Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship company. Because steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers spent as much time as possible up on deck.
Which statement about credible sources are true?
Read the paragraph.Alejandra wants to paraphrase a section of the online article "Reptiles as Pets." She found the article at www.herpetologicalsociety.org. There is no author listed.
Consider the following scenario and answer the question that follows.Josephine is researching her family ancestry and she discovers a website about a family that has her last name. She signs up on the site to receive the family newsletter so that she can learn more about the history of the family.
Read the scenario and answer the question that follows.Mario is writing an essay about elephants in captivity and finds an interesting article written by a zoo veternarian. In his essay, he uses quotations from the article and credits the veternarian and the website.
Concrete details
Read the sentence.Malik is writing an informational essay about the children of immigrants and wants to cite a portion from page 2 of the nonfiction text Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman.
When deciding which sources to draw from, a writer should most consider the credibility of the source as well as
Read the sentence.Damon is researching an informational essay on the history of electric cars and wants to find a credible source to cite.
Read the paragraph.Sonya is writing an essay about animal overpopulation. She is studying the causes, extent, and effects of this problem. She finds a website that was published by the Humane Society several years ago. The site has a wealth of statistics that would be really useful to cite in her essay.
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