Your Source Log Assignment

As a student in Perspectives, you will continuously conduct research on a topic of inquiry. You are expected to maintain an online log of the sources you find. A source log. You might call it a Slog.

Generally, you will be assigned three posts per week. Those posts will follow a common pattern based on the book They Say, I Say, and will include the following:

• A basic citation in MLA format, including a hyperlink.
• 2-3 sentences of description of who the author is, and what his/her/their credentials are on the topic. If you’re using another source to find information on the author(s), include hyperlinks.
• 2-3 sentences of summary (“what they say”): what key points/arguments/insights does the author provide?
• 3-4 sentences of informed response (“what I say”). How does this piece fit alongside other pieces you’ve read? What do you think of the arguments or insights?

Source logs are graded on an all-or-nothing completion basis. That is, if you complete all four of the bullet-pointed items above, you will receive full credit. If you do not, you will receive no credit until the missing pieces are done.