Is the Source Worth Your Attention?
the first thing you look at in an article?
What is the title?
express the authors attitude
What is the tone of the article?
Are they experts on your topic? Ex: Journalists? Staff Writers?
Who is the author(s)?
evidence that is likely to be believed
What is credible evidence?
Knowing this can tell you if it has been peer-reviewed. Ex: is it an academic press? a news organization?
Who is the publisher or sponsor?
main idea, "thesis statement" of the source
What is an argument?
What form of communication is the source?
What's the genre?
web address of the source
What is a URL?
certain material in your work that came from another source
What is a citation?
facts, examples, sources used to support a claim
what is the evidence?