Writing Academic English 4th Edition

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Graph2. Costofa DoubleCappuccinoatSpecialtyCoffeeShops!

Shopowners'profit,$0,25
Initialinvestment,$0,18
Milk,$0.40
Costofthecup,$0,07

Coffeemillers,exporters,
importers,androasters,
$0,175
Laborcostsat thecoffee
shop,$1.35

Review........

Thesearetheimportantpointscoveredinthischapter:
1.Inacademicwriting,youareexpectedtouseinfonnationfromoutside
sourcestosupportyourideas.KeepinmindthattheU.S.systemof
educationvaluesstudents'originalthinldngandwriting.Useoutside
sourcestosupportyourownideas.Don'twritea paperthatcontainsonly
theideasofothers.


  1. SearchforspecificsupportingdetailsinthelibraryorontheInternet.

    • Directquotations:Repeatthewriter'sorspeaker'sexactwords,andplace
      theminsidequotationmarks.

    • Indirectquotations:Reporttheauthor'swords,makingchangesin
      pronounsandverbtensesasnecessary.Donotusequotationmarks.

    • Useappropriatestatisticstosupportyourpoints.
      3.Don'tjustdropa quotationora statisticintoyourpaper.Makethe
      connectionbetweentheborrowedinfonnationandyourideaclear..



  2. Citeyoursourcestoavoidplagiarizing.


ISourceofdata:Day,Sherri."MoveOverStarbucks,JuanValdezIsComing."NewYorkTimes 29 Nov.
2003:BI.
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