Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Recognize the value of both scholarly and popular media for their research.
- Learn to consider and select appropriate databases for their research topic.
- See their research as part of a larger conversation with other researchers looking at similar topics.
- Understand the importance of citing their sources.
Types of Sources
Read the 4 articles below and think about these questions:
- Do you trust any of these sources more than the others? Why?
- How would you use each article in a paper?
- Which one did a scholar/expert write?
Search Techniques
Part 1:
In groups of 3, search for "failure." One person should search in Google, one in Google Scholar, and one person should search LibrarySearch.
Part 2:
- One partner should search for "failure" in a basic search in Library Search, and the other partner should search for "failure" and "writing" in an advanced search in Library Search.
- Compare your results to your partner's results.
Research & Social Media
- Skim through the article for links, citations, and footnotes.
- Scroll through your social media accounts for tags and hashtags.
- Think about 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.
- Select a passage from the article and paraphrase it.
- Create the proper MLA citation (both the in-text citation for the paraphrase and the full citation for a Works Cited page).
- Post your answers to Padlet.
