Using Sources Strategically (Online Adaptation)

Learning goals

At the close of the Using Sources Strategically workshop, students will be able to:

Define four types of sources used in academic writing (sources that provide Background, Exhibits, Arguments, and Methods).
Describe the rhetorical moves enabled by a writer’s use of each source type.
Accurately identify the use of each of these source types in context.
Distinguish between sources that directly support a writer’s argument and those that complicate it.

Materials

For facilitators

Facilitator slides

For students

Handout 1: Exploring source types

Handout 2: Identifying source types

Handout 3: Planning source-based writing

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