Form 2 Plaza College LL61 Writing and Fundamentals of Research Portfolio Researc

Form 2
Plaza College
LL61 Writing and Fundamentals of Research
Portfolio Research Essay
Information Literacy Form 2: Researching in Databases and Books
SS# (Last Four Digits): Section: 10 Date:
Sub-Topic:
Preliminary Thesis Points:
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2.
3.
Research Scholarly Sources
Now that you have done some preliminary research for your general topic and have decided on 3 preliminary thesis points, you will deepen your knowledge of each subtopic by researching in academic databases and books.
For your remaining three sources, you must use
• one journal article
• one magazine or newspaper article
• one book or eBook
Plaza offers three databases:
• ProQuest
• Ebsco
• Gale/Novel
Either a physical book or an eBook may be used:
• Free eBooks may be found in Proquest or Google Books
• Books may be found in the Plaza library, borrowed from a public library, or purchased.
List at least 3 new keyword combinations to be used in databases here:
1.
2.
3.
JOURNAL ARTICLE FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE
PRINT YOUR SOURCE, STAPLE IT, READ, AND ANNOTATE.
Author(s)
“Title of Journal Article”:
Name of Journal:
Volume number: Issue number:
Publication date (include month/season if given):
Name of database service:
Full-length URL/ Permalink/ DOI (Do Not Include http:// or https://):
1) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to? Or, how might it support the development of your Introduction or Conclusion to the essay?
2) Review your annotated source. Using a meaningful signal phrase, identify a direct quote you might use in your essay. Use quotation marks, and appropriate APA style in-text citation. For example: Douglas Gentile, a researcher who studies the effects of violent video games on children, asserts that “Violent games tap into a primal instinct” (Yenigun, 2013).
Direct Quote:
3) Now, take the quotation above and paraphrase it in your own words. It must be completely rephrased without quotation marks. (Use appropriate APA style in-text citation). For example: Yenigun (2013) refers to an expert who suggests that there is a natural attraction to the violence in video games that gamers are not aware of.
Paraphrase:
MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE
**You must use a DIFFERENT database from the previous page.
PRINT YOUR SOURCE, STAPLE IT, READ, AND ANNOTATE.
Author(s)
“Title of Magazine or Newspaper Article”:
Name of Magazine or Newspaper:
Publication date:
Name of database service:
Full-length URL/ Permalink/ DOI (Do Not Include http:// or https://):
1) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to? Or, how might it support the development of your Introduction or Conclusion to the essay?
2) Review your annotated source. Using a meaningful signal phrase, identify two direct quotes you might use in your essay. Use quotation marks, and appropriate APA style in-text citation.
Direct Quote:
3) Now, take the quotation above and paraphrase it in your own words. It must be completely rephrased without quotation marks. (Use appropriate APA style in-text citation.)
Paraphrase:
PRINT BOOK or EBOOK
PRINT or photocopy the copyright page of your source, and the pages you needyou’re your essay. STAPLE IT, READ, AND ANNOTATE.
Book Title:
Author(s):
Or Editor(s):
Name of Publisher:
City of Publication:
Year of Publication:
Source/ Collection/ File type (ebooks only)
1) What chapter or section of the book do you plan to use?
2) What point from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to? Or, how
might it support the development of your Introduction or Conclusion to the essay?
4) Review your annotated source. Using a meaningful signal phrase, identify two direct quotes you might use in your essay. Use quotation marks, and appropriate APA style in-text citation.
Direct Quote:
5) Now, take the quotation above and paraphrase it in your own words. It must be completely rephrases without quotation marks. (Use appropriate APA style in-text citation.)
Paraphrase: