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Writing a Research Paper – Part 2: Finding, Assessing, and Recording Sources

Writing a Research Paper – Part 2: Finding, Assessing, and Recording Sources. Mr. White’s History Class. Objectives. What do we want to know how to do? Find resources for our research Record those sources in a works cited page. Section 1: Finding and Assessing Sources.

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Writing a Research Paper – Part 2: Finding, Assessing, and Recording Sources

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  1. Writing a Research Paper – Part 2: Finding, Assessing, and Recording Sources Mr. White’s History Class

  2. Objectives • What do we want to know how to do? • Find resources for our research • Record those sources in a works cited page

  3. Section 1: Finding and Assessing Sources Where can I find sources? How do I know if a source, is valid, useful, or appropriate?

  4. Finding Resources • To find resources for our research paper, we can use many different sources. • Books • Internet • Online databases • Magazines • Newspaper articles

  5. Assessing Sources • When we research, we have to be able to assess our sources to determine their: • Appropriateness • Is it relevant to my topic? • Is the source of a scholarly nature? • Validity • Can we trust the source as believable, truthful, and backed by good research and data? • Can we trust the information as believable, truthful, and solid? • Bias, prejudice, or slant (if any) • Does the source have a bias, prejudice, or persuasive slant? – this doesn’t mean we can’t use the source, we just have to keep it in mind

  6. Resources We Should Be Careful About • Here are some resources that we have to look at carefully before we use: • Encyclopedias • Information is of a general nature - appropriateness • Wikipedia • Information is of a general nature - appropriateness • Information can be altered easily - validity • Popular/Other magazines • Written for popular reading – appropriateness • Magazines may be written for a particular point of view

  7. SOAPSTone • After we find our sources, we will use SOAPStone to assess them and figure out if and how we can use them: • Source • Occasion • Audience • Purpose • Subject • Tone

  8. Section 2: Recording Sources How do I record different types of sources?

  9. Why a References Page? • We use a references page to record sources that we have used in our paper • We should record any source that we use, not just ones that we directly cite • If we include all of our references, we can avoid plagiarism • A references page lists, in a systematic form, the sources that you use for your paper

  10. What information do we need for a references page? • Title • Author • Publishing Date • Publisher • Page numbers used • Periodical title (if it’s a periodical) • Volume or edition number

  11. What does a reference page look like?

  12. How do we record a source? • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

  13. Assignment - Sources • After your research days, you should have: • At least ten total sources, including: • At least four books • At least one online database source • You should record these sources appropriately and begin your references page – this will be turned in on Thursday

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