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English 1010

This guide helps students complete projects in English 1010 at SLCC.

Welcome

This guide is here to offer you support for ENGL 1010 information literacy and research projects at SLCC.

Navigate the guide using the contents on the left of the page.

Reach out to a librarian if needed- to share your successes or get help!

 

Start Your Research

Use these resources to complete your English 1010 assignments! For help view the tutorials on this page.

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We recommend starting your research with our most comprehensive database, ProQuest Central. More database options are found if you scroll down this page.

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How to find multiple viewpoints on an issue

It's not always easy to find more than two viewpoints of an issue. Here are a few ideas to try:

  • Explore "who should pay" (government? individuals? taxpayers? private corporations? etc.) (i.e. who should fund K-12 education?)

  • Consider "should this be regulated?" or "who should be regulating this?" (i.e. social media, new technologies like generative AI)

  • Ask "who should have access or control access to [blank]?" (i.e. banned books)

  • Identify stakeholders (who does this issue matter to? who "wins" or "loses"?) and see if there is common ground among each group of stakeholders (i.e. do doctors seem to support one viewpoint of the issue and parents another?)

  • Think about traditional pro/con viewpoints in terms of the reasoning behind them (i.e. some may oppose an inland port because it will cost taxpayers too much money; others may oppose it because of environmental issues, etc.). It might look like: Yes because A, Yes because B, No because C, No because D, etc.

Most of these considerations require consuming a fair amount of information about your issue before you are able to distinguish between the various viewpoints. If you're struggling, reach out to a librarian or your course instructor for assistance!

What to try when you're not finding sources

If you're struggling to find sources to complete a project, check out these tips:

  1. Change the terms you're using to search with ("elderly" vs. "senior citizens" may yield different results!)
  2. Change where you're looking. (In a library database? Jump out to an Internet search engine and run some searches to find language and possible sources. Already using Google or another search engine? Try a library database.)
  3. Ask for help! Contact a librarian for ideas after 15 minutes or so of trying on your own- ideally before you hit a wall of frustration!