Participation 3.31 Research Writing

peer-review process

data simplification

process of elimination

analytical process

Personal blogs and forums.

Social media platforms with popular content.

Government, educational, and peer-reviewed academic sites.

Commercial websites that promote products.

No more than
20 years

1 to 2 years

1 year

No more than
10 years

The student should never cite sources; their professional expertise is the only source required.

The student should cite sources for general or common knowledge.

The student should cite sources for statistics, research studies, and other specific forms of evidence.

The student should include citations for personal experience.

Quotes from experts

Specific research findings from published studies

Widely accepted facts, basic scientific principles, personal experience, real-life or hypothetical examples

Statistics

As primary evidence of expert opinion.

As anecdotal evidence (short story) for the attention grabber in the introduction.

As the only source in the essay.

As a replacement for a peer-reviewed source.

Academic Journal
Grant, Rachel A et al. “ExNOTic: Should We Be Keeping Exotic Pets?” Animals: an open access journal from MDPI vol. 7,6 47. 19 Jun. 2017, doi:10.3390/ani7060047

Personal Blog
Smith, James. "Exotic Pets" https://exoticpetsblog

In this essay, I will argue that large exotic animals are hazardous, unethical, and pose ecological risks; therefore, they should be banned.

Large exotic animals are hazardous, unethical, and pose ecological risks; therefore, they should be banned.

Why should large exotic animals be banned?

The pros of large exotic animals is that they provide companionship yet a con is that they are dangerous.

Opposing view
Ethical concerns
Safety concerns
Ecological risks

Ethical concerns
History of exotic animals

Ecological risks
Opposing viewpoint

Safety concerns

Summarize Article 1

Summarize Article 2

Summarize Article 3

Omit the Opposing Viewpoint