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.
ENG 106
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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