Topic: PATIENT CHOICEThen locate 10 sources to evaluate, with at least 5 of them being credible/reputable.Ten of your sources must be current, meaning no more than 5 years old. 4. At least four of

1. Topic: PATIENT CHOICE
2. Then locate 10 sources to evaluate, with at least 5 of them being credible/reputable.
3. Ten of your sources must be current, meaning no more than 5 years old.

    4. At least four of the sources must have been     published within the past year (no older than 12 months before the date this project is submitted).  

1. At least five of your sources must be considered highly credible/reputable.

If you are using any resources such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), then make sure that you are accessing information that has been updated recently.

PLACES TO LOCATE ARTICLES:

• Reuters
• Associated Press
• Pew Research
• NPR
• Al Jazeera
• C-SPAN (watch the original recordings yourself instead of relying on second-hand summaries)

THIS IS THE FORMAT FOR EACH OF THE 10 SOURCES:

CITATION - Source’s full citation per APA format (including authors, title, date, etc.)

CREDIBILITY? – Is this source reputable? Is it from an unbiased publication? A peer-review journal? Is the writer an expert in the field? Are there any concerns about the bias or reputability of this source (if so, what)? Is it from a publication that sells advertising; if so, does this indicate a potential bias?

FALLACIES? Does this article have any fallacies? If so, give at least one example.

CLARITY? Is the writing clear, or does it contain vagueness, ambiguity, jargon, etc.?

QUOTE ONE SENTENCE: If you had to select only ONE sentence to quote from this article, what would it be? List it here, and use quotation marks and note the page number in parentheses at the end of the quote.

JOURNALIST QUESTIONS

WHO? Who is this article about? Who are the people involved? List names of individuals (include their titles and organizations/associations when given). Also list any companies, organizations, or groups. Beside each name, note their role or importance in this topic/article.

Name, w/ any title or association Role or importance here

WHERE? Where is this article from or about? What country? If in the United States, what state, city, etc.? A specific organization? List all places.

WHEN? When did the events in the article take place? Is everything modern day/current? Are any details listed from a year ago or longer? Also note if any sequencing was important (this took place after a key event – showing a causal connection).

WHAT? What is this article about? What are the important details? What is the important information one takes away from this article? Use quotation marks around any direct quotes, including statistics.

HOW? How did things happen? If there was a study, how was it done? Was there an experiment? Did researchers observe individuals? Was this an accidental discovery? Is this in the lab, or in the field?

WHY? Why did the things in the article happen? What was the goal of the researchers or writers? Why were people motivated to do certain things?

SO WHAT? What’s the big deal here? What’s the point of article? What is the useful take-away? Why should anyone care about the specific details in this article? Is anything listed in the article a game-changer or solution?

WHAT’S NEXT? Does the article give any indication of looking ahead? What actions might happen next? Suggestions for additional research?

ANYTHING ELSE? List out any other relevant information that might be useful for writing a research paper, or for you to keep in mind regarding this source. As always, use quotation marks around any exact quotes.