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Evaluating articles and sources

In this tutorial, we'll explore how to read Wikipedia articles, and potential sources, with a critical eye.

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Estimated time to complete:
10-20 minutes

Table of Contents (23)

  1. Evaluating sources and articles

  2. What makes a good article?

  3. Evaluating article quality

  4. Elements of quality articles

  5. Elements of not-so-great articles

  6. Sources and citations

  7. Finding sources

  8. Why cite?

  9. When should you cite?

  10. What's a good source?

  11. What's not a good source?

  12. Close paraphrasing

  13. Example of close paraphrasing

  14. Copyright

  15. Tips on plagiarism

  16. Reading history

  17. Past versions

  18. Review

  19. Article quality quiz

  20. Article quality quiz

  21. When to cite quiz

  22. Using source material quiz

  23. You're all done!

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