4-3 Activity: Integrating Sources 1. Review your sources and select a source that will support a key point in your essay.2. In 1-2 sentences, clearly state what the point is that you are trying to ma

4-3 Activity: Integrating Sources 

1. Review your sources and select a source that will support a key point in your essay.

2. In 1-2 sentences, clearly state what the point is that you are trying to make in this particular section of your project.

3. What information from the source you selected in step 1 supports this point? You may quote or summarize that source below.

4. Explain how the information provided in question three supports your point. How does this information also support the overall argument in your essay?

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4-5 Discussion: Annotations and Writing Plan Workshop

As you review each other's work and the feedback you receive, please remember to treat each other with respect. Angry, inappropriate communication in the discussion board will significantly impact your grade.

Please follow the steps outlined below for a smooth peer review process:

• First, post your plans here by Thursday. To do that, click on Create New Thread, including your name in the subject line, and then copy/paste your Writing Notes.
• Then choose a classmate's writing to workshop, selecting those who have not received feedback or been selected. 
• IF YOU SEE THAT SOMEONE HAS ALREADY SELECTED A CLASSMATE’S WORK, MOVE TO THE NEXT PERSON. That’s VERY IMPORTANT. If you choose someone who already has feedback, someone else in the class will not receive feedback. Next, complete the workshop of your peer's notes by:
• Replying to that peer's initial post indicating that you have selected their notes to workshop. This part is important because it lets your classmates know they should move on to the next person in the list.
• Copying their writing notes into the 4.6 workshop area and responding in detail to all questions presented there.
• Submitting all your responses to workshop questions in the Workshop Activity (4.6).
• Downloading the Word document that contains all your workshop responses to your peer's work.
• Returning to your peer's initial post, and reply to your peer, copy/pasting the workshop document you just downloaded. Include "Workshop by (your name)" in your subject line.

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Activity: Writing Workshop 

Following up on the discussion forum from the previous page, it's time to workshop the Annotations and Writing Plan you chose in the forum.

NOTE: This activity will be graded based on completion.

Your responses to the questions below will be saved to the Notebook, which can be found under the Tools menu, under the wrench icon to the upper right of your screen. At the end of the exercise, you will download all of your responses to a single Word document by following the directions at the bottom of this page. You will then upload that document to your peer's original post.

Review the Annotations and Writing Plans your peers posted on the Discussion Forum. Copy and paste their Annotations and Writing Plans to another document for reference, then workshop them in the space below.

1. In your own words, identify the argument of your peer's persuasive essay. What is he or she aiming to prove?

2. Has your peer adequately addressed opposing viewpoints?

3. Which of the summaries (or which sections of the summaries) could use more clarification? How could your peer's summaries be improved? Please paste an example and, if appropriate, offer your own edits.

4. Has your peer provided adequate credentialing information? If so, how can you tell the source is credible? If not, what could your peer add to establish the reliability of the source?

5. Do the sources your peer describes in the annotated bibliography connect to his/her argument in a clear and easy-to-understand manner? If so, how so? If not, what are some ways in which your peer could strengthen those connections?

6. Does your peer acknowledge a counterargument in one of the annotations? If a counterargument is presented, does he/she provide a persuasive rebuttal? If no counterargument is presented, can you anticipate some of the objections your peer should take into consideration?

7. Evaluate the sources your peer has selected. Which sources do you find to be the strongest? Why do you think they are strong, and how do they support your peer's key points? Are there ways the sources could support those key points that your peer has overlooked? Be specific.