Short Description
This is a 65-minute workshop designed for 1st year composition students who will be using periodical sources in their research. Students will practice writing contextualizing statements, e.g. describing authors, genres, types of periodicals, for a variety of information sources of the type they will be using in their own research projects.
Learning Outcomes
• Identify different types of periodical information sources;
• Describe different periodical information sources;
• Identify relevant author credentials;
• Describe relevant author credentials;
• Compose a valid contextualizing statement describing an information source.
Information Literacy Concepts
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Potential Pitfalls and Teaching Tips
When deciding on the link to use to the various periodical sources, it is a good idea to provide variety, e.g. EBSCO, Proquest, Sage. The first challenge for students will be to identify the title of the periodical source itself.
Suggested Citation
Gradowski, Gail. "What Exactly IS that Source You are Quoting From?" CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments). 2018. https://projectcora.org/lesson/what-exactly-source-you-are-quoting
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