EN105 First-Year Writing - All Sections

In groups, open the source provided. Evaluate it and answer the following questions:

• What is it? e.g. newspaper article, magazine article, book chapter, book, website.
• Who wrote it or published it and who was it written for (who is the audience)?
• Is lateral or vertical reading more appropriate for this source?
• Do you think this is a credible source? Explain your answer, why or why not.

In groups, follow the prompt and post a link to the source you've selected. Evaluate it and answer the following questions:

• Who wrote it or published it and who was it written for (who is the audience)?
• Is lateral or vertical reading more appropriate for this source?
• Do you think this is a credible source? Explain your answer, why or why not.

For all groups, search for a source about George Orwell, his essay "Shooting and Elephant" or British imperialism in Africa.

Group 1 - Search the "Discovery" search box on the library's home page to find an ebook.

Group 2 - Search the database "Literature Resource Center" to find an article.

Group 3 - Search the database "MLA International Bibliography" to find a scholarly article.

Group 4 - Search Google.

Group 5 - Search Google Scholar.