Writing assignment: unit five: source summary and evaluation (2.5%)
Write down:
a working thesis statement
an apa-style reference citation of one source you can use in your research paper
a one-paragraph summary of your source to present to the class. (Remember that you do not appear in a summary.)
A sentence or two to explain how you expect to use the source in your paper (e.G. Data, background, to confirm a specific point, a quote, current research about”¦)
e-mail it to me. We will work with the references and citations in class.
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grading rubric research paper source summary and evaluation
doing preliminary research
searching: googling, gu library databases, pubmed.
Scrolling and scanning: scrolling a page for urls, titles, 2-line descriptions, and scanning keywords in the descriptions (applies to googling, gu library databases and other databases).
Apply discretion before opening:
evaluating websites:
.Gov (nih, pubmed, cdc, fda, usda, va); .Mil
.Org (who); mayo clinic, acs, aha,
.Edu (press releases, newsletters);
.Com (sciencedirect, sciencedaily)
pick one: scan abstract, beginning, headings before committing to it. Pick another.
What keywords got you what you wanted?
Before ending research session: make decisions about which ones to keep
save urls at minimum, bookmark, copy, print, full citation
pick one to use for your unit 5 writing assignment
review of apa references and citations:
“in 1996, largely in response to her case, healthy house, a social-service agency that facilitates medical care for merced county’s non-english-speaking residents, was founded in merced, the county seat. Among its services is an interpreter training program, which provides medical interpreters in a half-dozen languages, including hmong” (fox, 2012, para. 36).
More recently, the new york times reported that:
in 1996, largely in response to her case, healthy house, a social-service agency that facilitates medical care for merced county’s non-english-speaking residents, was founded in merced, the county seat. Among its services is an interpreter training program, which provides medical interpreters in a half-dozen languages, including hmong. (Fox, 2012, para. 36)
Did you know that the yale school of medicine requires their first- year medical students to read the spirit catches you and you fall down? (Fox, 2012).
Https://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pmc/articles/pmc3479631/
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