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Tutorial 6 Activities:

Discuss the reliability and usefulness of the source based on:

Scholarship:

Author's background: Guinness World Record

Where was the source published?: Guinness World Record website

Is this information within the source independently verifiable?: Yes and No, since broken records can only be acknowledged from this official website.

Context

Age of source relative to topic: Guinness world record website verifies the date that the record was broken.

Intent of information, targeted audience: general public, Adele fans

Content

Does the source omit important details and over-represent others? No

Is the information a fact or opinion? A fact

Style and structure of content: Simple and straight forward, basically showing stats and showing facts in black and white.

Tutorial 5 Activities

Activity 1: We've (almost) done this before!

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Shepherd_Creasy&action=history

Tutorial 4 Activities

Activity 1: Analysis of a Featured Article

As a group we chose the article of "The Sirens of Ulysses" from the list of featured articles to discuss the characteristics of featured articles. The Sirens and Ulysses#Bibliography

Using this article we collected some main characteristics:

  • Subheadings are helpful, topics lead into one another (background --> composition --> restoration)
  • Brief description of images that are relevant to the topic and mostly provide background
  • Contains balanced, opposing critical judgements
  • Broader statements always backed up by references to academics
  • Lots of references, arranged correctly. Does not rely on too many sources, uses each extensively
  • Writing style is brief and expository, but still discusses sophisticated concepts
  • Paragraphs are short, clear differentiation between topics
  • Images are relevant to the discussed section, reuses images when necessary
  • Opener summarises multiple elements and covers basic information
  • Includes Template at the end that links to broader topic hyperlinks for further reading
  • Explicit references to original academics, clear that article is based off work
  • Footnote adds further detail without cluttering the article

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Tutorial 3 Activities

Activity 2: Citation Needed: Talk:Josh Willis (Neighbours)#Unnecessary and unexplained usage of quotation marks

I added a new section titled 'Unnecessary and unexplained usage of quotation marks'.

Activity 4: Quality and Importance Ratings in WikiProjects: Talk:Mr. Holmes#Quality and Importance Ratings: Elevating the page to the next tier of importance rating

I added a new section to show what is needed to bring the page's importance rating to at least C.

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