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Source Critique Essay

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Assignment Goal

Early in the research process, you will work to locate sources that offer a valuable perspective on the specific topic you are pursuing. Your goal in this first assignment is to choose one of the sources you referenced in The Research Process: Gathering Sources discussion forum this week to evaluate more fully. To do that, you will need to identify the main ideas in your source, respond to them, and evaluate the overall information. As you begin to plan and execute your assignment, be mindful of the balance between your ideas and thoughts and those represented in the source article, so you can extend and elaborate on the conversation surrounding your topic.

Prepare

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 3 in your course textbook, and review your previous work in the research notebooks, as well as your instructor’s guidance and lecture materials. Additionally, consult the Writing an Article Critique (Links to an external site.) resource. Lastly, it is highly recommended that you review The Writing Process (Links to an external site.) module, before you start writing.

The work in this course walks you through the steps of the research process, giving you an opportunity to build your skills and complete the required outcomes in stages. It is recommended that you look ahead to the Week 5 Research Analysis Essay final paper guidelines to help you develop a research arc (beginning, middle, and end) that begins with the Week 2 Source Critique Essay and builds towards the requirements of the final paper.

Each assignment is designed so that it leads to the next. As a result, some work you have already done will help you develop this assignment, and the work you do on this assignment will be useful when working on your Week 3 Outlining the Research Analysis Essay and your Week 5 Research Analysis Essay final paper. Please note that you should always reflect on and revise previous work based on your instructor’s feedback before you consider incorporating it into future assignments

Wk 2: Source Critique Essay

Write

Your paper should have an introduction paragraph that

  • Includes your thesis sentence, and
  • Identifies the one scholarly article you have chosen to explore on a topic problem in your current profession or programmatic field of study.

Additionally, your body paragraphs will be expected to address these ideas:

  • Describe the issue or topic that the article provides information on.
  • Summarize the article’s findings on the identified problem.
  • Interpret the information in your chosen article.
    • Comment on why the article is useful and should be read, including how it contributes to a deeper understanding of the problem discussed.
    • Consider how the article illuminates the effects on the profession or professionals within the discipline as well as potential short-term and/or long-term impacts the problem is having on the profession or field of study.

Your conclusion paragraph should

  • Summarize your professional response, highlighting any major takeaways on the underlying topic.

You will be uploading this Source Critique Essay to your ePortfolio. You will have the opportunity to share this essay or another assignment you have uploaded to Folio in the Week 4 Revision Strategies and Folio discussion forum. See the following resources for assistance in this process:

  • Setting Up and Using Folio (Links to an external site.)
  • Getting a Link to a Project in Folio (Links to an external site.)

For assistance with your assignment on writing a quality thesis statement, see the following resources developed by the Writing Center:

  • Understanding Your Assignment (Links to an external site.)
  • Writing a Paper (Links to an external site.)
  • Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.)
  • Introduction to APA

The Source Critique Essay,

  • Must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.)
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper in bold font
      • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
    • Student’s name
    • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Due date
  • Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
  • Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
    • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
  • Must use at least one credible source in addition to the course text.
    • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
    • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
  • Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
  • Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
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