SPAN 1000: Cultural Difference through Hispanic Literature (Long): First Research Steps

The keywords and related terms below are associated with the Lazarillo de Tormes.

You may find sources in the Internet or in your university library's catalog, no matter where you look, always evaluate a source.

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• Is the information well-balanced, objective, and non-biased? 
• Does the author attribute sources?

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• What is the affiliation of the author?
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• What publishing house supports the publication?

Accuracy:

• Is the article/book peer-reviewed?
• Do you see grammatical errors?
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• Does the author provides contact information?

Purpose: 

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