Class Activity
Reggie Redbird has an assignment in his ENG 101 class to write a 5-7 page research paper. He must use at least one peer-reviewed article and one book from Milner Library.
Reggie has selected the impact of social media on the mental health of college students as his topic. The paper has to be formatted in APA Style and include a reference list.
Our plan for today is to break up in small teams and help Reggie out!
- Each team will have a set of questions and tasks to complete.
- The first team to finish correctly will win some library swag.
- Use the back of this worksheet to record your answers.
Team Article
Locate one peer reviewed article on Reggie’s topic.
- What does peer review mean?
- Describe your process to find the article, include the search terms you used, where you searched, and how you know it’s peer-reviewed.
- Now that you’ve found an article, how would you send this to Reggie?
Team Book
Locate one book from Milner Library on Reggie’s topic.
- Describe your process to find the book, include the search terms you used and where you searched.
- Why did you select this book for Reggie?
- How would you find this book to give to Reggie? If Reggie wanted to "browse" the library shelves for similar books, what should he do?
Team APA
Create an APA formatted reference of an article.
- Why is it important to acknowledge the research you are using? Give 2-3 reasons.
- Using the listed article, format the reference in APA Style for Reggie’s reference list.
- Identify the parts of information you need for the reference.
- Find the article. What information is available for you to create the reference?
- Article Title: "Am I Even Going to Be Well-Liked in Person?": First-Year Students' Social Media Use, Sense of Belonging, and Mental Health
- If you needed help with APA formatting, what tools and resources from Milner Library could you use? Identity anyone you could reach out to for help.
