Connections

Remember conjunctions? Please take out the relevant handout.

Read this:

Cows
To my mind, the only possible pet is a cow. Cows love you. They are harmless, they look nice, they don't need a box to crap in, they keep the grass down, and they are so trusting and stupid that you can't help but lose your heart to them. Where I live in Yorkshire, there's a herd of cows down the lane. You can stand by the wall any hour of the day or night, and after a minute the cows will all waddle over and stand with you, much too stupid to know what to do next, but happy just to be with you. They will listen to your problems and never ask a thing in return. They will be your friends forever. And when you get tired of them, you can kill them and eat them. Perfect.

(Bill Bryson, Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe. William Morrow, 1992)

Follow my directions.

Writing that is clear, interesting, and easy to read is all about connections. Now you do Ex. 25.2 page 292  in Everyday Writer.

I hand out the assignment for the in-class assessment test on Tuesday next week.

A link to the reading "Getting It All Done" by Gareth Cook. 

Read and annotate.

Homework:

1. You have a paper due Monday, Solo #3. Be sure to bring the gray assignment sheet to hand in with your paper and the hard copy of the article.

2. Daybook: One page of notes (2 columns, objective/ subjective?) OR hard copy of annotated article: on "Getting It All Done" by Gareth Cook.

2. TWFTD:  fallacy in OED.

Close Reading

Print, read  and annotate your article. Use Google to verify?

Annotation:   1. Chunk the text.    2.  Circle key words -- especially if they are repeated. 3. Underline and define any terms you are uncertain of meaning.  4. Left margin: short summary of each chunk. 5. Right margin: use an -ing verb to describe what the writer is doing in each chunk. (Explaining? Describing? Defining? Comparing? Contrasting? Ranting? )

Begin filling out the CRAAP test worksheet on it, as well. Comment on as many of the questions as possible.

Homework:

1. Continue annotating and evaluating your article.

2. TWFTD: your choice from your article.

The CRAAP Test

Turn in your papers.

Thinkwrite: Can you think of an example of false information you have seen on the internet? Where was it and what was it about? 

One example of how news on the internet works: http://www.snopes.com/politics/conspiracy/russiansecurity.asp

 How do we determine useful sources and information? Use The CRAAP Test. The CRAAP Test Prezi. Please take notes in your daybook.

You have the rest of class to look for an article on the Gale database site that pertains to your Problem/Solution paper, and that you could use in the revised version of that paper.

When you find an article that you like, print it out, read it, and annotate your copy of it. (Define words, make notes, ask questions, chart the sections, etc.)

 Homework:

1. Find an article for Solo #3. You'll need to have a printed article for class tomorrow (Thursday).

2. TWFTD:   criteria in OED

Databases

1. Meet Mike Mulligan! Which leads to this article.

2. One source of credible material is a library database. (Maybe.)

Go to The Hub and click on the Library (LRC) link in the row of links below the top section.

We will all look at the top two databases, specifically Gale.

3. I hand out the assignment sheet for the last Solo paper.

You will have some time tomorrow to look for and print out an article on your topic.

Homework:

1. Your Final Version Problem/ Solution Paper is due, with all comment sheets and drafts. You should have a Works Cited page if you did mention (cite) sources; use EasyBib.

2. TWFTD: annotate in OED.
  
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