WITTD - Paraphrasing Practice with Information Literacy Framework from ACRL
Announcements
- Last chance to ask for extensions for the Source Reviews and Working Bibliography is today. This needs to be done by email.
- As you continue with your research, keep your mind on the prize: The Rhetorical Situation Project Assignments:
- The Group Presentations for First Year Symposium
- The Blog
Learning and Activities for Today
The Assignment for the Source Reviews requires that you perform many complex tasks that are associated with academic research. Here is a list of a few of those tasks:
- Find particular types of sources that are suitable for academic audiences
- Establish the credibility of your sources (Here is a link that might help you to think about credibility: The CRAAP Test)
- Demonstrate your understanding of the contexts that are associated with your particular historical topic and the modern day connection
- Summarize your sources
- Integrate and cite quoted and paraphrased material in your summaries (Here is a source that helps with integrating sources: Integrating Sources PDF
- Evaluate the ideas, perspectives, and arguments in your source
- Justify why you chose this particular source for this project
- Consider key terms and form research questions
- Class Discussion on Source Reviews and Working Bibliography
- What difficulties are you encountering with this assignment?
- Let's revisit the assignment description: Source Reviews and Working Bibliography Assignment Sheet
- Let's remember that you have a sample Source Review for a scholarly, peer-reviewed source. Click on Here
Here is one more thing that might help with your Source Reviews: A Handy, Dandy Checklist
Group Presentation Teams
Morning Classes
Afternoon Classes
Homework
- Continue to work on your Research Journal so that you can meet the deadline for this assignment! Remember that this is due in Blackboard by the end of the day on Friday. Blackboard>Content>The Research to Learn Folder>Source Reviews and Working Bibliography'