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Academic English Skills Coursework 1: Source Report
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Essay title or question:
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Title:
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Plan for overall structure of essay:
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Plan for overall structure |
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Introduction |
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P2. |
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Conclusion |
Part 1: Annotated List of Sources
Select TWO sources you have read and plan to use in your essay and complete the table below outlining:
· why the text is useful for your essay
· how you found the source.
You will focus on three different sources in part 2. Include a reference in the following format:
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Books / chapters of books: |
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Surname, I. and Surname, I. (Year) Title of the book Place of Publication: Publisher Surname, I. (Year) ‘Chapter of the book’ In: I. Surname & I. Surname (Eds) Title of the book Place of Publication: Publisher pp.1 - 18
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Journal articles (print/ online) |
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Surname, I. (Year) ‘The Title of the Article’ The Name of the Journal 1 (1), pp. 1- 18
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Reports / articles online |
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Surname, I. (Year) ‘The Title of the Article or Report’ [Online] The Name of the Organisation or website. Available at: url [Last Accessed 23.07.19]
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Lectures / talks |
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Surname, I. (Year) ‘The Title of the Lecture or Talk’ [Online] TED Available at: url [Last Accessed 23.07.19]
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Note that you should summarise and paraphrase key information in the text in order to demonstrate that you have understood the sources. You may use bullet points. You are not marked for your language accuracy, but you will be penalised for copying text from the source.
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Type of source:
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Reference
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This source is relevant because...
I found this source by…
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Source 1
Source 2
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Type of source:
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Reference
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This source is relevant because...
I found this source by…
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Part 2: Source Report
Complete the source report for THREE more sources you have read. Include:
· The reference
· How you have identified the source as suitable for academic use
· Three main points from the text which are useful for your essay, including the supporting information for each idea or argument.
· The section of your essay the information will be useful for – make sure each source covers a different aspect of your essay
· Conclusions you have drawn from your reading
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Source 3 |
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Reference:
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Source Evaluation |
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Currency When was the text published? Are the citations and references used in the text current? |
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Authority Who is the author / organisation? Are they qualified? Is the source peer-reviewed? |
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Accuracy Where does the information in the article come from? Are academic conventions used? |
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Which point will the information and arguments from the text be used to support or explain? |
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Relevant points from the text |
Supporting evidence / example/ data in the text |
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Source 4 |
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Reference:
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Source Evaluation |
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Currency When was the text published? Are the citations and references used in the text current? |
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Authority Who is the author / organisation? Are they qualified? Is the source peer-reviewed? |
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Accuracy Where does the information in the article come from? Are academic conventions used? |
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Which point will the information and arguments from the text be used to support or explain? |
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Relevant points from the text |
Supporting evidence / example/ data in the text |
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Source 5 |
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Reference:
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Source Evaluation |
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Currency When was the text published? Are the citations and references used in the text current? |
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Authority Who is the author / organisation? Are they qualified? Is the source peer-reviewed? |
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Accuracy Where does the information in the article come from? Are academic conventions used? |
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Which point will the information and arguments from the text be used to support or explain? |
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Relevant points from the text |
Supporting evidence / example/ data in the text |
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Conclusions drawn from your reading |
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You will be given a tutorial following submission of the assessment. In the tutorial, you will be asked to:
· Show your tutor how you found your sources
· Talk your tutor through what you think are the useful parts of the sources
You will also be given opportunity to:
· Ask any questions you have on the assessment
· Get feedback on the work you have done so far
This assessment is worth 40% of your reading mark. The mark you are awarded for Evidence of Subject Knowledge may be amended based on your tutorial discussion.