Precis Chapters 5 and 6

Chapters 5 and 6 are about finding, utilizing, and applying sources to support your research. Chapter 5 focuses primarily on locating and identifying helpful ad reliable sources, while chapter 6 focuses on what to do with them once you have them. Chapter 5 broke down how to go through articles, books, or other support you find in a way that best gives you appropriate information on the source. It talks about the best places to find good support, and how to make sure it is useful to you once you find it. Chapter six talks about putting the sources to good use by finding your argument through them, or enhancing it. No source is a waste, and every one must be used for some reason. Taking notes while going through sources is helpful, and can lead to less problems in the future. Overall, I found 5 and little more useful than 6 at this point, but both had really good, interesting information.
With the upcoming assignments on our sources, these two chapters I found particularly helpful. When I go through JSTOR, I have an idea of what to look for, how to decide whether what I find will be helpful or not and also how to decide relevance and reliability. I found the description of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources interesting. I didn't know exactly how to characterize secondary and tertiary, but now that I know the difference, I will be sure to steer clear of tertiary. Chapter 6 was helpful, because it is all about actually applying the sources an the information you draw from them. Although this will be more useful to me as I go on, it is good to keep in mind as I search for support.