Reading Journal
| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Warrington, Kovalyova, King. “Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 3, 2020, pgs 189-203. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | “Evaluating sources and critical reading go hand-in-hand.” In reading this article, it speaks about analyzing sources and papers properly.It specifically gave questions as a guideline to understand whether a writer is credible, knowledgeable or even biased, is the writer argument believable.It even speaks about the credibility of sources. The article speaks on how libraries are arranged and how most books from the library are reliable sources. Knowing that the internet is the most used sourced now, the author speaks on how it is used and how to narrow your search to get more credible sources. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Jack (pseudonym). Reader Response to “What Did You Expect?”).
How authors put arguments together and what support they use to bolster their arguments can affect the credibility of the source. No trained staff is out there to assist you in sieving through what you have pulled onto your screen. Your interest in the topic was piqued by a brief memory of a handmade poster you saw earlier at a gas station. Pseudonym-a fictitious name Bolster-support/ strengthen Sieving-examine in detail Piqued-stimulated |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to the other articles from this class because they are all guidelines to construct an appropriate paper. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
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