UNV104
Name: Brady Simmons
Course: UNV104
Date:1-31-15
Instructor:Cooper Expository Essay: Incorporating Resources Worksheet
Directions: Using your preferred reading strategy, read the two articles you plan to use as references in your Expository Essay. Then answer the questions listed below.
Refer back to GCU Fleming Library Scavenger Hunt and Gathering Resources Worksheet for your articles.
To review the variety of reading strategies available like the T-Chart, Coding System, SQ3R, Predict-Read-Prove, K-W-L, Muscle Reading, and Quick Reading, refer back to your textbook (pages 70-73) and the Lecture for Module 3.
Article 1
Part 1: Reading Strategy
Write the reference citation for Article 1 below:
(Young, 2011)
What was the author’s main point or conclusion?
Internet abuse is an issue in the workplace. Statistics show the internet is being used for personal use during work hours. Extensive internet use causes a decrease in productivity and an increase in liability.
How does this information impact or connect to your paper?
This information connects to my paper by showing statistics that will strengthen the point I am trying to get across to my audience.
Part 2: Identify Pertinent Information
Select three quotes from the reading that you feel could help support your paper. Copy them below. Then, write a short statement below each about what the quote means and how it specifically relates to your paper.
Quote 1.
3.24 hours a week is the average time an employee spends looking at non-work related Web sites.
Statement:
Within a 40-hour workweek, employees spend almost 10% of their time on unproductive web surfing. If ten percent of an employee’s time is intentionally spent wasting time, they are stealing ten percent of their paycheck from their employer.
Quote 2. workers were slower to respond to customer needs, unable to meet deadlines, and failed to complete tasks due to personal or inappropriate use of the Internet during work hours. This translated into poor
Course: UNV104
Date:1-31-15
Instructor:Cooper Expository Essay: Incorporating Resources Worksheet
Directions: Using your preferred reading strategy, read the two articles you plan to use as references in your Expository Essay. Then answer the questions listed below.
Refer back to GCU Fleming Library Scavenger Hunt and Gathering Resources Worksheet for your articles.
To review the variety of reading strategies available like the T-Chart, Coding System, SQ3R, Predict-Read-Prove, K-W-L, Muscle Reading, and Quick Reading, refer back to your textbook (pages 70-73) and the Lecture for Module 3.
Article 1
Part 1: Reading Strategy
Write the reference citation for Article 1 below:
(Young, 2011)
What was the author’s main point or conclusion?
Internet abuse is an issue in the workplace. Statistics show the internet is being used for personal use during work hours. Extensive internet use causes a decrease in productivity and an increase in liability.
How does this information impact or connect to your paper?
This information connects to my paper by showing statistics that will strengthen the point I am trying to get across to my audience.
Part 2: Identify Pertinent Information
Select three quotes from the reading that you feel could help support your paper. Copy them below. Then, write a short statement below each about what the quote means and how it specifically relates to your paper.
Quote 1.
3.24 hours a week is the average time an employee spends looking at non-work related Web sites.
Statement:
Within a 40-hour workweek, employees spend almost 10% of their time on unproductive web surfing. If ten percent of an employee’s time is intentionally spent wasting time, they are stealing ten percent of their paycheck from their employer.
Quote 2. workers were slower to respond to customer needs, unable to meet deadlines, and failed to complete tasks due to personal or inappropriate use of the Internet during work hours. This translated into poor