Assignment 3 – Scholarly Resource
15 Points (Individual)
Due - Class 11 (Monday, April 21st)

• Assignment type - Individual

• Overview - In this assignment you will find a scholarly resource related to your research question, read and evaluate that resource, and create a section in your group’s Google Doc that presents your individual findings. Each person in the group should find a unique resource and create their own section presenting and evaluating their resource.

Instructions
Using the research tools discussed in class, find a quality scholarly resource that will contribute value to your final project.

This resource can be a book, journal article or general web site, as long as the resource is SCHOLARLY.

• Read and evaluate your resource

• This evaluation should be at least 2 paragraphs in length.

• In your evaluation, you should answer the following questions:

• How did you find the source (include which database you searched, search terms you chose and your search strategies)? Be very specific.

• What makes this resource scholarly?

• Provide a summary or overview of the resource

• What does this resource contribute to your research question?

• Enter the resource into your Endnote file.

• Create a section for your assignment in your group’s Google Doc. Enter brief information on the resource and your evaluation of it.

• Copy the formatted citation from EndNote and enter it into the Google Doc section for your scholarly resource below your evaluation.

Grading Rubric

INDIVIDUAL (15)

How did you find the source section - 1.5 points

What makes the resource scholarly - 1.5 points

Overview of the Source - 6 points

What does the resource contribute to the research question - 2 points

Parenthetical citations within overview - 2 points

Works Cited Section - 2 points