During todays' session ,Joshua searched the card catalogue of the public library to locate possible research sources. As he located possible sources, we created source cards in MLA format and discussed how to determine the source's reliability. Joshua further researched academic studies and articles on the internet and read through their conclusions to determine their potential relevance. We reviewed how to make and create notes once the sources are culled including the need to include in the research paper at least two short direct quotes or paraphrases as well as a number of longer quotes. I further reviewed how the thesis statement will be refined after the research is summarized on the note cards to ensure that there will be sources to support the thesis,