First-Year Composition
This guide will help students find primary and secondary sources for English 101, 102, 112, 198, 298 assignments.
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Evaluation
Evaluating Sources for a Paper
The following resources are useful for learning more about what makes a source "scholarly" or not.
- Scholarly vs. Popular vs. Trade MaterialsHelpful for understanding what exactly makes a source a scholarly, popular, or trade publication.
- The Anatomy of a Scholarly ArticleAn interactive look at the purpose of each section within a scholarly article.
Fact Checking
These resources are helpful for verifying facts presented in the news and elsewhere on the internet. For access to newspapers, see our Newspaper Guide.
- SnopesOriginally founded in 1994 to investigate urban legends and hoaxes, Snopes has now expanded to fact-check all types of internet content.
- AllsidesAllSides provides resources that help identify biases in news stories. Great for easily seeing how different new outlets cover the same story.
- Lead StoriesFact-checks stories that are trending on social media.
- PolitiFactA fact-checker for political claims, run by the Poynter Institute, a non-profit school for journalists.