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**<big>Sources: Finding the right stuff for academic assignments</big>**
**Object of the game**
To get **<big>as many points as possible</big>** by finding the sources you need to finish your assignments.
**Rules**
<ul><li>You **<big>must</big>** get the designated number and type of source to complete each assignment.
<li>You can make up to **<big>three attempts</big>** to find each of the identified sources.
<li>If you find a source on **<big>your first try</big>**, you **<big>get 5 points.**</big>
<li>If you don’t find a source on your first try, you **<big>get 0 points.**</big>
<li>You may gain **bonus points** for visiting the Research Help Desk **<big>(more later!).</big>**</li></ul>
[[Ready to play? Let’s start with your first assignment …]][[(set: $search to (prompt: "Your search terms, please (double click OK):", ""))]]
Hummm … very interesting. **<big>You got some hits!</big>**
To get your **first required source** and your **first 5 points**, click on the source you think is **one** of the **<big>three</big>** you have to find to complete your assignment:
[[A book on your topic published by MAB Publishers.]]
[[An article in the Canadian Historical Review.]]
[[A website that doesn't seem to be updated regularly and the content does not include any cited sources.]]
(set: $points to 0)
(set: $article to 0)Oh no, 0 points!
[[Search again.]]<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/36433039532/in/dateposted-public/" title="Academic Journal (2)"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4432/36433039532_f7f4ef1cf3.jpg" width="192" height="245" alt="Academic Journal (2)"></a>
**<big>You are correct!</big>**
The //Canadian Historical Review// is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Canadian Historical Association.
**<big>Congratulations</big>:** You've scored points and the article you need for your essay proposal.
Now you just have to find **<big>two more sources</big>** to complete your essay proposal:
A **book**
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and
a **credible** website
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**<big>Keep track</big>**
(set: $points to $points + 5)
**Your score: **$points points
(set: $article to $article + 1)
**Your sources: **$article article
[[Go to search!]]Oh no, 0 points!
MAB Publishers is actually a fake company, set up by a desperate author who is publishing original material under a fake name.
[[Search again.]]It was a **<big>dark and stormy night </big> … and you have an essay proposal to write.**
No problem, **piece of cake.** All you have to do is find three academic sources:
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/36619391815/in/dateposted-public/" title="Book (2)"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36619391815_53b04fd1d1.jpg" width="194" height="247" alt="Book (2)"></a><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/36481377521/in/dateposted-public/" title="Blog (2)"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4428/36481377521_f149ee98a7.jpg" width="281" height="247" alt="Blog (2)"></a><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/36481377561/in/dateposted-public/" title="Academic Journal"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4379/36481377561_371aee3a98.jpg" width="192" height="245" alt="Academic Journal"></a>
<ul><li>A **<big>scholarly book</big>** published by a Canadian university (e.g., McGill-Queen’s University Press)
<li>A **<big>peer-reviewed </big>journal article**
<li>A **<big>credible </big>website**</li></ul>
<big>**Now**</big> you are ready to [[search]].
[[(set: $search to (prompt: "Your search terms, please:", ""))]]
**<big>You got more hits!</big>**
Now's your chance to get your **first required source** and make up **some points!** Click on the source you think is **one** of the **<big>three</big>** you have to find to complete your assignment:
[[A book on your topic published by MAB Publishers.]]
[[An article in the Canadian Historical Review.]]
[[A website that doesn't seem to be updated regularly and the content does not include any cited sources.]]
(set: $points to 0)
(set: $article to 0)Double-click this passage to edit it.Double-click this passage to edit it.<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/39078006015/in/dateposted-public/" title="Snow"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4704/39078006015_f4aa7fee89.jpg" width="500" height="264" alt="Snow"></a>
The **weather isn't any better** ... but now your backyard is covered in **feet and feet and feet of snow**!
