Literary analysis

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SOURCE EVALUATION 3:

Book

Name__________________________ Date________________________________

Title of book: _______________________________________________________________

Author of book: ____________________________________________________________

What is the publishing information for the book: (the name of the publisher of the book) Please don’t put down the library or the name of a database—which publisher? (e.g. : Random House; Knopf; Doubleday, etc.), and the place of publication—the city where it was published.

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Date of Publication of the Book :

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Score each item on the lines below: yes = 1 no = 0

 

Date

____ I know when this information was written or produced.

____ This date is good enough for my project. (Depending on the topic; most sources should be within the last five years. In medical or technology fields, two years)

 

Authority

____ I know who wrote this information.

____ I know something about this writer.

 

Objectivity

____ This author is presenting facts. (If the author is trying to sell you something, score 0)

____ This author is presenting unbiased information. (If the author is trying to convince you or change your mind, score 0)

 

Coverage

____ This information is written so that I can understand it.

____ There is enough information here to answer most of my questions.

 

Accuracy

___ I know where the author got his facts or background information.

___ I will be able to check his facts in another source.

 

Add the numbers to get a total score. The total score for this source is ______

2. Categories with all zero’s are circled below:

Date………..…..Authority……………..Objectivity……….…..Coverage…………..Accuracy

3. How will you use this source in your paper? How will it support your claim/thesis?

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Write the citation here as it might appear on a Works Cited page: