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WRTG 105A & 105E Language as a Window into the Mind (Gegg-Harrison)

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Sciences

Primary vs. Secondary Sources: Humanities

Scholarly vs. Popular Sources

Using the BEAM Model

To learn about the BEAM Model, read the following article or view the video below.

Bizup, J. (2008). BEAM: A rhetorical vocabulary for teaching research-based writing. Rhetoric Review, 27(1), 72-86, DOI: 10.1080/07350190701738858 

B - Background

E - Exhibit/Evidence

A - Argument

M - Method