1. Evaluating Sources & Creating Source Cards with STAR criteria

2. Why Do We Research? Sources provide an element of the rational appeal (logic, proof, studies, analysis by experts) What you should check for : – Age of source – Author of essay, article, or book – Publication

3. STAR Criteria S ufficiency: Is there enough evidence? T ypically: Is the evidence representative and typical? A ccuracy: Is the evidence accurate and up-to-date? R elevance: Is the evidence relevant to the claim?

4. Basic Citations Book: Sundquist, Eric. Faulkner, A House Divided. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1993. Print. A Book with 2 Authors: Harrison, Samuel W., and Ben Wright. Movies in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1994. Print.

5. Citing a Website Name of author, compiler, director, editor, narrator, performer, or translator of the work Title of work (italicized if work is independent; roman and quotation marks if part of a larger work) Title of overall Web site (italicized) if distinct from #2. Version or edition used, if relevant Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not available, use N.p. Date of publication (day, month, and year, as available); if nothing is available, use n.d. (use roman in actual entry) Medium of publication (Web) Date of access (day, month, year) Or Use BIBME.ORG

6. What this Looks Like... Cook, John. “Cult Friction.” Radaronline.com. Radar Magazine, Apr. 2008. Web. 2 May 2008.

7. Note Card System (15) Card 1 will include the following: – Type of source – Citation of your source Subsequent Cards will include the following: – Quote you are going to use – Page or paragraph number – Its value and place in your paper

8. Source 1 Type: Book Citation: Sundquist, Eric. Faulkner, A House Divided. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1993. Print.

9. Source 1 Quote: “William Faulkner’s legacy continues to live on in contemporary culture.” Page number: 97 Place: Paragraph 2, grounds Value: I will use this quote in the “grounds” segment of my paper. It will help me prove that Faulkner is the best national author that we have.