
Using Sources Effectively
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To the student:
This book was written to give you the knowledge and tools you can use to make your research-based writing more powerful and effective. Here are some examples:
Mini-Research Projects at the end of each chapter to sharpen your research and evaluation skills
A set of practical, useful rhetorical devices to help improve the clarity and impact of your writing
Increased emphasis on synthesis writing-weaving source use into your own thinking-to give your writing more interest and persuasive power
Instruction in close reading to help you better grasp what an author is discussing or arguing
Strategies for organizing and positioning your sources to strengthen your central argument.
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Introduction to the Fifth Edition
Chapter 1 The Importance of Using Sources Effectively
Chapter 2 Finding, Choosing, and Evaluating Sources
Chapter 3 Preparing Your Sources
Chapter 4 Quoting Effectively
Chapter 5 Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Chapter 6 Avoiding Plagiarism
Chapter 7 Putting It Together
Chapter 8 Effective Use
Chapter 9 Editing for Accuracy
Chapter 10 Jump Start Your Writing
References
Index
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