On Reading Scholarly Texts: Checking Your Understanding

On Reading Scholarly Texts

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Checking Your Understanding Questions

After watching On Reading Scholarly Texts, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.

Question 1.

In the video, Moriah McCracken says that the conversation in a scholarly text is

Choice A, implicit.

Choice B, simplistic.

Choice C, deep.

Choice D, time-honored.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 2.

McCracken mentions that in scholarly texts there are assumptions and issues that have already been

Choice A, rejected and resolved.

Choice B, rejected and researched.

Choice C, accepted and researched.

Choice D, accepted and resolved.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 3.

According to McCracken, what is one of the hardest parts of engaging with a scholarly text?

Choice A, understanding the difficult vocabulary

Choice B, accessing the databases

Choice C, entering an existing conversation

Choice D, tracking down the footnotes

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 4.

According to McCracken, what takes students a while to figure out with scholarly texts?

Choice A, It’s okay to feel like you don’t know what’s going on.

Choice B, You have to put in the time to research each piece.

Choice C, Everything you need is contained in a single reading.

Choice D, You need to be reading Nancy Sommers.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 5.

Which of the following does McCracken not mention as part of reading a scholarly text?

Choice A, trying to figure out the most popular voices

Choice B, understanding the thesis of the argument

Choice C, figuring out what the scholars are talking about

Choice D, knowing who people turn to when trying to resolve an issue

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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