Sociology Librarian
Before We Start
After you've signed in for today, go to the padlet link below and describe how you are able to tell if a source is scholarly or not. Be prepared to explain your answer!
Scholarly vs. Popular Articles
In groups of no more than 3 people, use the Article Ranking Table to rank the following sources from Most Scholarly (1) to Least Scholarly (4). Include your reasoning, and be prepared to discuss! Refer to the Scholarly vs. Popular Guide for help if necessary.
- Distinguish between scholarly and popular sourcesReview the criteria that enables you to determine whether or not a resource is "scholarly" and thus suitable for citing in an academic research paper.
APA 7 Citations
- APA Formatting and Style Guide, from Purdue UniversityThe OWL program at Purdue has some excellent instructional guides, among them this guide to APA explaining and showing examples for formating a research paper and citation styles.
Make a copy of the APA 7 Practice Worksheet and share it with your group members and me (csparkman@geneseo.edu). Use the resources linked above for assistance.
