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RESEARCHHow to fnd it
How to use it
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THE GCU DATABASEANOTHER RELIABLE SOURCE
The Research Comonent o! "our Re#iew$
One source !rom the GCU Data%ase$ &rous
One other re'ia%'e source$ on (our own
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THE )IDER *ERS*ECTI+E
Brainstorm a 'ist o! &enera' thin&s that ha#e somethin& to dowith (our toic
Then de#e'o a 'ist o! more secifc e'ements that are re'atedto (our toic
*'u& (our words in with the BOOLEAN O*ERATORS and seewhat comes u
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SO,E IDEAS-
Hea'th .Eatin&/ Car%oh(drates/ 0ats/ )ei&ht Loss/ 0ood/ Cu'ture1
0itness .C'othin&/ Shoes/ E2uiment/ Stren&th1
Too&rah(3Geo&rah( .Ari4ona/ ,ountainous/ Heat/ C'i5s1
Boo6s .Name o! the author/ Genre/ *rose/ "A/ 0iction1
*roducts .H(&iene/ Cosmoto'o&(/ St('ist/ Hair Care1
Restaurants .Red ,eat/ Bur&ers/ *asta/ +e&etarian/ EthnicCuisine1
Beach .Undertow/ Aciti#ites/ Tide/ Sur!/ *o''ution1
Disne('and .Theme *ar6s/ Dan&erous Rides/ 0ood Trends1
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NE7T-
Scan tit'es to see i! an(thin& is use!u'
Can (ou ta'6 a%out a trend8
Can (ou use a statistic8 Can (ou ima&ine somethin& new8
Can (ou comare (our su%9ect to somethin&8
Is there an historica' !act or recedent8
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IN "OUR RE+IE) GROU*S-
Brainstorm words and com%inations o! words
)or6 toðer to see what (ou come u with
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HO) TO USE "OUR RESEARCH
Suort3confrm (our oints
E#idence Raise a new oint3idea
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SIGNAL3ATTRIBUTION *HRASES THATINTRODUCE :UOTES3SOURCE ,ATERIAL
ac6now'ed&es comments descri%es maintains reorts
adds comares disutes notes resonds
admits concedes emhasi4es o%ser#es shows
a&rees confrms endorses oints outstates
ar&ues contends i''ustrates reasons su&&ests
asserts dec'ares im'ies re!utes summari4es
c'aims denies insists re9ects writes
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HO) TO INCOR*ORATE RESEARCH
Choose (our 2uote
Bui'd a ara&rah around it$
Intro .toic1 sentence Another sentence or two-
"our 2uote .introducted %( a si&na' hrase1
Commentar( on or ana'(sis o! (our 2uote
Conc'udin& sentence
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HO) TO INCOR*ORATE "OURSOURCES
,a6e sure it has a re'ationshi to the oint (ou are ma6in&
0or e;am'e/ i! (ou sa(
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BUT )HAT NE7T-8
But (ou mi&ht !o''ow
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CO,,ENTAR" OR ANAL"SIS
"ou ma6e (our oint
"ou insert a 2uote or arahrase !rom (our research that has are'ationshi to (our oint
And then (ou comment on or ana'(4e that 2uote orarahrase
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*ARTICI*ATION *OINTS
Bui'd a ara&rah around the !o''owin& 2uote %( me$
Students cou'd %e &ettin& much %etter &rades in En&'ish @
i! the( wou'd meet the assi&nments re2uirements/ !o''ow theGCU St('e Guide/ and roo!read their essa(s?
"ou wi'' need$
A toic sentence
@ sentences o! materia' on this toic
A si&na' hrase to introduce the 2uote
The 2uote
@ sentences o! commentar( on or ana'(sis o! the 2uote
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HO,E)ORF 0OR ,ONDA"3TUESDA"
"our two sources
0u'' tit'e with author.s1
Brie! .@ sentences1 descrition o! each source
*roer A*A Citation !ormat
The 2uotes !rom each source that (ou 'an to use
ALL O0 THIS IN0OR,ATION T"*ED OR HAND)RITTEN ON A *IECEO0 *A*ER .in other words/ not 9ust on (our 'ato or hone1