- In the first section ("The CSI effect defined"), do the authors ever give you their opinion on the CSI effect? How do they support their definition and their expansion on the definition? How many different sources do they cite in this section?
- From pages 86-88, the authors discuss lawyers, police officers, judges, and community members. In this section, do the authors ever give you their opinion on any of the issues discussed?
- Examine the section entitled "Verdicts" (pp. 90-92). How do the results from the study by Shelton et al. differ from the results of the study by Kim, Barak, and Shelton? How do the results of the study by Baskin and Sommers differ from the results of other studies?
- As a result of having read this article, please write a few sentences about what you might have learned about a) synthesizing sources or b) the CSI effect.
Part 2
Answer these questions
- In the introduction, what is the thesis statement for this paper?
- Compare this draft to the Six-Source Essay you looked at in Week 4. Choose three improvements that the student made in the Multi-Source Essay and list them.
- What are some suggestions about the relationship between animal communication and human language?
- What limitations can you identify in this student draft? How would you improve it?
- As a result of having read this article, please write a few sentences about what you might have learned about
syntheizing sources.
Sample Solution