ETHN106 (Iyengar)

Resource Challenge #2

Take a look at this resource and do your best to answer the questions below:

• Resource 2: https://docmckee.com/cj/docs-criminal-justice-glossary/three-branches-of-government-definition/

Questions:

1. What are we looking at and who was it created for?
2. Are there any red flags?
3. Who created this site?
4. What type of authority does this site have: personal, professional, scholarly, journalistic, or a combination?

Resource Challenge #3 - work in pairs or groups of 3

Take a look at this resource and do your best to answer the questions below:

• Resource 3: https://shigeyukikihara.com/about/

Questions:

1. What are we looking at?
2. Are there any red flags?
3. Who created and runs this site?
4. What type of authority does this site have: personal, professional, scholarly, journalistic, or a combination?

Resource Challenge #4 - work in pairs or groups of 3

Find your own resource! Use any search tool you want to locate a resource about the poet Christy Passion

Research tip: The best search in Google to start with is  "Christy Passion" poet - this will search for the name "Christy Passion" as a phrase and will only bring back results with the word poet also included.

Questions:

1. Describe your source. What is it?
2. What type of authority does it have?
3. Are there any red flags?
4. Who created and runs this site? How can we learn more about them?
5. Would you use this source in a college paper or project? Why or why not?
6. With more time, could you find something better?