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Here is where the citation (in APA format) for your source should go. If it goes past one line,
then any subsequent lines should be indented ½”. The entries are alphabetized.
1. a brief summary of the article that includes the article’s thesis statement in quotes with
proper in-text citation or the main idea written in your own words. Begin the thesis with a
mundane phrase such as, “The article’s thesis is . . .” or “The main idea of this article is . .
.” This way I know that you know what the thesis is and that it isn’t a random quote.
2. a sentence or sentences identifying the perspective represented in the source and source’s
genre.: *Is the author primarily focusing on one way of examining the issue . . . for
example, does the author provide a psychologist’s take on the issue, a professor of a
particular discipline, or the viewpoint of someone in law enforcement? Note: This section
is not for your perspective but for that of the source’s author.
3. (longest section) a description of the rhetorical strategies you see in the piece. *Does it
play on the audience’s emotions or does it rely on the writer’s credibility or on shared
values? *Does it include scientific or scholarly research? *What diction or imagery is
particularly effective? * Do you see any problems with the argument’s logic?
4. Defense for using this source’s credibility/usefulness to your research. Is it a published in
a respectable, well known publication? Do its links work? Is it kept updated? Is it widely
viewed? Has it gone viral?
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Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical,
volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
(For example:
Bernstein, M. (2002). 10 tips on writing the living Web. A List Apart: For People Who Make
Websites, 149. Retrieved from http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving)
1. a brief summary of the article that includes the article’s thesis statement in quotes with
proper in-text citation or the main idea written in your own words. Begin the thesis with a
mundane phrase such as, “The article’s thesis is . . .” or “The main idea of this article is . .
.” This way I know that you know what the thesis is and that it isn’t a random quote.
2. a sentence or sentences identifying the perspective represented in the source and source’s
genre.: *Is the author primarily focusing on one way of examining the issue . . . for
example, does the author provide a psychologist’s take on the issue, a professor of a
particular discipline, or the viewpoint of someone in law enforcement? Note: This section
is not for your perspective but for that of the source’s author.
3. (longest section) a description of the rhetorical strategies you see in the piece. *Does it
play on the audience’s emotions or does it rely on the writer’s credibility or on shared
values? *Does it include scientific or scholarly research? *What diction or imagery is
particularly effective? * Do you see any problems with the argument’s logic?
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4. Defense for using this source’s credibility/usefulness to your research. Is it a published in
a respectable, well known publication? Do its links work? Is it kept updated? Is it widely
viewed? Has it gone viral?
. . . notes will extend to the bottom of the page for full credit. Your next entry should
appear on the next page
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