AI Assignment: Reflection

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Introduction 

 For this part of the assignment, I want you to think about why it is important to use both primary and secondary sources when conducting research.  In this assignment, you are "interviewing" an historical figure representing by the AI.  I want you to understand that the AI is not actually the figure.  It has pulled together sources about the figure and sources written by the figure in order to create a mostly-life-like interaction with you.  

This part of the activity should take you about an hour to complete.

Instructions 

 To complete this part of the assignment, answer the following questions in your reflection paper:

Review your "interview" with the historical figure.  

• Did you feel like you were actually talking to them?  Why or why not?  
• Review some of the sources that the AI provided.  
  • Are these primary or secondary sources?  
  • Are they sources that the historical figure wrote or said?  
  • Are they sources that someone else wrote about them?  
• Do you think that the interview provided an accurate portrayal of the figure?  Why or why not? 
• How did doing this "interview" help you learn more about the historical figure?
• In what ways was doing the "interview" lacking in helping you learn about the historical figure? 
• Would researching primary sources written by the historical figure or written by contemporaries about your historical figure give you a better understanding of the person you interviewed? Why or why not? 

Grading

 Your paper should be two to three pages long.  You should respond to the questions listed above.  This part of the activity is worth 50 points