Name: Due Date:

Hint: Read all the instructions, including the worksheet, before you start the assignment.

Read all instructions first!

Problem:

This Discovery Task requires you to locate and analyze an assigned article from the JSTOR electronic journal collection. The assignment will ask you to read a scholarly journal article and to answer a series of questions about it. The article will be assigned to you on the basis of your Instructor's last name. This assignment can be completed without coming to the Library. However, it will be easier to access and print the information you need if you use the computers in the libraries or computer labs on campus.

Objective:

This Discovery Task has three learning objectives. The first is to reinforce and build upon your experience with Discovery Task 4 from Winter Quarter which required you to use the JSTOR electronic journal collection. The second objective is to introduce you to the process of analyzing and evaluating a scholarly journal article. You will achieve this objective by answering a series of questions about the article. The third objective is to provide you with a list of articles that will enhance your understanding of the lecture topics.

Instructions to Students:

Use the chart below to determine the article assigned to your section.
If your instructor's last name begins:
 Look for this article:
A-B
 Elizabeth Reis.  "The Devil, the Body, and the Feminine Soul in Puritan New England." The Journal of American History, Vol. 82, No. 1. (Jun., 1995), pp. 15-36.
C-D
 George Rosen. "Psychopathology in the Social Process: I. A Study of the Persecution of Witches in Europe as a Contribution to the Understanding of Mass Delusions and Psychic Epidemics." Journal of Health and Human Behavior, Vol. 1, No. 3. (Autumn, 1960), pp. 200-211.
E-F
 Ann Kibbey.  "Mutations of the Supernatural: Witchcraft, Remarkable Providences, and the Power of Puritan Men." American Quarterly, Vol. 34, No. 2. (Summer, 1982), pp. 125-148.
G-H
 Linnda R. Caporael. "Ergotism: The Satan Loosed in Salem?"  Science, New Series, Vol. 192, No. 4234. (Apr. 2, 1976), pp. 21-26.
and
 Nicholas P. Spanos, Jack Gottlieb.  "Ergotism and the Salem Village Witch Trials."  Science, New Series, Vol. 194, No. 4272. (Dec. 24, 1976), pp. 1390-1394.
I-J
 Murray, M.A.  "The Devil's Mark."  Vol. 18, No. 10.   (Oct., 1918), pp. 148-153.
K-L
 John Demos.  "Underlying Themes in the Witchcraft of Seventeenth-Century New England." The American Historical Review, Vol. 75, No. 5. (Jun., 1970), pp. 1311-1326.
M-N
 Timothy J. McMillan.  "Black Magic: Witchcraft, Race, and Resistance in Colonial New England." Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 25, No. 1. (Sep., 1994), pp. 99-117.
O-P
 David Harley.  "Explaining Salem: Calvinist Psychology and the Diagnosis of Possession." The American Historical Review, Vol. 101, No. 2. (Apr., 1996), pp. 307-330.
Q-R
 Frederick C. Drake.  "Witchcraft in the American Colonies, 1647-62."  American Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 4. (Winter, 1968), pp. 694-725.
S-T
 Carla Gardina Pestana.  "The Social World of Salem: William King's 1681 Blasphemy Trial. American Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 2. (Jun., 1989), pp. 308-327.
U-V
 David C. Brown.  "The Forfeitures at Salem, 1692."  William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd. Ser., Vol. 50, No. 1, Law and Society in Early America. (Jan., 1993), pp. 85-111.
W-Z
 Richard H. Werking.  "Reformation Is Our Only Preservation": Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft" (in Notes and Documents). William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd. Ser., Vol. 29, No. 2. (Apr., 1972), pp. 281-290.

All of these articles are part of the JSTOR electronic journal collection. Follow these instructions to locate a specific article using the JSTOR collection.

To use the JSTOR electronic journal collection

  1. Start at the UCI Libraries HomePage (http://www.lib.uci.edu/)
  2. Select Research Resources A-Z
  3. Select Selected List of Resources A-Z
  4. Select the letter "J"
  5. Scroll down until you locate the link to JSTOR and click on it.
This will take you to the search interface for the JSTOR electronic journal collection.

To find a specific article in the JSTOR collection:

  1. Select the Search option.
  2. Use pull-down menu provided by the search form to select a title search.
  3. Type in the title of the article (not the title of the journal)
    HINT: The title of the article is within the quotation marks in the table.
  4. Select Disciplines/Journals to Search (required):
    Anthropology (6 journals)
    General Science (7 journals)
    History  (32 journals)
    Language and Literature (11 journals)
    Sociology (22 journals)
  5. Click on the Search button.
  6. If you have executed the search correctly, the result should be the article you are looking for.
Once you have located your article, read it carefully and answer the following questions.
  1. What information about the author(s) does the article provide?
     


     
     
     
     
     
     
     

  2. Summarize in a short paragraph the major points that the author covers in the article.
     


     
     
     
     
     
     
     

  3. What is the thesis of the article?
     


     
     
     
     
     
     
     

  4. List at least three major claims that the author makes to support the thesis.
     


     
     
     
     
     
     

  5. What type of evidence is used in support of claims (quotations, statistical information, visual materials, etc.)
     


     
     
     
     
     

  6. Is the evidence primarily from primary or secondary sources? Support your answer with examples.
     


     
     
     
     
     

  7. Name one or two "experts" mentioned in the article. Does the author agree or disagree with the experts he or she cites?
     


     
     
     
     
     

  8. What is the subject focus of the journal that the article is from?
     


     
     
     
     
     

  9. Who seems to be the audience for this argument?
     


     
     
     
     
     

  10. List six new vocabulary words that you learned with their definitions.