Asked by rem
It may not be the best medicine. But laughter’s great for you, and it may even compare to a proper diet and exercise when it comes to keeping you healthy and disease free.
That’s according to Dr. Lee Berk, an associate professor at Loma Linda University in California who has spent nearly three decades studying the ways the aftershocks of a good laugh ripple through your brain and body.
–“You Asked: Does Laughing Have
Real Health Benefits?,”
Markham Heid
What is the best way to integrate the underlined information from the source into the body paragraph?
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You should introduce the source with a signal phrase, either paraphrase the key idea in your own words or quote a short, relevant fragment, and then immediately follow it with your own analysis that connects the evidence to your paragraph’s point. Also make sure to provide the appropriate citation.
Three brief options you can use in the body paragraph:
1) Paraphrase (recommended)
- Example: Dr. Lee Berk, an associate professor at Loma Linda University who has studied laughter for nearly thirty years, finds that laughing can produce health benefits comparable to those of a proper diet and regular exercise (Heid).
- Follow with one sentence explaining how this supports your claim.
2) Short quoted fragment (when wording is memorable)
- Example: As Markham Heid reports, Dr. Berk argues that “laughter…may even compare to a proper diet and exercise when it comes to keeping you healthy and disease free” (Heid).
- Then explain what that means for your argument and why the comparison matters.
3) Attribution to the reporter (if you’re citing the article rather than Berk’s original research)
- Example: According to Markham Heid’s article on Berk’s work, nearly three decades of research suggest that laughter can rival diet and exercise in protecting health (Heid).
- Then analyze or interpret the finding for your paragraph’s purpose.
Always follow the quote/paraphrase with one or two sentences of your own analysis that link the evidence back to your thesis. And be sure to format the citation to match the required style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
Three brief options you can use in the body paragraph:
1) Paraphrase (recommended)
- Example: Dr. Lee Berk, an associate professor at Loma Linda University who has studied laughter for nearly thirty years, finds that laughing can produce health benefits comparable to those of a proper diet and regular exercise (Heid).
- Follow with one sentence explaining how this supports your claim.
2) Short quoted fragment (when wording is memorable)
- Example: As Markham Heid reports, Dr. Berk argues that “laughter…may even compare to a proper diet and exercise when it comes to keeping you healthy and disease free” (Heid).
- Then explain what that means for your argument and why the comparison matters.
3) Attribution to the reporter (if you’re citing the article rather than Berk’s original research)
- Example: According to Markham Heid’s article on Berk’s work, nearly three decades of research suggest that laughter can rival diet and exercise in protecting health (Heid).
- Then analyze or interpret the finding for your paragraph’s purpose.
Always follow the quote/paraphrase with one or two sentences of your own analysis that link the evidence back to your thesis. And be sure to format the citation to match the required style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
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