Research Organizer
Research Organizer
Research Organizer
\\\Research Organizer
The research graphic organizer will help you gather and organize your research.
When gathering information about your source, remember to take an objective perspective. This
means you are not simply evaluating whether or not the author’s opinion is “good” or “bad.”
Sources that disagree with your opinion are still important sources to consider, and will help you
to consider perspectives that will strengthen your own argument.
Source No.
Important points It provides me with evidence from an experiment that was performed
made by this source:
(What types of
evidence or
reasoning does the
author provide to
make their argument
more effective?)
Source No.
Title and author of the source Effect Of Exposure To Gun Violence In Video Games
On Children’s Dangerous Behavior With Real Guns: A
Randomized Clinical Trial. Brad Bushman and Chang
Justin
How do I know this source is The information is not outdated
credible? It is related to the point I stated
Source’s main claim: In summary, they talk about the effect of video games
(How would you summarize the and media on children. They learn from what they see
opinion of the author in one and tend to imitate, and that the highest children
sentence?) mortality rate in united state is caused by firearm
Important points made by this They performed an experiment that confirmed that
source: children imitate
(What types of evidence or reasoning
does the author provide to make their
argument more effective?)
Title and author of the source Chidley, Joe, et al. TV And Kids' Violence | The
Canadian Encyclopedia
How do I know this source is It is related to the point I made
credible?
Source’s main claim: They talk about how children are affected by TV
(How would you summarize the violence negatively
opinion of the author in one
sentence?)
Important points made by this A typical Canadian would have witnessed up to 12000
source: violent acts by the time they are 12
(What types of evidence or reasoning
does the author provide to make their
argument more effective?)
Title and author of the source Flannery, Daniel. Here's How Witnessing Violence
Harms Children’s Mental Health
How do I know this source is It is not outdated
credible? The author is the director of the begun violence
Prevention Research and Education at Case Western
Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences.
Source’s main claim: They talk about the effect of violence on the health of
(How would you summarize the children
opinion of the author in one
sentence?)
Title and author of the source Furlow, Bryant. Media Violence And Youth Aggression
Important points made by this The author stated how negatively it affects children by
source: making them more aggressive
(What types of evidence or reasoning
does the author provide to make their
argument more effective?)
Important points made by this the observation learning theory implies that children
source: who are acquiring normative views may become
(What types of evidence or reasoning aggressive if they witness violent activities in the
does the author provide to make their media and the desensitization process says that
argument more effective?) frequent exposure to emotionally activating media
causes individuals to get accustomed to these
emotions, resulting in a decrease in negative emotional
reactions
Is your source in agreement or It is in agreement
disagreement with your position? It supports my point that it can make children more
Explain: aggressive and that they would be more likely to
(Compare and contrast the author’s approve of violence
opinion to your own. Note that the
author may also have a neutral
opinion, or may provide a different
perspective on the topic all together.)
Title and author of the source Madan, Anjana, et al. The Effects Of Media Violence
On Anxiety In Late Adolescence - Journal Of Youth
And Adolescence
How do I know this source is It is not outdated
credible? It is related to my point
The two authors are psychologist. Madan Anjana from
pectoral fellowship at the university of Miami
Source’s main claim: Exposure to media violence would cause anxiety and
(How would you summarize the fear
opinion of the author in one
sentence?)
Title and author of the source Shrier, Carrie. Young Children Learn By Copying You
Source’s main claim: They talk about how children learn from what they see
(How would you summarize the
opinion of the author in one
sentence?)
Important points made by this Research was made where some children a video of a
source: stranger pulling a toy apart and some others did not
(What types of evidence or reasoning watch it, the one that watched way of it while the ones
does the author provide to make their that didn’t watch did it in their own way.
argument more effective?)