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2024 Kuperman & Clemons -- Single Story Research Paper: Home

Databases Shown in Class

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1. SIRS Researcher

2. Opposing Viewpoints

3. UMI Proquest

4. US/World History in Context

Use this link if you are AT HOME:

1. SIRS Researcher

2. Opposing Viewpoints

3. UMI Proquest

4. US/World History in Context

Assignment

The Danger of a Single Story or Untold story Research Intro

 

For this project, you will research a single story and disprove it or discover and tell an untold story.  

Your final project will be on the Google Slides in Classroom will include the following: 

Part 1: What’s the source? Have your bibliographic citation on a slide

Part 2: What does the source say? Have a paragraph summary with:

  • Introduce the article title & author. 

  • State the topic and purpose of the article  

  • Main points or arguments the author is making

  • 2- 4 key facts or examples in this article that are relevant to your topic.

Part 3: Why is this credible? Give a paragraph assessment:

  • Who is the author, and what are their qualifications?

  • Who is the publisher and why should they be trusted?  

  • Is the information current or outdated?  

  • What is the author’s purpose, and how might this affect the source’s reliability?