Transform the Outline into the Essay
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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.