Blog Post 2: What Are People Saying?

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PART I

Locate and analyze two credible and relevant sources that help move you forward on your research question. If possible, at least two of these sources should be opinion-based, meaning the source’s author should be arguing an opinion relevant to your question (versus just reporting relevant background and facts.)

Open your blog post with a section that:
  • lists each source’s  complete bibliographic information using a format of your choice (MLA, APA, or other), 
  • summarizes each source in a maximum 250 words each, 
  • evaluates the credibility of the sources, 
  • discusses in detail how the sources inform your perspective on the main research question you are exploring.

Also, make sure you are searching in the databases provided by the FIU library if appropriate to your question.https://library.fiu.edu/ 

Library guides for online research:

Online tools to help you determine effective search terms:

Online guides for developing search terms:


Chapter 26 focuses on composing Annotated Bibliographies, though we are doing the same through a more informal blog post (and will continue this in your next post.)

The example in Everyone's an Author's Chapter 26, page 529, titled “An Evaluative Annotated Bibliography” is a good example of what is expected in this blog post and the next, though don’t be afraid to be a little more informal in tone.




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