Conduct an Internet search to answer the following question: How did Presidential addresses and Supreme Court rulings begin to change the lives of the American people beginning in the mid-20th century? Note: When conducting your research, you will not copy and paste this question into a search engine. Instead, simplify your research by searching key words.
List each of the three sources in the chart provided.
Evaluate each source according to its accuracy, currency, bias, and authority. An example has been completed for you.
Title and URL Accurate?
How do you know? Current?
How do you know? Biased or
Unbiased?
Explain Authority?
Explain Overall
Reliable?
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/
Teaching With Documents:
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Yes, the author cites other well-known, reliable sources Yes, it was written this year (2014) Unbiased because the author shared facts and evidence and not her own opinions Yes, the author has a doctorate in this field Yes
You’ll use EasyBib or Citation Machine to create MLA citations for each of your sources.
You’ll write one summary statement, one integrated direct quotation, and one paraphrase statement for each of your three sources, including parenthetical citations for each.
MLA Citation Integrated Direct Quotation Summary Statement Paraphrase Statement