Due: November 8

WHAT TO DO: Find, print, and annotate a reliable internet source that connects with your existing texts and the theme/topic of your podcast project. Use hand-drawn circles, arrows, highlighting, and notes to show what is useful about the text and why you think it’s trustworthy.

REQUIREMENTS

• The website, online journal or magazine, blog, or other written internet source must show evident depth
• Site must relate to the chosen research theme
• Arrive in class with a working URL for review and approval; copy and paste the internet address of the site from the browser window into an email message sent to yourself.

See a SAMPLE

Suggestions:

• Websites that have extensive links to a variety of information on your topic, including primary textual material, documented raw data, photos, and video, are especially good research sources.
• Look for reliable organizations like government, university, and museum websites, sites sponsored by non-profit organizations, and sites associated with public television and radio.
• Be cautious with “.com” sites, of any site offering to sell products or services, and of sites that are promoting a particular religious or political position. These can have valuable information, but should always be reviewed carefully for bias. (A site like https://mediabiasfactcheck.com can be helpful for evaluating bias.)
• On-line encyclopedias and databases offering general information on the research topic should not be among your six required sources.