200 Word essay

Perform a quick Internet search, using Google or another major search engine. Select a search term related to nutrition science (for example, diet, organic, sodium) and see what kind of results you receive. When considering a term to select, think about single words rather than phrases. In some cases your search term may contain two words (for example, unsaturated fat). Avoid phrases like “which diet will help me lose weight the fastest” or “top 10 foods to make me healthy.”

See syllabus for additional information. Use The Writing Center's webpage for evaluating sources as your starting point: http://www.umuc.edu/current-students/learning-resources/writing-center/writing-resources/evaluating-sources.cfm.

You can also use the Recommended Reading section in the Learning Resources for Week 1 for several resources that will help you in determining whether a site is a credible or non-credible resource. Recommended Reading: Online Health Information: Can You Trust It? and Evaluating Internet Health Information: A Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine.

Write a short essay (at least 200 words), using complete paragraphs and appropriate organization. Avoid incomplete sentences or bulleted lists (except for your search term and how many results were obtained). There should be a minimum of four paragraphs (introduction, credible source, not credible source, and conclusion). Check your spelling and grammar before submitting. References are required in APA format.

Carefully read the rubric.  It lists the items that are required for this essay and the point values for each item.  When you have completed your essay, review the rubric and confirm that you have included all of the required items.

In the introduction paragraph (at least 50 words), please include the following information (listed in bulleted form):

• your search term
• how many results you obtained

Then review some of these sources, going no further than three pages into the search result. Critically evaluate the websites you have selected.

For the credible source paragraph (at least 50 words) and the not credible source paragraph (at least 50 words), find one website that you consider a reliable/credible source and one that you consider false, misleading, or non-factual. Keep in mind that when searching for credible sources you should also determine if your source would be appropriate to use as a scholarly reference (to support your discussions and homework assignments). Please provide the following for BOTH the credible and non-credible choices:

• NOTE. Do not use Wikipedia or other online encyclopedias or dictionaries as resources for this essay.
• reference must be in AP format
• the name of the website and the link
• the author or group providing this information
• Is this a reliable/credible source? If so, how do you know? OR Is this a non-credible source? If so, how do you know?
• What was the hardest part about sifting through nutrition information?

The conclusion paragraph (at least 50 words) should include what you have learned from doing this research.