“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | University discovers link between bullying, self-harm and suicide |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Jack Shardlow |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | theboar.org |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | The University Of Warwick Students’ Newspaper |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 12 March 2012 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 12 March 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) |
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). |
Researchers at warwick have discovered that “both bullies and their victims have been found to be three times more likely to consider suicide or actions of self-harm by the age of 11”(Jack Shardlow). |
It was found that “When compared with children who have never been bullied, the victims of bullying were found to be three times more likely to contemplate suicide or self-harm, while long-term victims of bullying were found to be six times more likely”(Jack Shardlow). |
Wolke, one of the researchers states that “4.8 percent of this community population reported suicidal thoughts and 4.6 percent reported suicidal or self-injurious behaviour”(Jack Shardlow). |
He explained that “‘health practitioners should be aware of the relationship between bullying and suicide’”, since very real risks appear to be evident much earlier than expected”(Jack Shardlow). |
After running the research, the authors of the paper have “concluded that the increase in suicidal thoughts could not be attributed to factors other than the involvement in bullying”(Jack Shardlow). |
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.
Who: The University of Warwick, Catherine Winsper, Tanya Lereya, Dieter Wolke
What:Researchers discovers link between bullying, self-harm, and suicide
Where:University of Warwick, University of Bristol, England
Why:n the recent paper published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, researchers believe that they have found that involvement in bullying greatly increases the chances of a child self-harming or contemplating suicide
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.
Jack Shardlow is a student contributor to the University of Warwick in England. It is unclear what kind of training he has had, though he is the author of quite a few more articles on theboar.org.
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.
I believe that it is simply informative and he does not seem to gain anything from writing this.
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 dont see any form of bias in this article
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, he references the researchers from a study that wrote a paper on it. It adds to his 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 back up my opinion of psychological involvement to bullying
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