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Identify Your Topic Here (Step 1 from Instructions)
Your name here
Your class, section, and semester
Apply a theme!
Identify & Cite 5 Sources (Steps 2 & 3 from Instructions)
List your 5 sources and indicate whether they are pro-, anti-, neutral, etc. Remember that each stance must be represented in your collection of articles
| Source Title / Article Title | APA Citation | Pro, Anti, or Neutral? |
| 1. | ||
| 2. | ||
| 3. | ||
| 4. | ||
| 5. |
MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
1-Sentence Summary
1-Sentence Purpose
Identify claims & identify whether or not claims are supported. See instructions for details.
Source Title #1 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Message
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Is this author qualified to write on this topic?
What other topics has this author written about?
Describe the author’s writing style
Does the author write for a specific company, and/or did the author write this piece for a specific company?
Source Title #1 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Author
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
What is the platform/website’s purpose and mission? The mission should be clearly stated somewhere on the platform, usually on the “About” page.
Is it geared towards a specific demographic?
What are the website’s affiliates? Where else does the website link to? Who funds the website? Who maintains it?
How frequently is the website updated (what are the dates of the first and most recent content added? How often is new content added? Is the new content actually new, or does the website re-post its own content continuously?)
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Platform
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Source Title #1 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Sources
| Source Title / Article Title | Citations of Source | Brief Summary |
| 1. | 1. 2. | 1. 2. |
MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
1-Sentence Summary
1-Sentence Purpose
Identify claims & identify whether or not claims are supported. See instructions for details.
Source Title #2 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Message
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Is this author qualified to write on this topic?
What other topics has this author written about?
Describe the author’s writing style
Does the author write for a specific company, and/or did the author write this piece for a specific company?
Source Title #2 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Author
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
What is the platform/website’s purpose and mission? The mission should be clearly stated somewhere on the platform, usually on the “About” page.
Is it geared towards a specific demographic?
What are the website’s affiliates? Where else does the website link to? Who funds the website? Who maintains it?
How frequently is the website updated (what are the dates of the first and most recent content added? How often is new content added? Is the new content actually new, or does the website re-post its own content continuously?)
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Platform
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Source Title #2 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Sources
| Source Title / Article Title | Citations of Source | Brief Summary |
| 2. | 1. 2. | 1. 2. |
MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
1-Sentence Summary
1-Sentence Purpose
Identify claims & identify whether or not claims are supported. See instructions for details.
Source Title #3 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Message
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Is this author qualified to write on this topic?
What other topics has this author written about?
Describe the author’s writing style
Does the author write for a specific company, and/or did the author write this piece for a specific company?
Source Title #3 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Author
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
What is the platform/website’s purpose and mission? The mission should be clearly stated somewhere on the platform, usually on the “About” page.
Is it geared towards a specific demographic?
What are the website’s affiliates? Where else does the website link to? Who funds the website? Who maintains it?
How frequently is the website updated (what are the dates of the first and most recent content added? How often is new content added? Is the new content actually new, or does the website re-post its own content continuously?)
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Platform
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Source Title #3 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Sources
| Source Title / Article Title | Citations of Source | Brief Summary |
| 3. | 1. 2. | 1. 2. |
MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
1-Sentence Summary
1-Sentence Purpose
Identify claims & identify whether or not claims are supported. See instructions for details.
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Message
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Is this author qualified to write on this topic?
What other topics has this author written about?
Describe the author’s writing style
Does the author write for a specific company, and/or did the author write this piece for a specific company?
Source Title #4 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Author
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
What is the platform/website’s purpose and mission? The mission should be clearly stated somewhere on the platform, usually on the “About” page.
Is it geared towards a specific demographic?
What are the website’s affiliates? Where else does the website link to? Who funds the website? Who maintains it?
How frequently is the website updated (what are the dates of the first and most recent content added? How often is new content added? Is the new content actually new, or does the website re-post its own content continuously?)
Source Title #4 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Platform
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Source Title #4 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Sources
| Source Title / Article Title | Citations of Source | Brief Summary |
| 4. | 1. 2. | 1. 2. |
MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
1-Sentence Summary
1-Sentence Purpose
Identify claims & identify whether or not claims are supported. See instructions for details.
Source Title #5 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Message
If you need another slide to explain claims and support, sisimply duplicate this slide by selecting it in the slide bar on the left and choosing “Duplicate Slide” from the option menu
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Is this author qualified to write on this topic?
What other topics has this author written about?
Describe the author’s writing style
Does the author write for a specific company, and/or did the author write this piece for a specific company?
Source Title #5 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Author
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
What is the platform/website’s purpose and mission? The mission should be clearly stated somewhere on the platform, usually on the “About” page.
Is it geared towards a specific demographic?
What are the website’s affiliates? Where else does the website link to? Who funds the website? Who maintains it?
How frequently is the website updated (what are the dates of the first and most recent content added? How often is new content added? Is the new content actually new, or does the website re-post its own content continuously?)
Source Title #5 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Platform
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MAPS Analysis (Step 4 from instructions)
Source Title #5 Cut-and-Pasted Here
Sources
| Source Title / Article Title | Citations of Source | Brief Summary |
| 5. | 1. 2. | 1. 2. |
Perspectives (Step 5 from Instructions)
Based on your research, where do you stand on this issue?
Did you have any preconceptions about this issue when you started the project?
If so, did your preconceptions change?
Did you encounter any biased or otherwise faulty or fallacious thinking within yourself during this process? For example, did confirmation bias come into play when you were sorting through your sources?
Any other comments on this issue you’d like to make now that your research is concluded.
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