Argument
♦ General Summary of Reading
♦ Evaluating Sources for Relevance
♦ Synthesizing Sources to Support Arguments
- How much do you want students to engage with the reading/sources?
- Discover and evaluate sources, especially in the Annotated Bibliography?
- Read source content with an open mind, not preconceived ideas?
- Determine facts from interpretation?
- Go beyond summary when writing about sources?
- Sometimes starting with their personal connection/reaction to the reading helps students connect with the material.
- See how sources interact with each other to support or contrast the thesis.
