Expository Essay: Gather Resources Worksheet

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Expository Essay: Gather Resources Worksheet In the last module, you completed the GCU Library Scavenger Hunt to familiarize yourself with researching the library’s resources. Now it’s time to put what you learned to use. You must find and use at least one resource to support your expository essay. Remember, an expository essay explains something with facts rather than opinion. To assist you with this, complete the following worksheet. Part I Directions: Use the following library and internet resources to locate a resource to support your essay. Complete the following table below the example table provided. * Use the topic you selected for your expository essay in Module 1 as your “keyword” to search the GCU database located in the GCU eLibrary at http://library.gcu.edu * For other resource types, use the Library’s Credo Reference Collection at https://login.library.gcu.edu:2443/login?url=http://www.credoreference.com/home.do Example Table Topic | Resource Name | Resource Type | Explain how you accessed your resource. | How is the resource…show more content…
G. (2008). Experimental study of the differential effects of playing versus watching violent video games on children's aggressive behavior. Aggressive Behavior, 34(3), 256-264. | During this module, you learned about “Muscle Reading”. “Muscle Reading is a three-phase technique you can use to extract the ideas and information” (Ellis, 2009, p. 128) you need from your article to write your expository essay. How do I know what information I need you may ask? Remember what information you brainstormed and identified as important to your audience and specific information included in your thesis statement. This is the information you need to gather from your resource(s). Complete the following worksheet to assist you with this. Part II Directions: “Muscle Read” your article and complete the chart below with the required
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