Wednesday, Feb.27 ~ Research Begins

Warm-up: IXL section M.1

Submit a Research Question HERE.
Some tips...

• The answer to your question needs to be able to be answered by research (so not too abstract).
• The question should be specific enough to be answered in ten articles or so.
• You need to be able to find at least ten academic articles on the topic.
• The question should lead to critical thinking rather than simply summarizing a law, etc... 

Vocabulary Quiz next time!!

• Here is a digital file.
• Here is a quizlet.
• or you could play the Kahout!

RESEARCH

·        EQ: What makes a website a legitimate source? 

Tips for finding reliable websites:

• Make sure the website is up to date (Preferably under 5 years old unless researching a historical issue).
• Use websites that cite their sources.
• Avoid citing commercial websites (.com).
• Do not cite Wikipedia or similar user-edited sites.
• Use Google Scholar - http://scholar.google.com/ - for scholarly articles.
• Use Google Books - http://books.google.com/ - for books you can read online.
• BASE - http://www.base-search.net/ - for academic open access web resources.
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - http://www.doaj.org - for academic open access web resources.
• Look for .gov sources when it comes to reporting on official law or policy items.

Practice ~ Annotations Review

Put these in order by the Who, What, Why format.
*Make sure your article cites why the author has credibility, includes a quote and explains how the information within contributes to the answer to your research question. Avoid all personal pronouns (like I or my).

A quick review of AWC format:
EQ: What is an Annotated Works Cited aka Annotated Bibliography? An annotated works cited or bibliography is a essentially a listing of citations to books, articles, and documents.  Each citation is followed by a brief (usually about 100 - 150 words) descriptive and evaluative paragraph, aka the annotation.

How do I write an annotation? The purpose of the annotation paragraph is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited -- in short -- you are asked to comment on and/or explain why each source cited is useful. 

• WHO -- Who wrote it and why does this person have authority on the topic?
• WHAT -- What did it say? Summarize & comment on the article; compare or contrast this work with another you have cited -- does it agree or disagree? Make sure you include a key quote from the article. 
• WHY -- Explain why you think this article is a good addition to your research.  Also, comment on the intended audience -- who was the intended audience and most importantly why was it written.
• See an example here.

Let's practice with this article.

HW: Yes...

• Immigration vocab quiz tomorrow. Here is the quizlet. 
• Check your grade to see that your research question passed; then gather two articles that could help to answer it (These are not to be done in journals! Type them to save time later and keep the doc handy). 
• 10 articles required by Wednesday, 3/6.