Transcript Research and Thesis Writing

Research and Source Analysis
How do you know a “good” source
from a “bad” source?
Research and Source Analysis
Essential Question: How do you identify a “good” source?
WHY: to understand how to compare and contrast the
validity of different sources
• Research 101
• Topic Research
• Source Anlaysis
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How do you “research”?!!
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Books
Articles
Internet Sites
Primary Sources
Others?
Two main ways to research
Search Engine
quicker results
tends to be less
accurate
• Allows access to all
information on the
topic
Database
more accurate
results
tend to be slower
• Allows access to
focused academic
articles
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What’s Your Source?
Do you understand a “good” source from a
“bad” source?
• “Good” sources include credible
newspapers, journals, magazines that are
not partisan or biased
• “Bad” sources include less accurate or
biased sources (Wikipedia, National
Enquirer, blogs…)
Research Topics
Choose ONE of the following topics to research:
• Mosque in NYC
• Holt vs. Hobbs
• Swiss ban on Minarets
• Veil ban in France
• IHH ban in Germany
• Cartooning of Muslims in France
Find at least one article from a Search Engine and one
article from the Database to compare and contrast.
Exit Slip
Research tip for the rest of us?
What tricks do you use?