Try This.
Imagine
that you are doing research on the sinking of the Titanic in
1912. Select from the sources listed below (by clicking
on the question mark beside the source) the one(s) in which
you would be most likely to find the following
information:
1. An account of the disaster a day or less after it took
place (select one source).
-encyclopedia
-journal
article
-newspaper
article
-magazine
-book
-web
site
2. A brief essay
summarizing the event by an authority on the subject
(select one source).
-encyclopedia
-journal
article
-newspaper
article
-magazine
article
-book
-web
site
3. A detailed retelling of all or most aspects of the Titanic
story (select one source).
-encyclopedia
-journal
article
-newspaper
article
-magazine
-book
-web
site
4.
A bibliography of scholarly sources on the Titanic disaster
(select three sources).
-encyclopedia
-journal
article
-newspaper
article
-magazine
-book
-web
site
5. A lengthy analysis
by an historian of errors of judgment by the Titanic's crew
as a cause of the disaster (select two sources).
-encyclopedia
-journal
article
-newspaper
article
-magazine
-book
-web
site
6. Now imagine that you need two primary sources on the
Titanic. Click on the question mark beside the two primary
sources below.
A
biography of one of the ship's crew
A Web site about the tragedy by the grandson of the Titanic's
captain
A newspaper
account of the tragedy the day after it occurred
An analysis
of the results of an inquiry into the causes of the tragedy
A journal article challenging the theory that another ship
nearby could have rescued the Titanic
