What is the issue (research question) that is connected to your academic/professional interests?

What is one information source you have found through research, and how does this information source help you to understand the issue?

What are two opinion sources you have located through research, and how do these opinion sources help to show you that there is disagreement?

Identify one source you’ve located through research and the issue you are considering that connects to your academic/professional interests. Who is (are) the author(s) of the source, what is the title of the source, where (in what journal, newspaper, magazine, or website) was it published, and what issue (research question) were you researching when you found this source?

[a] Where exactly does the source directly address the issue (research question) as proof that it is a relevant source? Use relevant features and examples from the source to explain.

[b] Why is the source up-to-date or still applicable? Use relevant features and examples from the source (and publication or website, where appropriate) to explain.

[c] What clues related to the author, publication, and text (document) indicate that the source is credible? Use relevant features and examples from the source (and helpful clues beyond the source) to explain.

[d] How can this source be useful in writing my synthesis? Use relevant features and examples from the source (and your understanding of your goals in writing a synthesis) to explain.