Chapter 12

Personal Reaction: I liked chapter twelve. I thought that the information was very intriguing and relevant to my upcoming research paper. I found the information to be useful, as our research paper is very extensive with multiple sources required, this chapter will be extremely useful when writing my paper. My favorite part of the chapter was the chart on page 243.

Professional Reaction: Chapter twelve is all about how to effectively support a position with sources. First you must generate ideas from where you are going to gather your information. Whether it is from a print source or an online one, find the source that is most appropriate for the paper that you are writing. When finding these sources, keep your audience in mind, make sure that you pick sources that follow the instructions of the paper as well as sources that incorporate several different perspectives on the topic at hand. After you have found a source, skim through it to make sure that the information is relevant and accurate. Think about this: how does the source use its own sources to support its position? How might you want to use this source? What audience does the source address? Once you have picked your sources, it is time to pull pertinent information. Find information that you want to quote, information that you want to paraphrase and information that you want to summarize. Each method has its own strengths, so it is up to you to decide which method to use where. Last, you must revise and edit. Strengthen your thesis, add your voice, cite your sources and integrate the new found information effectively.

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Clayton Peppler