Academic Writing Practice

Site:	Saylor Academy
Course:	ESL004: Advanced English as a Second Language
Book:	Academic Writing Practice

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Date:	Friday, 4 April 2025, 9:01 PM

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Introduction
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
Activity 6
Activity 7

Introduction

Now that we have a better understanding of the relationships between credible sources of information and the appropriate integration of ideas to write research papers, let's put it all together in practice. The activities below give you the opportunity to find out how well you understand the steps involved in evaluating sources and the options available to integrate ideas from external sources into your own writing. If you have a difficult time recognizing these elements, you may return to review the information in the Let's Study section and then try these practice activities again.

Activity 1

Answer these multiple-choice questions to review your understanding of research sources.

Source: Suzan Last, https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwritingh5p/chapter/findingevaluating/
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Activity 2

Apply the TRAAP method to look at each of the resources below and think about whether you would use these in your academic writing or research.

Source: University of the West of Scotland, https://uws-uk.libguides.com/evaluating_sources/test_yourself
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Activity 3

Answer these questions to check your knowledge of integrating source evidence into your writing.

Source: Suzan Last and Candice Neveu, https://opentextbc.ca/technicalwritingh5p/chapter/integrating-source-evidence-into-your-writing/
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Activity 4

Answer these questions to check your knowledge of key characteristics of paraphrasing.

Source: Stephanie Kinzie, https://h5pstudio.ecampusontario.ca/content/6028
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Activity 5

This activity will give you some practice with paraphrasing, which is an important but sometimes tricky part of integrating your sources into your writing.

Source: Excelsior Online Writing Lab, https://owl.excelsior.edu/research/drafting-and-integrating/drafting-and-integrating-paraphrasing-activity/
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Activity 6

Choose the correct statements to create a summary for this text.

Source: Tara Horkoff, https://opentextbc.ca/writingforsuccessh5p/chapter/summarizing/
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Activity 7

Read this passage and use a note-taking method to identify the main points. Then, compose a summary sentence summarizing the paragraph's main points. This exercise will automatically check to make sure you have included key words.