“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | Water Use by Farmers Will Rise 19% by 2050, UN Says |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | Tara Patel |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | Bloomberg News |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | Bloomberg News |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | 03/12/2012 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 03/13/2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) | http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-03-11/farmers-to-battle-water-scarcity-as-food-demand-grows-un-says |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
“In many countries water availability for agriculture is already limited and uncertain, and is set to worsen,” according to the fourth United Nations World Water Development Report published was quoted. |
“The scale of the problem could worsen,” Olcay Unver, coordinator of the report was quoted. |
“Acquiring rights to use land for growing in other countries implies the right to use their water,” Unver was quoted. |
“Countries that can afford better technology can put additional water stress where it already exists.” Olcay Unver was quoted. |
“We need to give water a price,” Xavier Leflaive, the report’s author was quoted saying. |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
In France a meeting was held about the issue of water and its scarcity. The reasons stated that farming is growing as the population increases and with it the increased use of water. Some radical solutions such as raising the price of water were made. That is what the article is about. Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
Tara Patel is the author and is a contributor to bloomberg new and has served as a reporter.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
the site just seems informative about the issue of water. Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
I detect no bias in the article.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author references important figures from the UN which makes her argument stronger. Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source as evidence to my senior project and on how urbanization and population growth contribute to depleted resources, wildlife extinction, and environmental pollution.
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