    expert.
  • Be sure the resources are credible for your
    topic.

3
Incorporate quotations
  • Direct quotations should be made part of your own
    sentencedo not simply insert a sentence into
    your paragraph.
  • Put a parenthetical citation directly after the
    quotation.
  • Optional Set up the quote in the body of your
    essay by mentioning the source.

4
Cite the source
  • According to Mark Smith of the FDA, twenty-nine
    percent of teenagers drive dangerously fast when
    others are in the vehicle (Smith 22).
  • Teenagers should drive alone until they are
    eighteen, because almost 50 of teenagers are
    involved in reckless driving accidents within a
    year of turning 16 (Smith 22).

Note punctuation!
5
Incorporate the quote
  • Correct According to Marnie Roberts of
    Restaurants USA magazine, pretzels now have even
    risen to the level of a gourmet snack (Roberts
    2) in recent times and can be regularly used to
    spice up cooking.
  • Incorrect Marnie Roberts of Restaurants USA
    magazine says pretzels are a great snack. The
    have even risen to the level of a gourmet snack
    (Roberts 2).

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Creating a works cited list
  • Consult Seaholms media center website for links
    to the MLA Citation Guide and the Citation
    Machine.
  • Always copy down the author, title of article,
    magazine/website title, date of publication (or
    access date), city of publication (books), web
    address
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