Source Analysis Essay
This was done in my History 152 class where we were tasked with analyzing many primary sources from the era of trading from 1600-1800. We had to analyze status and exchange during this period with a group of 3 people. I found this as a very interesting project because we had to extract enough information out of painting and a small explanation to fully understand what was happening during this time and what society was pictured as rather than just reading it out of a book or out of an article. I feel like this project demonstrates information skills the best because as I've said this was all about extracting information out of these paintings and using it to demonstrate what was happening at the time the paintings were painted. Information skills are one of the most important because it allows you to gain the full picture of what the author is writing about. Overall, this project really taught me how to both collaborate on a college level and extract information well.