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Scholarly vs. Popular SourcesOverview:

(Source: Penn Libraries, http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/PORT/infotypes/scholarly_popular.html)

Comparison/contrast:

(Source: Marshall University Libraries, http://www.marshall.edu/library/services/eval_popular_scholarly.asp)

Additional examples of popular sources: National Geographic The New Yorker The Christian Science Monitor National Journal Newsweek Time The Guardian The Atlantic Slate The Wall Street Journal The New York Times USA Today The Washington Post

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Citing popular sources in the text:

(Source: Purdue OWL, https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html)

Citing popular sources in a works cited page:

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Questions: 1. Describe the rule of capitalization for titles.

2. The titles of what kinds of texts should be italicized?

3. The titles of what kinds of texts should be enclosed in quotation marks?

4. Describe the main differences between scholarly and popular resources using examples from page one.

5. What kinds of research projects might require scholarly sources?

6. For what purpose and project might a researcher use popular sources?

7. Using the internet, explore several of the popular source websites from the list on page one. Choose

your top two resources (those you think you might like to use to research popular sources). Describe

each resource based on its website and reflect on how it might be useful to you.

8. What is a works cited page?

9. In a research paper, where does the works cited page go?

10. What format should the works cited page follow?

11. What is a hanging indent? How do you create one in Word or Google Docs? (You may use the internet

to answer this question.)

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12. How do you cite an electronic source that doesn’t have a page number in the text?

13. If an electronic source doesn’t have an author, what do you reference in the text?

Research activity: Find an article from a popular resource that connects to one of the problems or issues presented in The Crucible.

The article you choose need not reference the play; rather, it should connect thematically.

Print, read, and annotate the source.

Respond to the following prompt using the RACES strategy: How does your source connect to The Crucible?

Explain using specific examples from both texts. Follow MLA document and citation format.

Include a works cited page that follows the examples on page three. **Do not use a citation generator

(Knightcite, Easybib, etc.)! I will be able to tell if you do, and you will lose points. You must learn how to write

the citation yourself to receive credit.**

Due dates: Answers to the questions, typed and submitted via Google Classroom, are due Monday, September 24 by 8 am.

A response to the writing prompt, typed and submitted via Google Classroom, is due Tuesday, September 25 by

8am.