About the Author
- Who is the author? What are the author's credentials?
- How reputable, or trustworthy, is the publisher the author has chosen?
- What besides the given resource has the author written concerning North Korea or its nuclear defense program?
About the Resource
- What useful information does the resource provide? Useful to you in what way?
- Is the resource trying to persuade you of anything?
- Does the resource seem to be written with a particular audience in mind? If so, how would you describe that audience?
- Does the resource tell you where it gets its information? How easy would it be for you to track its sources down?
- Does the resource discuss or even mention opposing viewpoints?
In relation to BEAM Model, how could you use the resource?
- Background information?
- Evidence or Exhibit?
- Argument (or Analysis or Viewpoint or Opinion)?
- Method (or Theory or Lens)?
- What information or ideas does the resource give you to investigate further?
- Does the resource give you anything that you might want to turn into a topic for a project?