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Criterion C of the rubric evaluates critical thinking. This page will help you build critical thinking into your extended essay. One essential part of critical writing is to acknowledge the values and limitations of your sources in your analysis. Use what you did with OPCVL in your annotated bibliography to help with this.
Is it critical writing?
Is it critical writing?
One way to ensure you are paraphrasing correctly and adding your own analysis is to use the They Say/I Say templates below.
THEY SAY: direct quote, paraphrase, or summary of the researchÂ
I SAY: your response/analysis of what the research says
They Say...
They Say...
They Say Templates.pdfThey Say from p. 69 of the Extended Essay Textbook
Please note that the chart is in APA format, not MLA. For MLA, putting the year in parentheses after the name is not necessary.
I Say...
I Say...
I Say Templates.pdfI Say Templates for Counterargument.pdfPage updated
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