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Review: Trace Sources and Document a Research Process

Apply connect a citation to its source, distinguish source versions, record research process decisions, separate source dependence using supplied texts and original responses.

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Unit review questions
1. Original excerpt A: Supplied key: Workshop Group—Trial Log, 2025, section 4; the organization is the author. Which identifying reference form does this classroom key use?
Need a hint?
  • A unique title key can help distinguish same-author works.
  • Do not invent a missing author.
2. Original excerpt B: The record is reissued in 2026 rather than 2025; no other difference is supplied. Use excerpt B only. Which version difference is supported by the excerpt?
Need a hint?
  • A revised text can change a claim’s support.
  • PDF versus HTML alone does not prove different wording.
3. Original excerpt C: Log: exclude the undated claim because the study requires dated observations. Use excerpt C only. Which process note is supplied?
Need a hint?
  • An exclusion should have a task-related reason.
  • A search log is not a guarantee of exhaustive research.
4. Original excerpt D: A newsletter and a blog copy the same trial log verbatim. Use excerpt D only. Which dependency condition is supplied?
Need a hint?
  • Copies do not create new observations.
  • Independent accounts can still share biases.

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Use the skills in a new task

Make a short complete response demonstrating the four skills in this unit. Create a classroom-style bibliography and three credited notes from these original fictional sources. Jo Lee, Hinge Note, 2026, p. 2: The paper fold connects two panels. Model Club, Test Card, revision B, section 1, publication date not supplied: One trial stopped after five bends without tearing. Paper Fold, 2025, p. 4, author not supplied: Make a crease before attaching the strip. Attach the matching source key and locator to each paraphrase note. State one inclusion rule and explain why two copies of Test Card are one underlying record. Preserve missing fields honestly. Longer writing targets in optional extensions can be completed in a later session.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Use the stated bibliography fields and matching key. Preserve a page or section locator for the used material.
  • Inspect the stated version change and record the exact version used. Do not assume equal titles mean identical content.
  • Identify the stated decision and explain how it affects the evidence set. Keep exclusions reasoned and visible.
  • Trace the explicitly stated origin of each record and count distinct evidence sources, not just web pages.
Compare with a model response

Classroom bibliography: Lee, Jo. Hinge Note. 2026. p. 2. Model Club. Test Card. Revision B. section 1. Publication date not supplied. Paper Fold. 2025. p. 4. Author not supplied. Matching paraphrase notes: [Lee—Hinge Note, p. 2] A paper fold connects the two panels. [Model Club—Test Card, revision B, section 1] The single trial stopped at five bends without a tear. [Paper Fold, p. 4] The directions put creasing before attachment. Inclusion rule: keep supplied records directly describing the paper connection, its procedure or trial, while preserving known dates and versions and marking unknown fields. Two copies of Test Card repeat one underlying observation, not independent tests. No missing author or year is invented.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.