On Scholarly and Popular Sources: Making Connections

On Scholarly and Popular Sources

Making Connections Questions

After watching On Scholarly and Popular Sources, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.

Question 1.

In the video, Karen Keaton Jackson offers a valid reason for using Rolling Stone as a source in a paper. What is another legitimate academic use of a popular source?user comment

Question 2.

What are your instructor’s views on using popular sources in your work? Do you think your instructor’s view is influenced by the discipline he or she teaches? Why or why not?user comment

Question 3.

Consider a time when you did peer-review work for one of your classes. Why is peer review so effective in making sure that a piece of writing is valid?user comment

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