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Mid Term Quiz

My Mid-Term Quiz for LIBY 1210-15 Fall 2017

My Research Topic is:What is the significance of dreams in native American spirituality ?

Key words related to my Research Topic are:Native American Indian, dreams; spirituality, Dream catcher*

Part 1:

Examine Wikipedia articles that are directly related to your Research Topic and select a substantive article to evaluate. This could be an article about an idea (e.g., I might choose the one about Trance) or a person (if I were researching Reggae music, I might pick Bob Marley). Answer the following questions:

+1. I chose to read and evaluate the article titled: (for extra credit, link the name of the article to the article in Wikipedia.) Ojibwa

+2. Is there a warning banner at the top of the article? Yes or No No

If there is a warning banner, copy and paste the warning banner here.

Write an brief explanation of the reason the issues mentioned in the warning banner are important. For example, if the issue is “needs additional citations for verification,” why does that matter?

-Please note: If the article you are evaluating does not have a warning banner, choose a warning banner from a different article and explain the warning that is in that banner.

+3. Is the lead section of the article easy to understand? Does it summarize the key points of the article? Yes, the lead section of the article is easy to understand because it is an overview of what the article will talk about. It summarizes all key point in the article.

+4. Is the structure of the article clear? “Are there several headings and subheadings, images and diagrams at appropriate places, and appendices and footnotes at the end?” The structure of the article is clear. There are several headings and subheadings. There are no images or diagrams. There are appendicies and footnotes and the end.

+5. Are “the various aspects of the topic balanced well”? That is does it seem to provide a comprehensive overview of the topic? Yes, various aspects of the topic are balanced well.

+6. Does the article provide a “neutral point of view”? Does it read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay? It does read like an encyclopedia article instead of a persuasive essay.

+7. Are the references and footnotes citing reliable sources? Do they point to scholarly and trustworthy information? Beware of references to blogs; look for references to books, scholarly journal articles, government sources, etc. Yes the references and footnote are reliable sources, They do point to scholarly and trustworthy information.

8. Look for these signs of bad quality and comment on their presence or absence from the article you are evaluating: The only bad quality thing about this article is the ads on the side but that is going to be everywhere you go on the internet.

+a. is the lead section well-written, Thin clear, correct English? Yes the lead section is well written and clear in English correctly.

+b. are there “unsourced opinions” and/or “value statements which are not neutral”? No there are no unsourced opinion

+c. does the article refer “to ‘some,’ ‘many,’ or other unnamed groups of people,” instead of specific organizations or authors or facts? The article does refer to some groups of people in organizations/people listed.

+d. does the article seem to omit aspects of the topic? I think the article does leave out some aspects of the topic, like not going into detail.

+e. are some sections overly long compared to other sections of similar importance to the topic? I think all sections are pretty equal but there are a few longer and shorter from the rest.

+f. does the article lack sufficient references or footnotes? The article does not lack sufficient references or footnotes.

+g. Look at the “View History” for the article. As you read the conversation there, do you see hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors? there is not any hostile dialogue or other evidence of lack of respectful treatment among the editors. __________________________

Part 2:

Evaluate the Wikipedia article you selected using the CARDIO method. Write your answers following each word below:

+Currency (When was the last update of this article? hint: check the View History) The last update was Oct 18th, this page does monthly publications =

-Authority (What evidence do you find that the author(s) of this article have the appropriate credentials to write on this topic?) Because it is published by the Minneapolis American Indian center

+Relevance (to your research topic) This is relevant to my research topic because the Ojibwa people are the ones who think dreams are significant in there culture.

-Depth Information Format (I hope this one will be easy for you.) Erdrich,Louise "Ojibwa" Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America Encyclopedia.com, 18 Oct 2017 Web 18 Oct 2017

I'm puzzled, because the article you needed to evaluate for Part 2 is the same one you used for Part 1. Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding what you evaluated. I can change your grade.

+Object (what is the purpose for creating this article?) The purpose of creating this article to is help me and other students learn how to tell what article is a good, scholarly, trusted cite. Now we can tell a normal article from a scholarly one and use those in our future work to help us get the best information.