Step 2 - Quality Sources
#1 - I CAN employ strategies to find a variety of relevant, authoritative sources.
It is essential that you find a variety of quality sources for your research. This website links to the databases PHS subscribes to and many other valuable resources. ***THE USERNAME & PASSWORD TO ACCESS THESE DATABASES FROM HOME IS plainvillehs.**** Some require your public library card number. Contact me if you have any issues.
You can also save database articles to your Drive. As you are evaluating sources, create a folder on your bookmark bar by right clicking. Add all useful websites to this folder by clicking on the star and adding them to the folder.
The image here shows how we work our way from a general knowledge to specialized knowledge. This involves working our way to more authoritative sources.
Peer-Reviewed sources are articles that are read by a group of fellow experts to check for validity and accuracy. Peer reviewed articles are powerful sources you can trust.
This is your best place for research! The articles are vetted, so you do not need to doubt the quality. They also include a citation for every article you can copy and paste into your works cited. The slide deck to the right explains the importance of using databases and how to use them effectively!
WEBSITES - SOURCE EVALUATION
When googling for information, you need to take extra steps to be sure the information you are using is trustworthy. Be sure the content is current and the author/source is credible. You should read many sources about this subject so you can be sure the information is accurate.
Still having a hard time finding what you are looking for? Maybe you need to search smarter. Check out the search tips in this slide show --->
Google Scholar is a free way to search for scholarly, peer reviewed articles. Use the drop down arrow for advanced searching. Depending on your topic, you might choose to sort by date rather than relevance on the results page.
After completing a search, look below at the list of related topics. Sometimes these are VERY helpful in your search for resources!
Check out this presentation to give you some about how to read scholarly articles!
#2 - I CAN cite my sources in the proper format and explain why they are quality sources.
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
Evaluate each source in your folder on your bookmark bar. Decide which sources best answer your inquiry question. Delete from the folder those that you will not be using by CTRL clicking on them. Open the remaining to make your sources page. When using a database, the exact citation can be found by clicking on the word “cite” and choosing the style your teacher has identified. All you need to do is copy and paste the citation.
Citefast is a great website to document your sources. This video tutorial will teach you how to use CiteFast.
Purdue Online Writing Lab give you lots of info you need about MLA 8, Chicago Manual 17, and APA!!
Ask me if you need help!!
IN-TEXT CITATIONS
When you draft your paper, you must include an in-text citation for all paraphrased information. Review the slideshow to the right to see what the in-text citation will look various sources. Add this to your working research document now for future reference. We will discuss this in more depth in the drafting step of the research process.
Under sources, type to proper way to include an in-text citation for each source.
#3 - I CAN annotate each source with a brief summary, evidence of credibility, and how it will be used in my research
You need to ANNOTATE each source to be sure you have a variety of quality resources to fully explore your topic. You need to be sure that all of your sources serve a unique purpose for your research. This includes:
a brief summary of the source including the main ideas and arguments (1 sentence)
how you know the source is a quality (1 sentence)
your comments about how the source fits into your research/argument (1 sentence)
In the Working Research Document, ANNOTATE your sources.
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Image citation:
Ballenger, Bruce P. The curious researcher: a guide to writing research papers. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson, 2017. Print.