Integrating Secondary Criticism
Literature in English · JC 2 · The Independent Research Essay (Execution and Refinement) · 4.º Período

Integrating Secondary Criticism

This topic covers the seamless integration of secondary sources into the student's own argument. Students learn to engage in a dialogue with critics rather than merely summarizing them.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesH3.LO6: Undertake independent research on a literary topic.H3.LO7: Communicate arguments effectively using appropriate academic conventions.

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This topic covers the seamless integration of secondary sources into the student's own argument. Students learn to engage in a dialogue with critics rather than merely summarizing them.

Key Questions

  1. How do we use secondary criticism to bolster our own claims?
  2. When should we quote, paraphrase, or summarize a critic?
  3. How do we respectfully disagree with established scholars?

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