Part I
Topic:
________________________________________
Key words and synonyms
1)________________________
2)_______________________
Select the Articles link from the Loudoun Campus Library home page. Choose Academic Search Complete and search for three magazine articles about the topic that you selected.
1. Article
title:___________________________________________________
Author:______________________
Date:_____________ Page #_________
Magazine
title:___________________________________________________
New Words 1)_____________________2)_________________________
Main ideas (1-2
sentences)_________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
2. Article
title:___________________________________________________
Author:______________________
Date:_____________ Page #_________
Magazine
title:___________________________________________________
New words 1)_____________________2)_________________________
Main ideas (1-2
sentences)_________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Article
title:___________________________________________________
Author:______________________
Date:_____________ Page #_________
Magazine
title:___________________________________________________
New words 1)_____________________2)_________________________
Main ideas (1-2
sentences)_________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Part II
Choose one of your articles and answer the
following questions about that article.
I would like to use my article to answer
the following research question:
______________________________________________________________________________
Article Title
_________________________________________________________________
Author _____________________________ Date of
article__________________________
Magazine
Title__________________________________________________________________
1. What is the purpose of the article – to
inform or to persuade? How do you know?
2. What is the main idea of the article?
3. List the support(s) of the main idea and describe their location within the article.
Support
______________________________________________________________
Location _____Paragraph #
-- First, middle, or last sentence within a paragraph. (Circle
one)
Support
_______________________________________________________________
Location _____Paragraph # --
First, middle, or last sentence within a paragraph. (Circle one)
Support
________________________________________________________________
Location _____Paragraph # --
First, middle, or last sentence within a paragraph. (Circle one)
4. How will the article help you answer
your research question?
5. What facts can you use from the article?
6. Are there any quotations you might use?
If so, list one.
7. Did you find any useful statistics? If
so, list one.
8. What significant words or people might I use
as additional search terms? (list at least 2)
9. Select either the author, magazine title, or date of publication and describe how that element affects your evaluation of the article.
Part III
Given the information you have learned thus far, write a tentative thesis
statement for an argumentative research paper on your specific topic.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Comments to Dana Roggenbaum