Please have each discussion on a different page. Do not associate both discussion together.
Discussion 1:
This discussion thread is designed to help you see how a synthesis of sources essay, or literature review, is organized.
Please download the article, “Beyond Frequency: Perceived Realism and the CSI Effect,” by Evelyn Maeder and Richard Corbett. The article is available in the e-reserves of your class.
On pages 84-85, the authors provide an introduction to the research study they conducted. You can read this section if you would like to. However, for this discussion thread, please read from page 85 “(“The CSI effect defined”) to page 94 (up to the section entitled “Method”).
Then answer the following questions:
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. 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.
See attachment for article.
Discussion 2:
Throughout the course, we have been examining the work of a student who is assessing Elder Care in China. You can access it in Content under Resources to Review. It is named:
Student A Sample Multi-Source Essay/Literature Review
As you read over the material, please note the improvements the student has made since the 4 and 6 source essays. She has developed a strong thesis and a strong synthesis of many of the sources. This is a student paper.
Please answer the following questions:
1. In the introduction, what is the thesis statement for this paper?
2. Compare this draft to the Six-Source Essay. Choose three improvements that the student made in the Multi-Source Essay and list them.
3. What cultural factors affect the care of Elders in China? Which sources discuss this information?
4. What limitations can you identify in this student draft? How would you improve it?
5. As a result of having read this article, please write a few sentences about what you might have learned about synthesizing sources.