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Mini-Lesson: In Text Citations
What is in-text citation ? How do you cite sources in-text? Super-helpful guide! Read and discuss the following articles and pay attention to the personal accounts from survivors and killers.
 * Rwandan Survivor
 * The Rwandan Girl Who Refused to Die

Teacher Model- Why use in-text citations?
Create an anchor chart listing reasons.

Since we are creating a PERSUASIVE research project, you will include in-text citations in order to make your audience care about your topic and to add credibility to your writing.

Personal accounts are included in order to pull at the audience's heart strings and sway them to your side. This is called pathos. Doesn't hearing from the survivors' mouths make the topic more emotional?

Guided Practice
In your writer's notebook (Lists), answer the following: Now, brainstorm. What are some sources you could use to make me care? Example: an interview with a breast cancer survivor to make a reader believe that more money should be spent on cancer research.
 * 1) Write your topic.
 * 2) Why would someone care?
 * 3) Tell me something important about your topic. What is a point that would move me? A fact that would make me care?

Tier-2 Discussion
I will discuss your topics with you one-on-one. Your goal is to MAKE ME CARE! Make sure you are prepared to defend yourself because I will NOT go easy on you, and I will be in opposition of you no matter what. Convince me that I need to choose your side.

Independent Practice: Writer's Workshop

 * Evaluate your 10 sources. Do you have what you need to make me care? Find more if you need!


 * Now that you understand the importance of in-text citations, look at your thINK. Did you include some EFFECTIVE direct quotations from your source? Use the resource sheet to correctly add some in. Have at least one in-text citation in your thINK. The source you used should also be cited at the end of your thINK with a proper MLA citation.

Homework
Your thINK is due on Tuesday for A classes and Wednesday for B classes!

You need to get me your journal ASAP! You should be finished with 3 books by now!