Wrapping-Up

Today’s Class

• Peer-editing Assignment Review

• References and Bibliographies• Fact Checking• Annotating

References and Bibliographies

• Enable readers to obtain additional information about what you have told them.

• Reference lists only include sources that were actually used in the document.

• Bibliographies also include sources for background information and further reading.

References in Text• Enables readers to locate the information source in the reference list.

• APA style cites references in text with an author-date citation system.– Walker (2000) compared reaction times…– In a recent study of reaction times (Walker, 2000)…

– In 2000, Walker’s study showed…

• References cited in text must also appear in the reference list and vice versa.

Reference List• Reference lists appear at the end of a document.

• Provides information to identify and retrieve the source.

• Should be double-spaced, in alphabetical order.

• Uses the hanging indent paragraph style.

Reference Tools• Electronic reference tools enable you to download citations, manage references, and organize sources

• Some reference tools include– Reference Manager – EndNote– ProCite

• Free trials available on-line• Ask Tufts librarians for a tutorial

Fact Checking• Fact checkers check factual assertions against source material.

• Fact checking helps avoid accidental, factual mistakes.

• Every statement in your article needs to be verified with information in your reference list.

Annotating

• Enables quick fact-checking• Maps every fact to where it can be found in source documents

• Can be done on hard copies or electronically

Three-Part Activity

• Write a one-paragraph summary of the information provided.

• Annotate your summary for fact-checking.

• Fact check your classmate’s summary.

Homework

• Finish your feature article

• Annotate your article for fact-checking

• Write at least three questions you’d like to have answered by our career panelists