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7. You found an October 2007 article in Newsweek magazine titled “The Power of the Sun . ” What kind of information is this? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 8. Is the Newsweek article a primary, secondary, or tertiary source? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 9. Your teacher has instructed students to use MLA Citation format for your paper. How would you cite the Newsweek article? What website could you go to for help with the citation? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. You found an online article arguing that there are several political factors influencing the future of a solar energy policy in America. You have searched and searched, but are unable to confirm the authorship. May you cite the article? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 11. You found a report that is particularly informative and you would like to use it and cite it in your paper, but need to confirm the author’s credibility . Which of these will you check? a. affiliations and memberships b. educational background and other publications c. reputation in the field or industry d. all of the above PRODUCT PREVIEW 12. You found a very convincing article by O.L. Wells, arguing that there’s no future in solar energy in America. You almost altered your thesis, but remembering what you learned in your study skills class, decided to check the author’s credentials for the possibility of bias. You discovered that O.L. Wells is a member of an association called FFF which stands for Fossil Fuels Forever, and has served as a lobbyist for the petroleum industry. He is a noted energy development expert. Explain your strategy about how you will deal with this article? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ Bonus: May you cite a website? How? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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