Sources and note taking
- 1. * Finding reliable sources and using MLA style for note-taking and bibliography…
- 2. * Primary * Secondary * Literary works (poems, novels, etc.) * Biographies * Documents * Encyclopedias * Autobiography * All writings about * Letters primary sources * Interviews * Speeches * Surveys * statistics *
- 3. * When choosing a resource, you should check the following: * Date-is it recent enough not to be out-of-date? For example: a 1978 book on space travel will be out-of-date, but a 1978 book on Shakespeare will be fine * Author-is the author an expert?Does he or she have the proper training to be “an expert”? Is the writer biased? *
- 4. * Encyclopedias * Newspapers * Biographies * Websites * Atlases * Interview experts * Almanacs * Novels * Quotations * Text books * Specialized books * documentaries * Magazines *
- 5. * When using a website, check the: * Author for expertise. * Facts for accuracy against another source. * Date it was last updated. * Tone for bias. *
- 6. 1 Grammar for Writing. Evanston, IL: McDougall Littell, 2008. *
- 7. 2 Sax, Leonard. Why Gender Matters. New York: Broadway Books, 2005. *
- 8. 3 “Caves.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2002 ed. *
- 9. "Sea Turtle Restoration Project." Sea Turtle Restoration Project. 2006. 5 Aug. 2006 <http:// www.strp.org> *
- 10. 2 Sax on Gender differences: “geometry and navigation. Researchers have found that females and males use fundamentally different strategies for those tasks.” Women will use landmarks and descrip- tive references while men will use street names and dis- tances. p. 25 *
- 11. 3 How caves are formed: Most are solution caves which are formed when water wears away rock such as limestone, dolomite or marble. Lava tubes are caves formed by lava that hardens, but the inside lava stays molten, forming a cave. Sea caves form along shores where sea water wears away weak areas of rock. Caves, p. 319 *