Cleopatra and Reputation
Task 1 Evaluating Five Resources
Select five resources for evaluation from your list of ten in Assignment 2. Please include full citations in correct APA style for these five resources.
Resource 1: Cleopatra The Great, by Joann Fletcher
Fletcher, J. (2009). Cleopatra the great. London, England: Hodder & Stoughton. (Original work published 2008)
EVALUATION
The relevance of this resource to the topic question was obtained by assessing the accuracy, authority and coverage criteria (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, n.d., p.1). The book, Cleopatra The Great by Joann Fletcher, 2009, is a detailed, contemporary analysis of historical information about the complex life of Cleopatra, her image today and how it was created by Roman propaganda.
ACCURACY: The quality of research used to build the foundation of an essay is dependent on the accuracy of material (Section3.3, 2010, p.1). However, the accuracy of historical events has been at the mercy of interpretation by the author and the era in which it is written due to society’s limitations on social and political views at the time. Armed with previously overlooked historical detail and contemporary research, as cited in the bibliography, the author is able to offer an updated analysis of the legend of Cleopatra. I recognised Dr Fletcher’s discovery of previously neglected detail as being worthy evidence of how the creation of myths and the power of propaganda are used to create a reputation.
AUTHORITY: The authority of a history book is dependent on the credibility of the author which seems to be governed by their education, affiliations with universities and research groups (Section 3.3, 2010, p.3). Before choosing the text, I reviewed the credentials and the authority of the author which were noted on the first page of the book. Dr Joann Fletcher is recognised as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of York, where she is a professor of Egyptian archaeology and part of a Mummy Research Group.
Select five resources for evaluation from your list of ten in Assignment 2. Please include full citations in correct APA style for these five resources.
Resource 1: Cleopatra The Great, by Joann Fletcher
Fletcher, J. (2009). Cleopatra the great. London, England: Hodder & Stoughton. (Original work published 2008)
EVALUATION
The relevance of this resource to the topic question was obtained by assessing the accuracy, authority and coverage criteria (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, n.d., p.1). The book, Cleopatra The Great by Joann Fletcher, 2009, is a detailed, contemporary analysis of historical information about the complex life of Cleopatra, her image today and how it was created by Roman propaganda.
ACCURACY: The quality of research used to build the foundation of an essay is dependent on the accuracy of material (Section3.3, 2010, p.1). However, the accuracy of historical events has been at the mercy of interpretation by the author and the era in which it is written due to society’s limitations on social and political views at the time. Armed with previously overlooked historical detail and contemporary research, as cited in the bibliography, the author is able to offer an updated analysis of the legend of Cleopatra. I recognised Dr Fletcher’s discovery of previously neglected detail as being worthy evidence of how the creation of myths and the power of propaganda are used to create a reputation.
AUTHORITY: The authority of a history book is dependent on the credibility of the author which seems to be governed by their education, affiliations with universities and research groups (Section 3.3, 2010, p.3). Before choosing the text, I reviewed the credentials and the authority of the author which were noted on the first page of the book. Dr Joann Fletcher is recognised as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of York, where she is a professor of Egyptian archaeology and part of a Mummy Research Group.
References: – Task 2 Crawford, A. (2007, April 1). Who is Cleopatra (biography) [Fact sheet]. Retrieved January 9, 2011, from Smithsonian Institution website: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/archaeology//.html Fear, T. (2008). Cleopatra. In E. Moohan (Ed.), The arts past and present (pp. 1-28). Walton Hall,Milton Keynes, United Kingdom: The Open University. Flamarion, E. (1997). Cleopatra from history to legend. London, England: Thames and Hudson. Fletcher, J. (2009). Cleopatra the great. London, England: Hodder & Stoughton. (Original work published 2008) Schiff, S. (2010, December 1). Rehabillitating Cleopatra. Smithsonian magazine, 41(8), 88-102. Retrieved from EBSCOhost 2011 Tyldesley, J. (2008). Cleopatra last queen of Egypt. London, England: Profile Books