Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Identify the various steps in the research process.
- Recognize the difference between a basic and an advanced search.
- See their research as part of a larger conversation with other researchers looking at similar topics.
- Understand the importance of citing their sources.
Research & Social Media
- Skim through the article for links, citations, and footnotes.
- Scroll through your social media accounts for tags and hashtags.
- Answer the following question as a class: How is research like social media?
Citation Activity
- Search for your topic(s) in Library Search.
- Pick one source you might use in your paper.
- Find a passage in the article.
- Paraphrase the passage.
- Create the proper MLA in-text citation as well as the full bibliographic citation for the article you chose.
- Post your answers to Padlet.
