ENG 1100 Study Guide - Thesis Statement
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Decide which questions and claims you want to focus on. Check the resources of the book, if repeated references are made to one author, use it. (credible) Go to an expert (prof, someone with firsthand knowledge) Photocopy or print out documents you plan to use in your research essay. Yes someone else"s words and ideas direct quotation. Yes someone else"s ideas paraphrase or summary. No established facts (historical dates, treaties, current news) that you may not know personally but are not open to debate. Yes, the structure and organization is someone else"s, must cite then. To quote someone word for word, needs in text citation or footnote. Providing a long quotation that could have been easily summarized. Don"t use in thesis statement or topic sentence. Is accurate avoid distorting or changing the writers argument or emphasis. Is actually in your own words: use your own voice and style.
