Factoid Friday #2

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  1.  Find an interesting and relevant article about your Factoid Friday Two stick people talking about a lightbulb on a table, and one is taking notes.Topic.
  2. Use the CARS evaluation process to determine that it is a reliable and credible resource.
  3. For this one Factoid Friday, complete the "Web Evaluation" worksheet.
  4. Copy and paste the ENTIRE article into a Google Doc.   The article needs to be at LEAST 3 pages long (12 point font)
  5. Label your assignment: Factoid Friday 2 - Short Title of the Article.  Then put it in a folder labelled--> Factoid Fridays.
  6. Read and annotate your article by highlighting important information and annotating important sections.  Short summaries of each paragraph can be particularly helpful.
  7. When you are done, write a TWO paragraph summary at the bottom.  Clearly label each of these sections.
  8.  Write a one paragraph description explaining WHY this source is credible.  Think about what we talked about in class on Mon/Tues.
  9. Create a MLA citation for your article.  You can use the "EasyBib" add-on or other citation resources to help you with the formatting.
  10. Factoid Fridays are usually due on Friday, but because of the short week, this one will be due on Monday.  If you turn it in by Friday (9-11), you will earn 10% extra credit.  Be sure to turn in BOTH the Factoid Friday article AND the CARS Credibility worksheet.