“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | "Taking On School Bullies" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Harvard Mental Health Letter |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Harvard Health Publications Harvard Medical School |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Harvard Medical School |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | September 2009 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 4 February 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) | http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Mental_Health_Letter/2009/September/taking-on-school-bullies |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
Bullying does not have to be through physical violence, it can be "subtle and psychological (such as spreading rumors or excluding someone)"(Harvard Medical Letter). |
Bullying itself is "intended to harm someone else, usually occurs repeatedly, and involves a stronger person who is weaker"(HArvard Medical Letter). |
The victims that suffer from bullying are "at risk for long-term problems such as depression or think about suicide later on"(Harvard Medical Letter). |
Bullies themselves "also suffer long-term. They are more likely than other students to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes"(Harvard Medical Letter). |
It has also been found that "one of the few long-term studies found that by age 24, 60% of former school bullies had already been convicted at least once on a criminal charge"(Harvard Medical Letter). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
EX: POV brings together information from a Cambridge conference in which professors of literature examine Twilight's effect on teenagers. Many of the sources cited talk about the negative affect on women that the books have had. The writer then turns around and asks the reader to take a poll, which is noted as not being scientific, to see what the general populance thinks on this issue.
The source itself is Harvard Mental Health Letter from the Harvard Medical School. They are talking about how in recent (2009) studies, it is found that both bullies and their victims have been known to suffer from long term psychological issues after going through that trauma.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
EX for Author: POV is simply a penname for an anonymous author. It stands for Point of View, and the majority of the articles written on the news cite are simply there to ask the opinion of the reader, and rehash someone else's research.
EX for Site: CBC News is one of the main news associations in Canada, and the purpose seems to be to bring the news to the people. The articles are meant to inspire discussion, not so much force an opinion.
The author is not mentioned in the newsletter itself. Im going to go ahead and guess that they at least have some sort of college-degree. The website is the HArvard Medical School's website. HArvard Medical School is a well-known and extremely prestigious medical school.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
EX: Other than keeping a job with the Canadian News, it seems the variety of articles displays a lack of attachment.
It seems that it is just strictly informative.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
EX: There is a slight bias in the fact that only the negative effects of Twilight are mentioned, not the positive.
I don't see that much of a bias there, it is simply stating that bullies and those involved in bullying suffer from long-term problems.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
EX: The author uses Cambridge professors in his/her argument, making it stronger, as they are professors of literature.
yes, the author uses references to a couple of references. no it does not take away from their credibility. it adds to their credibility.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
EX: I plan to use this source to support my opinion that Twilight has a negative effect on teenagers, and also use it as a jumping off point for other sources, as it has a link to an MSNBC article about this issue.
i will use it to support my stance on bullying and how it leads to psychological problems later in life
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