Academic English Skills Coursework 1: Source Evaluation and Synthesised Summary
Essay title or question:
Title:
Approach verbs Ideas to be explored
Issues to be considered:
Support / data:
Point
Possible source for support
List of references
Source Evaluation (25% of total reading mark for the module) IFY and IY1: Complete the table below for FOUR of the sources you have found. PM: Complete the table for SIX sources.
Topic:
Bibliographic details of source Brief evaluation of source Relevant ideas from source for this essay section (in own words) How do these ideas strengthen your argument?
Topic:
Bibliographic details of sources used in this section Brief evaluation of source Relevant ideas from source for this essay section (in own words) How do these ideas strengthen your argument?
Your position
Arguments/Structure:
Essay Outline
Introduction:
Thesis statement:
Main body:
1st paragraph
Topic sentence –
Supporting points:
Concluding sentence:
2nd paragraph
Topic sentence –
Supporting points:
Concluding sentence:
[Add for the outline for each paragraph of your essay]
Conclusion
Synthesised Summary Use a minimum of two sources (175 – 250 words) (25% of total writing mark for the module)
Main Body Paragraph Number :
Main Point: