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Your Assignment. Read an article, on an assigned topic, from one of the Sayre databases, a News Magazine, a Health Magazine or a local newspaper Sayre Databases: 1. EBSCO (KYVL: indikids; frisby13)

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  1. Your Assignment • Read an article, on an assigned topic, from one of the Sayre databases, a News Magazine, a Health Magazine or a local newspaper • Sayre Databases: 1. EBSCO (KYVL: indikids; frisby13) 2. NewsBank (sayre; library) 3. SIRS(sayre; library) • News Magazines Health Magazines 1. Time 5. Current Health II 2. Newsweek 6. Prevention 3. US News & World Report 7. Health 4. Science News • Newspapers: Lexington Herald-Leader Louisville Courier Journal

  2. Outline for your paper: Choose an article that is at least 2 pages long. Write, in your journal, a paper that is at least 1 page long. A. Title = Article Title B.Citation C.1st paragraph: Summary 2nd paragraph: Evaluation & Reflection 3rd paragraph: ?s raised by article • Citation = 20 points Each Paragraph = 10 points

  3. Remember Biology? Stem Cell Research: An Annotated Bibliography Holland, Suzanne. The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate : Science, Ethics, and Public Policy. Boston: MIT Press, 2001.  This is the annotation of the above source. In this example, I am following MLA guidelines for the bibliographic information listed above. If I was really writing an annotation for this source, I would now write a brief summary of what this book says about stem cell research. Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3

  4. Citing Magazines Magazine article: When citing magazine articles, give the complete date, but do not include volume and issue number. The title of the article should be in quotation marks, and the title of the magazine underlined. The standard format is: Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Day Month Year: pages.For example: Alter, Jonathan. "A different kind of war." Newsweek 3 Aug. 1998: 27.

  5. Citing Newspapers Newspaper article:If the newspaper is a local one, and the city name is not included in the title of the newspaper, give the city in parentheses after the newspaper title. For example, Courier-Journal (Louisville). Include the complete date, section and page numbers. If a specific edition is stated, give the edition information after the date. For example: Gorman, Linda. "Anti-gun law is real danger." Denver Post 20Jan. 1999: B7. "Stagnant sales brought more lethal guns, critics say." News & Observer (Raleigh) 14 Feb. 1999, final ed.: A10.

  6. Citing Database Articles • HELP is your friend! • Go to Citation Styles, then MLA Style to see examples • In general: Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date of original source: page(s). Database Name. Date Accessed http://www.epnet.com.

  7. Finding the EBSCO Database Sayre Library Catalog QuickLinks KYVL Find Books & Articles EBSCOhost MAS Ultra School Edition Indikidsfrisby13

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