GEL 101 Library Module Assignments

Each assignment is worth credit. No late work will be accepted past the due date without prior approval.

Homework assignment #1
 

• Read the point/counterpoint article "Are Wikis Worth the Time?"
   
• Write a brief response paragraph (a few sentences): Which side do you agree with on Wikipedia?
  Would you use it for college level research? Why or why not?
   
• Responses must be typed and printed out. Come prepared to share your response with the class.

Homework assignment # 2
 

• Complete the online tutorial module on "5 Research Strategies" (from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, as demonstrated in class), approx. 10 minutes long.
   
• To complete this assignment, you will need to enter your FULL name on the first screen, answer 5 quiz questions during the module, and print your results page (sample below-- click File, then Print)
   
• Do the best you can. You can "rewind" parts of the tutorial and take the quiz questions at your own pace. You will be given credit for printing and submitting the quiz results to me, NOT on the actual score you received.

Homework assignment #3
 

• Review section on "Citing and Documenting Sources" from UCLA's Bruin Success with Less Stress website.
   
• Take "quiz" at end of section. Do the best you can. You can "rewind" parts of the tutorial and take the quiz questions at your own pace. You will be given credit emailing the quiz results to me, NOT on the actual score you received.
   
• At the end of the quiz, print your grade page (sample below-- click File, then Print).
   

Critical Review assignment

worth 50 points

• Write critical reviews for 4 sources related to your group topic.

  These 4 sources must include the following:

  ¨      1 website

  ¨      1 popular source (a newspaper or magazine article)

  ¨      1 scholarly source (an article or a chapter in a book, based on research)

  ¨     1 media source (a DVD, VHS, CD, image, etc for your presentation)
   

• Each critical review must be proofread, written in complete sentences,
  typed, printed out and submitted on time.
   
• Each group member must submit different sources for the group topic. Include your group thesis statement at the top of your critical review assignment.