Due Monday @ 8:20 a.: 10 lines of Cited Evidence & 3 Questia Sources

Exploring your Questia and Book Sources

Using your book sources and Questia you are to have the following completed by Monday at 8:20 a.:

DUE: 1. Add at least three (3) books from Questia . List these under Section F. (These are in addition to the book sources you already have listed.) (HINT: Use the copy and paste method from Questia.)

DUE: 2. Using a minimum of five (5) different book sources, write and cite ten (10) solid "pieces of evidence" under Section B. For now, each line must be cited by the author's last name and page number. Use a bullet point for each line.

USE YOUR OWN WORDS. Do NOT QUOTE from the SOURCE!

The point of this exercise is to introduce you to the quality of your source 

and to begin practicing your note-taking skills. 

HINTS for Writing and Presenting your Evidence

• Your evidence must clearly be connected to your research question
• Present the most significant evidence that helps to answer your question.Non-significant evidence is a waste of words.
• Keep this a summary. Use short, clear sentences. Choose words carefully.
• Write [Subject, Verb and fact]
• Example: George Washington served as first president.
• NOT: George Washington was chosen by the people and served 8 years as the United States' first president.

For an example of what your evidence should look life, refer to Section B online or see the paper copy of the finished IA. Under NO circumstance are you to use Ibid. That time will arrive at the end of May.

Suggested Process

1. FIND THREE QUESTIA SOURCES: Login to your Questia Account.


a. When you have found a book  you like, be sure to click on the "Save to Active Project" button.

2. Using these sources begin to read through them and find evidence to list in Section B.

a. To easily search through the book, click on magnifying glass and enter specific keywords.

3. Using the Questia tools, write out your evidence (no quotes - use your own words) and cite the author's last name and page number where you obtained the evidence. (i.e.  Hyer, 34.)

a. Be sure to highlight the passage that you are citing so you can easily go back and find it later. Plus, be sure to cite it so you have a record of it for later. (Trust me, you'll want this.) Try working with Questia and your IA documents side by side or just switch back and forth using the tabs.

Try working with Questia and your IA doc side by side using the "windows"

b., c. and d. When you are ready to record the book bibligiography information to Section F, be sure to check the box next to the "Saved Book." Then... "Create Bibliography." Choose "Chicago, Notes/Bib," which is Turabian.

You can do more than one book at a time.

Chicago is Turabian

e. Finally, copy and paste your bibliography information from the dialog box to your Section F. Be sure to remove the bullet points. And, put it in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, single space.

Check this box so you don't see the wordy instruction every time.

4. Done!