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Research Scholarly Sources

Now that you have done some website research for your general topic and have decided on three preliminary thesis points, you will continue your research in academic databases. Plaza offers three databases: ProQuest, Gale/Novel, and EBSCO.

For your remaining two sources, you must use…

· one journal article from the database

· one magazine or newspaper article from the database

First, insert your information from Form 1 on this page.

Sub-Topic:

Preliminary Thesis Points:

1.

2.

3.

Preliminary Thesis Sentence:

JOURNAL ARTICLE FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE

Search in one of the three databases, and select journals only. Read through some articles that are related to your topic, and select one that you would like to use in your essay. Then, complete the following information. Do not leave any spaces blank.

Name of Database:

Title of Journal Article:

Title of Journal:

Author(s):

Volume number:

Issue number:

Publication Date:

Page numbers:

Full-length URL/ Permalink/ DOI:

1) What point(s) from the preliminary 3-part thesis statement does this connect to? Or, which paragraph(s) will you use this source in?

2) Re-read your source, and select information you would like to summarize or paraphrase in your essay. Copy the original text from the article here. (Example:

3) Now, paraphrase that information below. Use a signal phrase and correct APA style in-text citation when paraphrasing, but remember that the information must be completely in your own words. (Example:

MAGAZINE or NEWSPAPER FROM A LIBRARY DATABASE

Search in a different database, and find a magazine or newspaper article. Select an article, print it, read it, and annotate it! Then, complete the following information.

Name of Database:

Is this a newspaper or a magazine?

Title of Article:

Title of Publication:

Author(s):

Publication Date:

Page numbers:

Full-length URL/ Permalink/ DOI:

2) Re-read your source, and select information you would like to summarize or paraphrase in your essay. Copy the original text from the article here.

3) Now, paraphrase that information below. Use a signal phrase and correct APA style in-text citation when paraphrasing, but remember that the information must be completely in your own words.

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