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In this section, you’ll determine how to effectively use search terms when answering a question in a research project and assess the credibility and accuracy of each source.

You want to build a social media presence by sharing book reviews on BookTok. After giving it some thought, you decide that creating genre-specific videos would probably help to increase engagement. The first genre you choose to delve deeper into is Gothic literature. To create your BookTok post, you’ll need to do some research.

You visit your local library and ask the director to help you search the library's database for some good sources of Gothic literature.

The library director suggests you narrow down your topic a bit to make it more specific. With their help, you write the following research question: “How does Gothic literature reflect the empowerment of Victorian women?” The director suggests you start your search of the database using keywords.

Which keywords would help you find sources related to the main idea of your topic?
Question 1 options:

Gothic, literature


Gothic, literature, Victorian, women


Victorian, literature


Victorian, women

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Gothic, literature, Victorian, women

These keywords include the genre (Gothic), the medium (literature), the historical period (Victorian), and the population of interest (women), so they'll best locate sources at the intersection of those topics.