Where Should I Search? It Depends!

I adapted this activity for a class in which we also discussed the scholarly conversation, in preparation for a final project in which students extended the work of previous theorists to propose a feminist utopia. Instead of having the students complete the worksheet, I printed out the scenarios (and added a few more) and created printed sets of where students might look for the information required. The options, beyond databases and Google, include a social media hashtag, government website, the library catalog, a local historical society, and a consumer magazine or newspaper. The students worked in groups to decide where they would look for information for their scenario, and we then did a gallery walk and discussed what the groups had decided and the questions: How can you use this activity in your own life/scholarship? Discussion that “authority” is context dependent and depends on what type of information you need. If anyone wants the printable sheets for this activity, let me know!