Friday, March 4, 2016

Reading Info.

EasyBib for Problem/ Solution?

Reading assignment for In-Class Assessment Essay.

Homework:

1. Finish Solo #3 due Monday. You are summarizing your database article, and evaluating it using the CRAAP Test criteria.

2. Work on Problem/ Solution with MLA Style Sources. Find at least 3 credible sources that will support your points. Pay attention to alternative views. One database source is a requirement. Revise the Problem paper.

3. Read the article "How My Illiterate Grandmother Raised an Educated Black Man" by Terrell Jermaine Starr pages 493-495 in Bedford. Here's an online link: http://newsone.com/1809905/my-illiterate-grandmother-raised-an-educated-black-man-terrell-jermaine-starr/

4.  TWFTD: your choice from any source you're reading.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

The Three Appeals

Part of your job as you discuss your Problem/ Solution is to persuade us to see things from your perspective. How is that done?

Use the Three Appeals.

Remember, you should spend time in your paper acknowledging any opposing viewpoints to the ones you present.

Homework:

1. Continue to work on the two projects, Solo #3 and Problem/ Solution.

2. TWFTD: a word from your article using the OED.

 http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/01/where-did-all-the-workers-go-60-years-of-economic-change-in-1-graph/252018/

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Problem/ Solution Preview

Today you need to work on your Summary/Evaluation of your Gale article.

Be sure to fill out the CRAAP Test worksheet about the article and keep that in your daybook.

On Monday be ready to turn in a hard copy of your essay and the annotated hard copy of your article.

But what about the Problem Paper revision? I hand out the assignment sheet.

What does MLA Citation Style involve? http://prezi.com/qmf4siv3xukj/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share

 Homework:

1. Be working on either project -- Solo #3 or Problem/ Solution. You need to write up the Solo #3 OR be finding sources to use for the Problem/ Solution paper.

2. TWFTD:  your choice from your Gale article.