Source evaluation

by / On November 26, 2020 / In English and Literature, MLA

There are two articles, for each article respond to the following points separately.

ARTICLE 1
https://theconversation.com/no-soaring-covid-19-cases-are-not-due-to-more-testing-they-show-a-surging-pandemic-149224

ARTICLE 2
https://theconversation.com/as-cdc-warns-against-thanksgiving-travel-here-are-a-dozen-more-things-you-can-do-to-help-stop-covid-19-150256

1.) A 2-3 sentence summary, starting with the main idea worded as “In (title), (author’s name)argues/explains/discusses/observes…” and purpose.

2.) Paraphrase 2-4 key points from the article & react to them: What parts do you agree with and why? What parts do you disagree with and why? What parts did you feel particularly interesting or puzzling and why? What parts resonate with your own experiences/observations (give examples)? What parts surprised you? (break up into paragraphs & do not use quotes)

3.) What information do you want to look for towards your next source?

4.) MLA citation at the end