Finding Sources

1. Google.
2. Google Scholar
3. Newspaper and Magazine articles
4. Libraries
5. Ask your interviewee
6. Sites specifically for particular fields
7. Professional society journals
8. Experiment/primary research
9. 

Interview Questions

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Academic vs Non-academic Writings

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Insider's Guide Activity

Group work

1.     What are 3-5 most important things that you learned from the chapter?

2.     What are some specific tools the writers offer to analyze disciplinary writings?

3.     Analyze the press release and the excerpt from an academic journal article using the tools this chapter offers. (SLR and AATP)

4.     How effective do you think the writers are in presenting their findings? What do you think about the appropriateness of the language and structure in these two samples? Explain briefly.

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Questions about First Major Assignment

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