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Transform the Outline Transform the Outline into the Essayinto the EssayMr. Harris-English IIIMr. Harris-English III

I-Search ProjectI-Search Project

Review of the SIX Parts of the I-Search Essay

• Search question—the introduction (Part I)• Search process-the description of how you

found your sources (Part II)• What I Learned—the presentation of your

sources (Part III-The Story of My Search)• What I Discovered (What this means to me)—

the conclusion (Part IV)• Works Cited (Part V)• Appendix (Part VI)

Remember the descriptive outline?

Let’s follow that outline through the development of

that section of the essay:• First, you need to label the

section;• Then, write a brief introduction;• Finally, end the introduction with

the thesis/preview from your outline.

Label the section

The intro doesn’t have to be long

End with the previewing thesis

Remember that each A, B, and C in your outline is a separate paragraph in your essay

Writing the paragraph from the outline:

• Start with your topic sentence;• Then add your first generalization;• Use more than one sentence to

talk about your generalization before you present your first secondary source.

Presenting the Source• In a research paper, your purpose

is to present a variety of sources in support of your own ideas or organization;

• Thus, you want to avoid just cutting and pasting from your secondary sources;

• You do, however, have to make sure that the reader can tell – What source you’re using;– When your source begins and ends;

and– The difference between the voice of

the source and your own voice

Citing Your Source:There are Three Steps

• Introduce your source by– Mentioning the author’s name or the

article’s title;– Making clear why you’re citing this source;

• Quote or paraphrase from the source;• Conclude the source citation by

– Including a parenthetical end citation; and– Warranting the source.

It’s like a sandwich. . .Introduce the source and set it up

Paraphrase or quote from the source

Parenthetically cite and warrant the source

Look back at the outline for point A

Introduce the source

Mention sourceMake clear why you’re using this source

Present the Source• Paraphrase the relevant

information or• Quote briefly

How to Paraphrase• Just pick out the relevant

information from your source;• Put it in your own words;• Begin the citation by mentioning

the source;• End it with a parenthetical citation

and a warrant.

Identify the source

Make clear why you’re citing the source

Paraphrase the information

Parenthetical citation and warrant

How to Quote• Quote sparingly

– Usually it’s best to just paraphrase

• Quote briefly– Take just a sentence or phrase from the

source

• Quote in context of your own writing– Build the quotation into the grammar of

your own sentence

Using Quotation Marks• Open with quotation marks;• Reproduce the exact wording of the

source within the quotation marks;• Close the quotation marks;• Insert the parenthetical end citation;• Insert the appropriate punctuation

mark for the sentence after the parenthetical citation.

The second source, the one that I want to quote from

I’m quoting from this page as well

Here’s the second source under the first generalization

To finish out the paragraph. . .

• Work through the remaining generalizations and secondary sources;

• Conclude the paragraph with an overall summing up sentence;

• Then repeat the process for points B and C

Caution: you must cite your sources as directed---using the

APA style guide. Failure to do so will

automatically fail this essay.