Description
Read:
Chapter 19: Finding and Evaluating Information
Chapter 20: Synthesizing and Documenting Sources
Complete the two following research assignments :
Part One:
Before completing this course, students are required to demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of research and proper documentation. This week you are to complete a Library Scavenger Hunt assignment. Through this exercise, you will practice your research and documentation skills. You may complete this assignment by using either online or library resources.
To successfully complete the library research assignment, you must answer each of the questions on the Library Scavenger Huntdocument (accessible, as an attachment, through the Week Five link above). Your grade on this assignment is based on how you answereach question and how you document your sources.
In addition to the MLA documentation information provided in your textbook's Appendix, you should also reference the External Linkssection of your course to access updated information on MLA documentation through the "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." Refer to this resource, your Lectures - Week Five folder, and your course textbook's Appendix when responding to the questions within the Library Scavenger Hunt assignment. As mentioned above, your grade on this assignment is also dependent upon how you document your sources (the "MLA Formatting and Style Guide" and the textbook's Appendix will tell you how to properly cite your sources using MLA documentation guidelines).
Part Two:
This week, you must also complete a Citation Exercise assignment designed to help you practice incorporating research in your student essays for the purpose of supporting your claims. The assignment is accessible, as an attachment, through the Week Five link above. Specific instructions and an example of how to properly complete the Citation Exercise are included in the attachment. Follow the instructions carefully. If you have any questions about this assignment, please do not hesitate to contact me
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LIBRARY SCAVENGER HUNT
Answer the following questions using library or online sources. Respond to each question with
one or two complete, correct sentences. Document your sources using MLA documentation
guidelines. Reference the Works Cited document located in Week 5’s Assignment instructions
to complete questions 1-10.
1. Who was president of the United States when the Federal Reserve was created?
ANSWER: Woodrow Wilson was the president of the United States in 1913 when the Federal
Reserve was created. “The Fed” was created by the Congress to provide an efficient and more
secure monetary and financial system.
DOCUMENTATION: “Informing the public about the Federal Reserve.” Board of Governors
of The Federal Reserve System, Nov. 3, 2016. Web:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/about_12594.htm
2. What amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote, and in what year?
ANSWER: The right to vote for women was provided in the 19th amendment of the United
States, which was first introduced in 1878 Congress and then was finally approved in the 1920
Congress.
DOCUMENTATION: “19th Amendment”. Grolier’s Encyclopedia Americana, Web.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/suffrage/history2.htm
3. What is the origin of the word "boycott"?
ANSWER: In the 1880 Irish land war, it is then the word boycott first appeared. It referred to the
act of an individual disassociating oneself from all manner of political and social relations as a
form protestation.
DOCUMENTATION: Coe, Taylor. “What is the origin of boycott?” Oxford Dictionaries. 16
Mar. 2015. Web. http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2015/03/word-news-boycott-dolce-gabbana/
4. Who coined the term “pandemonium,” and in w...