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Description

You should read about

different types of sources

, watch the videos on

keywords and Boolean searches

, and finish the

Evaluating Online Sources

Tutorial before you attempt this assignment.

This assignment is designed to help you

  • distinguish between different types of sources;
  • evaluate information you find on the internet;
  • assemble some preliminary background information on your tentative research question.

Read the assignment guidelines:

Scouting the Web for Preliminary Knowledge Guidelines

Some Additional Comments

  • You will need a tentative research question to complete this assignment. However, you may still change your mind about a research question later! The question you research here is not set in stone.
  • The sources included in this assignment do not need to be included in the final draft of your research essay.
  • If you’re not finding helpful or credible sources, this assignment can reflect that. In other words, you can include “bad” sources in this assignment, if that’s all you’re finding. If so, theorize why your keywords are not bringing up helpful sources. Explain why you’re not sure the sources could be used in an academic essay. Might you need to shift the focus of your essay?