- make a research log
- store copies of sources you may use
- articles
- magazines
- websites
- keyword searching (most often used)
- phrase searching (combining words)
- boolean search (using and or not)
- subject words
- know sites domain
- find home page (look for links to home page and credentials)
- read about the bias and mission of the site
- read about credentials of the creators
- note if the site reports on its funding and donors
- note how current the site is
-uses citations
-poses issues the argument will address
-introduction announces the topic
-transitioning well between reasons
-if no author use shortened form of the title
-conclusion returns to idea used in introduction
-use alphabetical order of last names for works cited
-she included many sources and cited them correctly
-used alot of her own thoughts
My understanding has gotten deeper since researching my topic because i am able to explore more and get different perspectives. It has helped me get a better understanding and also see a negative side to too much support.
- “The problem is that too many people try to impose their preference for suburban-syle mini-mansions on smaller scale neighborhoods where they just dont fit.”
- “Buildings [residential and commercial combined] take up rather more than half of all of our energy use: they add more to the pollution of the atmosphere than transport and manufacture combined.”
When i see information presented in a variety of ways i think it helps her credibility because she’s not just focused on one specific type of source and presenting it the same way. She uses a variety to help change things up.
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