Why I Chose This Artifact: 

By week five I felt confident in my ability to use sources effectively in my essays. Before then the formatting was slightly off and so it did not serve my arguments fully. I would make mistakes like adding the quotation in the beginning of the paragraph and not develope my point first.

In the paragraph to the left I argue the importance of keeping music in elementary schools. I selected two sources that both have done extensive research on the effects of music on the brain and who are also teachers. I used these criteria in choosing the sources because I felt the reader would relate well to someone with classroom experience and experience in brain development. By synthesizing the knowledge of the sources I was able to fully develope my argument and explore several benefits of music education to let the reader know that it is imperative that we keep music in public schools.