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.

2. SearchforspecificsupportingdetailsinthelibraryorontheInternet.
   
   
   • Directquotations:Repeatthewriter'sorspeaker'sexactwords,andplace
     theminsidequotationmarks.
   
   
   • Indirectquotations:Reporttheauthor'swords,makingchangesin
     pronounsandverbtensesasnecessary.Donotusequotationmarks.
   
   
   • Useappropriatestatisticstosupportyourpoints.
     3.Don'tjustdropa quotationora statisticintoyourpaper.Makethe
     connectionbetweentheborrowedinfonnationandyourideaclear..
   
   
   
   


3. Citeyoursourcestoavoidplagiarizing.

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

2003:BI.