CARS WORKSHEET

(GRADE NOTE: for an A you must fully complete this whole worksheet for a HIGH QUALITY CREDIBLE
SOURCE. Incomplete worksheets will receive and F. Worksheets completed for a LOW QUALITY
UNCREDIBLE source will receive and F. Worksheets that lie about the quality of a LOW QUALITY
UNCREDIBLE SOURCE will receive an F.)

MLA CITATION: (please include the long mla citation below!)

EX for Academic Article
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal
Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of
publication.
Ex.
Downs, Douglas and Elizabeth Wardle.
"Teaching about Writing, Righting
Misconceptions: (Re)envisioning "First-Year
Composition" as "Introduction to Writing
Studies"" College Composition and
Communication 58.4 (2007): 552-84. JSTOR.
Web.
EX for TED Talk
Speaker last name, First name. “Talk
Title.” TED, Month Year, URL.
Ex.
Jacobs, A. J. “The Life Cycle of a Cup
of Coffee.” TED, Jan. 2021,
www.ted.com/talks/a_j_jacobs
_the_life_cycle_of_a_cup_of_coffee.
EX for Podcast
Host last name, First name, host.
“Episode Title.” Podcast Name,
season number, episode
number, Publisher, Day Month
Year, URL.
Ex.
Vogt, P. J., and Alex Goldman,
hosts. “On the Inside.” Reply All,
episode 64, Gimlet, 12 May
2016,
gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-
all/brho4v/64-on-the-inside.

NOW YOURS FOR THIS SECONARY SOURCE:

Now do a little background search on your Secondary source and check off areas that are met. IF an area
fails to meet all checks, the secondary source is likely not good quality and you should not use it.

Credibility ☐You can identify the Author

☐You can contact the author
☐ The source backed by a reputable publisher
☐ Author is known or a respected authority in the topic area
☐ Author has credentials in the topic area
☐ Author show evidence of quality control (studies,etc)
☐ the source has been Peer Reviewed?
☐ Author has relevant organizational support.
If all checked your Source is very likely TRUSTWORTHY
Accuracy ☐ Date or publication/updated is within the last ten years
☐ The content is detailed
☐ The content is comprehensive
☐ Audience and Purpose of the writing/content reflect intentions
☐ Audience and purpose of writing/content reflect accuracy
 ☐ Writing/content is complete and gives the whole picture
If all checked your source is very likely CURRENT
Reasonableness ☐ Writing/content is Fair and Balanced
☐ Writing /Content has no conflict of interests
☐ Writing/Content has no slanted tone or biases
☐ Information provided is likely, possible or probable.
☐ the Author’s work has been well received by peers

☐ this source has been cited by other reputable scholars

If all checked your source is very likely REASONABLE
Support ☐ Source lists their sources
☐ Source lists their contact information
☐ Claims are supported
☐ Documentation is supplied for all claims
☐ You can find two other sources that support this sources claims
If all checked your source is very likely SUPOORTED

Author(s)
Title of Source
Date of Publication of Source
Claims made in the Content/Writing of the source
Evidence (any research presented by the author
that supports their claims in the source)
Audience of this particular source
Purpose of this source (What does the Author
want their Audience to do with this information?)
Quotes from this source that are important and
that you might use in your essay (ALL QUOTES
MUST INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS OR
TIMESTAMPS)