Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument; Kate Warrington, Natasha Kovalyova, and Cindy King |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | King states that we should always start with research into crafting a well-informed argument. They also state that we should use evidence to back up our research in our papers. They also state a great example using ASPCA as an emotional appeal to our papers and it helped me have a better understanding of assessing the source bias. They also express how to evaluate the argument by the author’s support of the argument. This journal gives you the exact steps to write a good argument and use good research in our essays. We all need to know how to do an analysis and research essays and I’m glad to read this journal. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Having research papers is much more than research, you have to have conversations with what you are writing and have to take the time to get it done. I also learned that research papers have to have strong evidence to what you are researching. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This article connects me to Johns and Melzer because they both give strategies on how to write good essays. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |