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Pandemic Comparison Project: Pandemic Comparison Project Lesson 5

Research

Congratulations, you have made it to Step 5 of the research process!


Summarizing a Source


In this step you will be using all the information that you have gathered and reviewed in steps 1-4. Now it's time to bring the evidence together to help you build a case for your thesis. 

It can be tempting to use the wording straight from your article(s) or just copy and paste quotes. That, however, does not provide a narrative for your audience from your unique perspective (and depending on your use could involve plagiarism).


Please watch the following video and do your best to paraphrase the quotes provided in Activity #5 below.


To help get the creativity wheels spinning, below is a video that covers a few tools that can be helpful to your presentation.