Citation
How do you create a citation?
By using the author last name, what year it was published , and its page number. example
(Author last name, the year it was published, p. number)
(George,2004, p. 213)
What is a primary source?
Original documents, creative works, and artifacts created during a specific period.
Whats a secondary source?
Created later by someone who did not experience firsthand the events.
What is a tertiary source?
Provide an overview or summary of primary and secondary sources, such as
What is a claim?
A position or stance in an argumentative essay or discussion.
Give an example of what a Primary source is.
Original documents: diaries, letters, speeches, autobiographies, interviews, film documentation, official records, and newspaper and journal articles etc.
Give an example of what a secondary source is.
Publications newspaper, magazine, and journal articles Histories, biographies, textbooks, and web pages etc.
Give an example of what a tertiary source is.
Encyclopedias, almanacs, timelines, dictionaries etc.
The process of explaining how and why your evidence logically supports your claims.
What does evidence mean?
Information (facts, statistics, expert testimony, anecdote) used to support a claim.