How can you tell if your topic is properly focused? 1. You can find hundreds of related sources of information. 2. You can write a clear and focused thesis statement. 3. You can state the topic in a word or a short phrase. 4. You can only find one related source of information.

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind’s name can be interpreted in several ways. the selection supports all of the following interpretations except he grinds out graduates who are similar to each other as if he were running a factory he grinds the importance of facts into students’ heads he grinds down children by crushing their imaginations he grinds his teeth together, suggesting his intolerance for fantasy

Which of the following components of information literacy relates the most to various perspectives? a. research as inquiry b. information creation as a process c. scholarship as conversation

Respond to the following prompts in your initial post: 1. explain if this essay is narrative or descriptive and provide reasoning to support your response. 2. describe what you believe the purpose of the essay is an support your answer with information from this week’s material. 3. now that you have identified the purpose of the essay l, explain why you believe the author did or did not achieve her intended purpose.