For an idea to be fresh and interesting, it has to take a step forward from what has come before. You will need to explain how your thinking proceeds from, departs from, contrasts with that line of thinking how your thinking starts from the past and takes a substantial step forward. For this requirement, you will need to quote directly from your sources . Remember, too, that we have looked at textbooks and web sites, texts that may reveal the goals, methods and values of the field as a whole. For this requirement, you will need to quote directly from your sources .
Citation is a rhetorical act.
Even in this relatively informal audience, your credibility rides on your technical control. Further, bear in mind that in the future, as a professionals, your classmates will not speak only to those who are in their fields, they will also communicate with people who are in other fields. The quality of the insight and the supporting arguments are of primary concern. The amount of thinking you can jam onto one page is of major concern.