Speech 101 Ms. Lewallen

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Evaluating Resources - The CRAAP test Currency Relevance Authority Accuracy Purpose

Currency – Timeliness of information When was it published? Has it been revised? Online - Are the links functional?

“Selecting a Small Business Computer” – Harvard Business Review

Currency Most important in rapidly changing disciplines: Technology Science Medicine Current Events & News

Relevance – Does it fit your needs? Does it relate to your topic? Who is the audience? What level is the information? How does it compare to other sources you’ve found? Would you be comfortable citing it in a research paper?

Mr. Donn’s Social Studies Site http://archaeology.mrdonn.org/archaeologists.html

Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/anthropologists-and-archeologists.htm

Authority – The Source of Information Who is the author/publisher/sponsor? What are the author’s credentials? Affiliations? Is there contact information?

PubMed – Exercise & Cancer http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23909073?tool=MedlinePlus

Chrissy Lilly – Exercise and Cancer http://chrissylilly.blogspot.com/2013/07/guest-post-exercise-and-cancer.html

Authority & URLs .gov – Government .com – Company .edu – Educational .org - Organization

What about Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald-eyed_tree_frog

Accuracy – The truthfulness and correctness of information Is the information cited? Is it supported by evidence? Has it been reviewed or refereed? Can you verify the information elsewhere? Does it have a professional appearance? Are there spelling, grammar, or other typos?

WhiteHouse.Net

WhiteHouse.gov

Purpose – The reason the information exists Is the purpose to inform? Entertain? Persuade? Is the information fact? Opinion? Propaganda? Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, or personal biases?

http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/education/why_barefoot_works.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24048910

The CRAAP test C R A P

Plagiarism

Why cite our sources? Make your arguments credible Show you’ve done your homework Build a foundation for your research Allow readers to find the sources for themselves

Quoting Start and end with quotation marks Use the EXACT words of the author Have a citation for the original source "Feeling uneasy, doubtful or overwhelmed about your investigation is not just a common, but an essential, part of human experience, the labor pains that lead from ignorance to accomplishment" (George 23).

Summarizing Use your own words Give a broad overview of a work Cite what you’re summarizing Students who are most successful in research bring a sense of curiosity and inquiry to their projects (George 2008).

Paraphrasing Change the wording and sentence structure Include a citation to the original source

Paraphrasing - The Good and the Bad The canine hopped over the feline (Carl 15). Because the cat was in its way, the dog had to make a running leap (Carl 15).

Tips for Preventing Plagiarism Don’t procrastinate Take careful notes Cite your sources Get comfortable with MLA Ask for help

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