And the homework **<big>isn't any better either ...</big>** you still need two more sources.</big>
But you feel no fear ... **you've got this one!**
<ul><li>A **<big>scholarly book</big>** published by a Canadian university (e.g., UBC Press)
<li>A <big>**credible website**</big></li>
<big>**Now**</big> you are ready to [[search!]]
[[(set: $search to (prompt: "Your search terms, please (double click OK):", ""))]]
Hummm … very interesting. **<big>You got more hits!</big>**
To get your **second required source** and your **next 5 points**, click on the source you think is **one** of the next **<big>two</big>** you have to find to complete your assignment:
[[A newspaper article.]]
[[A book on your topic published by University of Toronto Press.]]
[[A website that was updated this week but there is no information about the author or the publisher of the site.]]
(set: $points to 0)
(set: $article to 0)**<big>Rats</big>** ... you don't need a **newspaper article** for this assignment.
**<big>Hint:</big>** You now need to find <big>an **academic** book
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and a **credible** website.</big>
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Try it again: [[search!]] **<big>Congratulations</big>**--this is a **winner!**
One of your **three** academic sources is an book published by an academic press, such as the University of Toronto Press.
Now you have two of the sources you need:
**A peer-reviewed journal article**
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**An academic book**
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**<big>Two down, one to go:</big>** Now you need a credible website!
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**<big>Keep track</big>**
(set: $points to $points + 10)
**Your score: **$points points
(set: $article to $article + 1)
(set: $book to $book + 1)
**Your sources:** $article article, $book book
Go to [[Search!!]]<big>Oh dear ... not this time.</big>
A credible website will:
<ul><li>Be updated regularly and you will easily find information to tell when this happened last (i.e., the information is **current**)
<li>Be **reliable** (i.e., you can trust the information)
<li>Be written by someone with some knowledge or expertise (i.e., **authority**)
<li>Be objective in its **point of view**</ul></li>
Really, the website will meet the **<big>CRAP</big>** test!
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**<big>Try</big>** your [[search!]] again.[[(set: $search to (prompt: "Your search terms, please:", ""))]]Double-click this passage to edit it.The **weather might just be improving** ... the **<big>sunshine</big>** is breaking through!
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And you only have **<big>one more source</big>** to find: a credible website!
<big>**Now**</big> you are ready to [[search!!]][[(set: $search to (prompt: "Your search terms, please (double click OK):", ""))]]
This is promising. **<big>You got more hits!</big>**
To get your **third and last required source** and **15 points**, click on the source you think is the **right one**:
[[An suspenseful action novel.]]
[[The latest article on climate change in Macleans.]]
[[A website that meets the CRAP test (credible, reliable, authoritative and objective).]]
(set: $points to 0)
(set: $article to 0)**<big>Wow,</big>** nothing like a **good thriller** to keep you distracted from finding that last source.
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/39078692535/in/dateposted-public/" title="Thriller"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4620/39078692535_0dfab13bc1.jpg" width="500" height="202" alt="Thriller"></a>
Fiction is great but, **unless you're taking an English course,** it <big>isn't an academic source</big> (at least **not** for this project).
**<big>Time to</big>** [[search!!]]Canadian content can be good ... but a magazine article isn't what you need right now!
**<big>To finish your assignment,</big>** try [[search!!]] again!**<big>You're a winner</big>** .. this is the right and final source you need for your project.
Congratulations!
**Now you have:**
**A peer-reviewed journal article**
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**An academic book**
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/36619391815/in/dateposted-public/" title="Book (2)"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4424/36619391815_53b04fd1d1.jpg" width="194" height="247" alt="Book (2)"></a>
**A credible website**
<a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/144545204@N05/36481377521/in/dateposted-public/" title="Blog (2)"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4428/36481377521_f149ee98a7.jpg" width="281" height="247" alt="Blog (2)"></a>
**<big>Keep track</big>**
(set: $points to $points + 15)
**Your score: **$points points
(set: $article to $article + 1)
(set: $book to $book + 0)
(set: $website to $website + 1)
**Your sources:** $article article, $book book, and $website website