Background Blog - Due 1/17

Follow up from last week
1) Make sure your URL is under the comments section of my first blog post.
2) Make sure that you have a background post published that includes a general overview of your topic and three BIG questions that you hope to answer or use to guide your research.  Click on "view blog" to see if your post was published correctly. Wikileaks

This week we will start researching our topics and for that you will need to visit the library website.

Research Your Topic
How to get a library card:
How to find an academic article:
  • What is an academic article? 
Academic (or scholarly) articles are articles that have been peer-reviewed before they are
published. This means that experts in the field of study will review and approve the article
before the journal will publish it.  These types of articles will be required for college papers.

Find two articles that can give you background on your topic.

 * Note that you can save articles by clicking on the side menu.
         * For the next blog, you will need an academic journal, so if you find one that might work
then save it for later.  The same goes for good articles that provide either both sides of an
issue or that make a strong case for one of the controversial issues surrounding your topic.

Create a Post
Provide an overview of your topic. Include the necessary background to understand the issue, a summary of the current status of events and any statistics that will help other students understand the issue.

This post should be 300-500 words long and include at least two cited sources that are from one of the library resources. At the bottom of your post include a works cited section that has the URL for your articles (this is so that you can find them if you need to reference them while writing your research report.


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