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Ch 6 Sources

Mariah McCurry
In Evaluation and Choosing Sources, I learned how to locate and preview sources, how to differentiate between general versus specialized academic and primary versus secondary, and how to evaluate the most optimal sources for my own research project. The first thing I realized after this chapter is that you do not have to dive into the specialized academic sources right away; for instance, one can view general sources to get an idea about certain topics and subtopics and then move on to specialized sources for once one possesses a general foundation for their topic. I think this is really helpful to know because most specialized academic sources may be difficult to understand without much prior knowledge, especially for someone, like myself, who does not read these types of sources often other than textbooks for class. I also like the idea of finding more sources through the Works Cited list within the specialized academic source.
In a similar sense, resources can be categorized by primary, secondary, and tertiary source. A tertiary source has a similar purpose of a general source; that is that a tertiary source can help one get an overall sense of a topic. Unlike a tertiary source, a primary source will benefit someone who is in search for original artifacts that have not been analyses by others.  Another very helpful tip is to preview your source critically. It is important that the rhetorical situation and genre apply to your research topic and question. When reviewing sources, check to see if the articles are peer-reviewed, if editors are scholars, and how much credibility the author conveys. Overall, the main goal in researching is to assure the information you are finding does not only apply to your research topic and that the sources are trustworthy.

                                                                                                                                              

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  1. Sophia FundoraFebruary 20, 2018 at 10:59 AM

    Mariah, I also learned that specialized academic source does not have to be our main source of information for our project. It was a very insightful read and I also agree that looking through worked cited for your own sources is a very effective method.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 20, 2018 at 11:03 AM

    I completely agree with the idea of looking at gerneral sources first. I, like yourself, tend to jump striaght into the specialized acdemic sources and this is not the most effective way to go about research.

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