Technology
You are going to archive the research you do for the Research Paper. The assignment is designed to help you keep track of and evaluate your sources.
1. Create a new file in Microsoft Word. Name it Research Portfolio_Your Last Name
2. For each of the 3+ sources you use in your paper, include the following:
• Citation for the source as it would appear on a Works Cited page
• Citation for the source as it would appear in-text
• Evaluation of the source’s credibility. Consider the following when assessing the source’s credibility:
• Publication/sponsor (such as an organization) credibility/level of bias (credentials)
• Author credibility/level of bias
• Credibility of style of site/article/writing (logic, harshness of style, etc.)
• When it was originally published
• Information verifiable?
3. You also need to include notes for each of the sources. These notes can be bullet points. You need to have at least 2 notes per source. Examples of types of notes from the sources include:
• Quotations to be incorporated into your writing
• Summary/paraphrase of the source
• Explanation of how you’ll use the source in your writing
Research Portfolio
You are going to archive the research you do for the Research Paper. The assignment is designed to help you keep track of and evaluate your sources.
1. Create a new file in Microsoft Word. Name it Research Portfolio_Your Last Name
2. For each of the 3+ sources you use in your paper, include the following:
• Citation for the source as it would appear on a Works Cited page
• Citation for the source as it would appear in-text
• Evaluation of the source’s credibility. Consider the following when assessing the source’s credibility:
• Publication/sponsor (such as an organization) credibility/level of bias (credentials)
• Author credibility/level of bias
• Credibility of style of site/article/writing (logic, harshness of style, etc.)
• When it was originally published
• Information verifiable?
3. You also need to include notes for each of the sources. These notes can be bullet points. You need to have at least 2 notes per source. Examples of types of notes from the sources include:
• Quotations to be incorporated into your writing
• Summary/paraphrase of the source
• Explanation of how you’ll use the source in your writing
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