Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Instructions
Part 1:
Go to the library and physically borrow or check out an electronic book relevant to your research
project. Read the introduction, conclusion, and at least one chapter from the book. Using your Everyday
Writer, cite the book in MLA 8 in the space provided. Select three sections of text from your reading
that accurately, thoroughly, and ethically represent the argument of the source. Using these sections of
text, create several quotations and write a 250-word paragraph explaining the books argument. Make
sure to properly use and integrate your quotes into the 250-word paragraph.
Part 2:
Complete each category in the space provided.
Authority: How does the author assure the reader that the information presented is accurate and
complete? Click through links, look up citations, or verify important facts in the book through a
web search. Are the links, citations, or facts presented accurate and relevant? Look up other
sources written by the same author or biographical information about the author. What are their
credentials?
Bias: Explain the commitments of the author. What do they stand to gain from writing this
source? Who is their audience, and how can you tell? What kinds of organizations, ideas, or
beliefs do they associate themselves with? How do you know? Are multiple viewpoints
presented and addressed, or only the viewpoints of the author?
Context: Examine the website, journal, or other context in which the article is written. Is this
context credible? How does this context assure the reader that the content it publishes is accurate
and well-researched? What sort of sources does this context generally use (i.e., scholarly
journals, popular press, twitter, etc.)? How do these factors shape your view of this context?
Date: What is the date in which the book was published, and how much does this matter for
your subject? Explain your reasoning.
Part 3:
Answer each reflection section in complete sentences in the space provided. You will need to look at
your ILP 1 and 2 in order to answer some questions.
MORGAN VEST
Response: I cant say Ive gained any new knowledge from this source just a new perspective on
knowledge I had already learned from ILAs 1 and 2. Even though this knowledge wasnt new it did
help strengthen my belief that youth sports is a great way to set up young kids for success in the future.
3 How can you use this source in your project? Which parts of the source are most useful for
your project and why? How does this source relate to the sources you found in ILP 1 & 2?
Response: As stated earlier I can use this source as a different perspective for my argument. Many times
people do not agree with you until you present things in a way they are use to or understand, this source
does that for me. Instead of focusing on the kids which many articles on this topic do it focuses on the
coaches and argues that thats really where this all starts, which I agree with. If I am trying to convince
adults that youth sports is a good thing then I the most effective way to do that is to show them from
there own point of view. And thats exactly what is source will allow me to do.