“IN SEARCH OF BEOWULF
PATHFINDER”
Assignment:
Find six to ten resources that contain literary criticism about the epic Beowulf and annotate them.
Search Terms:
Beowulf, criticism, and literary criticism,
use Boolean operator <and> to combine terms.
Places to Look:
• NCS Internet Database – type in keyword <Beowulf>
• Yahoo > Subject Directory Arts and Humanities > type in Beowulf and use drop-down menu to select <search only this category>
• Ask Jeeves “Find criticism about Beowulf” (look at <Grendel's Lair>
• NCS Electronic Resources – EBSCO's Host - <Beowulf and criticism>
• NCS Online Catalog – Expanded Search - <Beowulf and criticism>
Annotation Guidelines:
The annotation or summary of the source's contents should be no more than 25 words. Try to determine three things about each source. Is it relevant to your classmates and the assignment? Does it appear to come from a valid place i.e. a higher educational institution as opposed to a commercial Internet site or a K-6 school)? If the source is from a periodical, is it a scholarly one as opposed to a slick? Is the source objective in its approach to the subject? If it is not, are the arguments presented well supported with citations from reputable periodicals.
Prepared by K. Craver 12/99