This week, we are going to use the discussion forum as a chance to practice for the annotated bibliography assignment. The exercise you do here is VERY CLOSELY related to what you will be expected to do for the annotated bibliography that is due October 21st.
DIRECTIONS:
Each one of you should have chose to either watch “The Pill” documentary, read Shannon et al, or read the Scientific American/Slate articles in addition to reading the article by Emily Martin. I want you all to now search for 2 external sources that speak to the issues described in your chosen piece, and tell us how that source adds to the discussion of these issues. One of these sources HAS to be a research article. The other can be whatever you want it to be, but treat sources with care.
Once you have selected your sources, please complete the following steps:
1. Cite the source using a professional format of your choosing (e.g. Chicago, APA, MLA, etc). There are tons of resources out there for learning about citation if you are not already familiar. Use this link if you need guidance to these sources — (https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/guides/writing/documentation-citation#multiple)
2. Provide a summary of the source. First, label the type of source this is (e.g. research article, perspective piece, news article, video media, podcast, etc). This should include 2 sentences on the background and main narrative of the source, and 2 sentences on the main points/arguments made by the source.
3. Tell us how this source contributes to the discussion of gender and science. There are two parts to this. First, tell use how your source contributes to discussions on gender and science in your chosen instructional material. Then, show us how it contributes by connecting the ideas, main points, arguments, and/or narratives of your sources to the instructional material you chose to engage with (2-3 sentences).
Some examples of what you could ask yourself when considering what a contribution looks like: Does your source add new evidence for us to consider? Does your source agree/disagree directly with what was argued in your chosen material? Does yourself provide a new perspective/idea we should consider? Does your source ask some new questions that are important for use to consider? (Hint: these are not mutually exclusive questions)
4. Explore some of your classmates sources, and choose one post to comment on. Tell that person how the source they have chosen has positively contributed to your learning on the subject of gender and science. Did their source provide you with a new perspective? New evidence? New questions?
