Chapter 8 // From Inquiry to Academic Writing (Greene & Lidinsky, 4th Ed.)

block quotations

[blank] are lengthy quotations of more than five lines that are set off from the text of a paper with indention

plagiarism

[blank] is the unacknowledged use of another's work, passed off as one's own and is a serious breach of academic integrity

synthesis

a [blank] is a discussion that forges connections between the arguments of two or more authors

counterarguments

comparing different points of view prompts you to ask why they differ and also makes you more aware of [blank] -- passages where claims conflict or at least differ -- and allows you to begin formulating your own

gist

in a synthesis, your [blank] should be a succinct statement that brings into focus not the central idea of one text but the relationship among different ideas in multiple texts

synthesis

in contrast to a summary, which explains the context of a source, a [blank] creates a context for your own argument that is, when you write one comparing two or more sources, you demonstrate that you are aware of the larger conversation about the issue and begin to claim your own place in that conversation

synthesis

like a summary, a [blank] requires you to understand the key claims of each author's argument, including his or her use of supporting examples and evidence it also requires you to present a central idea, a ~gist~, to your readers

synthesis

to compose an effective [blank], you must do the following: 1) make connections among ideas in different texts 2) decide what those connections mean 3) formulate the gist of what you've read, much like a summary

connections; mean; gist

to compose an effective synthesis, you must do the following: 1) make [blank] among ideas in different texts 2) decide what those [mean] 3) formulate the [blank] of what you've read, much like a summary

quotations

when you integrate [blank], there are three basic things you want to do: 1) take an active stance 2) explain the quotations 3) attach short quotations to your own sentences

active; explain; short

when you integrate quotations, there are three basic things you want to do: 1) take an [blank] stance 2) [blank] the quotations 3) attach [blank] quotations to your own sentences

argument

writing a synthesis, like writing a summary, is principally a strategy for framing your own [blank] -- it's one thing to synthesize what you read and convey to your readers how various points in a conversation intersect and diverge it's quite another to write yourself into the conversation -- this entails thinking critically about what you are reading, raising questions, conducting further research, and taking a stance based on your own understanding of what you have read, what you believe and value, and the available evidence

explain

you should always [blank] the information that you quote so that your readers can see how the quotation relates to your own argument