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Evaluating Sources Garbage in, garbage out.

Reading Critically As an author, you have the responsibility of presenting authentic and valid evidence to your reader. How to read critically…

Issues with the Internet Anyone can publish on the Internet Just because it’s there, doesn’t mean it’s good Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus California Velcro Crop Web pages have agendas Home pages—personal opinions Commercially sponsored Sponsored by organizations

Evaluating Websites Who sponsors the site?.edu,.gov,.org Beware of student papers on the.edu.com Advertising Still could use, but beware of slant

Evaluating Websites Is the author a professional? Run a quick Google search Run a search on Amazon for other published books. Look for a bibliography or works cited list. Other primary sources for you to check out.

Evaluating Websites Check out the links on the site Commercial or scholarly , chat rooms, discussion groups Personal information Don’t use as a primary source unless ing directly with author

Check this out… Check out who is linked to a particular site... Go to Google and type Link: (insert the URL of the site you want to check out) See what other sites are linked to your resource. Is this a credible source?

Primary Source Documents Straight from the horse’s mouth Pieces of legislation Library of Congress Pictures, maps, documents Lewis and Clark Expedition Other Collections The Library of Congress

Primary Source Documents Check out the bibliography Clues to other sources What the author drew upon for the article/book. Includes: Novels Speeches Eyewitness accounts Interviews Letters Autobiographies Results of original research

Internet Sites for Primary Source Documents Speeches The History Channel The History Channel Documents US National Archives US National Archives General Information National Public Radio National Public Radio Info on the media Media Education Foundation Media Education Foundation World Information National Geographic National Geographic CIA Factbook Maps

Secondary Sources Writings about primary sources Critical evaluation of irony in The Crucible Newspaper reports Analysis and evaluations Writings about author Writings about author’s accomplishments

Secondary Sources These sources are always written from the writer’s point of view Provide different ways of looking at primary material Be selective when using Quote sparingly

Slanted Language Although you may have a primary source, beware of how the author frames the discussion (words used) Gulf War Comparison (British Press)

Non-Internet Sources Even though it’s on paper, the same rules apply: “In a girly-girl, eye-poking attack, House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) demanded an investigation into “what the White House knew about the events leading up to the attack, when they knew it, and most importantly, what was done about it.” Gephardt’s genius plan for assuring air safety after September 11 was to federalize airport security. But he refused to allow airport security to scrutinize passengers who look like the last two doezen terrorists to attack civilian aircraft. That’s what he did when he knew about it.” (Ann Coulter, Treason, p. 260)

Is this the right source for my research? Read the table of contents Check the blurbs Read the bibliography or check out the links Read the first and last couple of paragraphs—is it addressing my needs? Check the copyright date If it’s technical or scientific information, you will want current (less than 4 years old) Seminal works (those that influence an entire field) could be forty years old and still applicable.

Summarizing the Source Take down all the pertinent information needed to cite the source in a bibliography (enter it directly into Noodle Tools) In 3-6 sentences, write down the general nature of the source. What’s the big picture? What’s the author’s point of view? Is this a strong source (fair, primary, well- written)?

Annotated Bibliography In alphabetical order by author’s last name. Standard MLA citation and format Lesley University Style Sheet Brief summary of the work (see, there was a point to summarizing) See example on pp in text