Objective: Students will evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporate selected information into their knowledge base and value system. Requirements: At least four typed, double spaced pages using a 12 point font If you need help with this research report, consult one (or all) of the following: the instructor, the LibGuide

(http://bucks.libguides.com/montet) , librarians, the library website, or the tutoring center. Paper format: Section 1: Describe how you found at least four of your sources of information used in Persuasive Speech 2. Sources must be from any of the following databases/information service: Opposing Viewpoints in Context, EBSCOhost, Lexis Nexis, Credo Reference.

Clearly identify the database or search engine used. Section 2: Discuss why you chose each source. Investigate the author, publication, and site (if used) and comment on the credibility of each. Also, comment on the currency of the information.

Does the date of publication have an effect on your evaluation of the article? (The CRAAPP test or CRAAPP Test for Articles can help with this section.) Section 3: Discuss how you integrated the research into your speech. Using the four

sources, clearly indicate what ideas and/or information the source contained that made it useful to you. How did you use the information you found through research in your speech? Section 4: Using the definition of Information Literacy as listed on the BCCC library website, describe each of the components of the definition. Finally, discuss why information literacy is a crucial skill for today’s college student (and citizen) to have. Section 5: Prepare a Works Cited page in proper APA or MLA format for your four sources.