Balance between writer's voice & external sources

Reorder

Reorder the following elements in a main body paragraph

• Topic sentence

• Point

• Evidence

• Explanation

• Link and concluding sentence

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Does the writer incorporate any evaluation/explanations of the sources?

• yes

• no

Which of these features of writing do you think are the writer’s voice (your own stance) and which are the external sources (with citations)?

Multiple Choice

Topic sentence and supporting points

• Writer's voice (your own stance)

• External sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

data-graph/statistics

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

development of topic sentence

E.g. In other words…/This means…

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

introducing evidence (using reporting verbs/phrases such as "report/discuss/argue/agree/..." that...)

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

analysis-summary sentence (relate evidence to the thesis)

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

quotes (not too many, only 1 or 2)

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

summary of ideas from several sources/research/studies 

       & previous literature

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both

Multiple Choice

paraphrase of main idea and supporting points

• writer’s voice (your own stance)

• external sources (with citations)

• both