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greatest resources as you work through your research! Unit 3: Lesson 3
Read each source you selected in the previous lesson carefully. Find two quotations that help answer your
selected topic. If you cannot find two quotations, you can change to a new source, but keep at least four or five
total sources( 8-10 quotations).
At the end of each quotation, add the author’ s last name or other source information in parentheses so you can
remember later which quotation comes from which source. Be sure to add a page number if the document has
them so your notes look like( Author ##). * Note that different sources are cited differently, and you are
responsible for citing them properly using the guidelines in chapters 11 and 12 of Writing with Power!!
For each quotation, create a one or two-sentence explanation about how this quotation connects to the topic you
chose. Unit 3: Lesson 4
Looking at your quotes and notes from each of your sources, place your quotes into categories that answer the
question. These categories should be the basis for your body paragraphs.
Copy and paste these categorizations into a coherent order lower on the portfolio. Leave the original notes and