Monday, October 28th

Working from your thesis, you will need to find two articles that will help support Ghobash's thesis.

Things to consider:

• What evidence would help support Ghobash's argument? 
• What statistics/data would help illustrate Ghobash's point of view/stance?
• What do other experts have to say on this issue? This stance?
• What is the other side to the argument?

I have posted under "LMC Research Databases" some ideal databases for this project. You will be able to access them at school with no log in. If you are at home, you will need to go through the LMC's page to access the passwords.

You will be looking for ideas, data, evidence that will help you illustrate your point. Think of your thesis like the TOP of a ladder... evidence, data, testimonies are all rungs that help us conclude or reach our thesis. The thesis is the end result..  Research is the steps to the thesis. 

Database Searching Tips

Database Searching Help-

Database Search Help #2

Once you find your two articles, please make sure you collect the works cited information.

Basic Style for Citations of Electronic Sources (Including Online Databases) 
from Purdue OWL:
Here are some common features you should try to find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every web page will provide all of the following information. However, collect as much of the following information as possible:

• Author and/or editor names (if available); last names first.
• "Article name in quotation marks."
• Title of the website, project, or book in italics.
• Any version numbers available, including editions (ed.), revisions, posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.).
• Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
• Take note of any page numbers (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers (par. or pars.).
• DOI (if available), otherwise a URL (without the https://) or permalink.
• Date you accessed the material (Date Accessed). While not required, saving this information it is highly recommended, especially when dealing with pages that change frequently or do not have a visible copyright date.

Author. "Title." Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors
       (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher,
       Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink).
       2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher,
      Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).

EXAMPLES: 

Alonso, Alvaro, and Julio A. Camargo. “Toxicity of Nitrite to Three Species of Freshwater
      Invertebrates.” Environmental Toxicology, vol. 21, no. 1, 3 Feb. 2006, pp. 90-94.
      Wiley Online Library, doi:10.1002/tox.20155. Accessed 26 May 2009.

Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical 
      Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest,
      doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966. Accessed 27 May 2009.

WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR ARTICLES:
Start reading and find evidence that you can integrate into your soon-to-be written letter. You will need a minimum of one quote PER article.

FYI: Tomorrow you will be writing an outline for your letter. PLEASE BRING EARBUDS.