Wednesday, November 21, 2007

RESEARCH PAPER RULES AND SOURCES

RESEARCH RULES
  1. Read the preface, as it will allow you to see what the author wants to portray in his writing. This will also allow to see if it´s detailed enough or not.
  2. Look at the sources used in order to find other useful sources for your own paper.
  3. You should make sure the material you are looking for is friendly for the audience you choose. Is it age appropiate?
  4. Decide whether your source is biased or factual. Will this help your own research or not?
  5. Evaluate the effectiveness of the source for what you need it.
  6. Is the paper opinion or objective?
  7. Is the theme overstated or oversimplified this might affect your own paper.
  8. Is the source reliable, does it use reliable sources to back up his information?
  9. How accurate is the source?
  10. Does the author back up his points of view?
  11. Is the source up to date? If not is this pertinent to your paper?
  12. Try to look for the same information in another source to check it's accuracy.
  13. What is the integrity and credibility of the source? Do they have any? Are they well-known and reliable?
  14. Are both sides looked at in order to make the arguments? In other words, good arguments are given looking at both sides of the issue.

5 Secondary Sources for Table Manners

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