“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | Teenage Pregnancy |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | POV |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | March of Dimes |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | March of Dimes Foundation |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | November 2009 |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 15 February 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) | http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/medicalresources_teenpregnancy.html |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): POV states that "A baby born to a teenage mother is at higher risk than a baby born to an older mother for premature birth"(POV). |
Although high teen birthrates are important, another important fact s that "teen mothers and their babies face increased risks to their health" during a teen pregnancy (POV). |
Some teen mothers have to take supplements to make sure the health of their babies are ensured, while others "may need to change their lifestyle to improve their chances of having a healthy baby" (POV). |
All mothers need to take prenatal vitamins to ensure their babies are healthy however "teens are least likely of all maternal age groups to get early and regular prenatal care" (POV). |
Not only is life hard for the teenage parents but also their offspring, "about 64 percent of children born to an unmarried teenage high-school dropout live in poverty"(POV). |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
POV shares important facts about teen pregnancy along with health risks for the baby and for their mother. They also talk about the consequences of being a teen parent. At the end of the article they try to make teens put off having children.
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?
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?
March of Dimes is the foundation that supports this website. It is a charity whose mission is to improve the health of mothers and their babies. They also try to lower the premature birthrate and infant mortality.
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?
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?
March of Dimes wrote this article to make sure that mothers protect their health and the health of babies. They are trying to make teens put off having a baby until they are ready.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is a bias, they do not believe that teens understand the severity of being a parent.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
It doesnt change the credibility of the site because you cant change the fact about teen mothers being in poverty.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source to support the fact that teens dont understand how hard it is to be a teen parent.
