Monday, 5/1/06 -- Testing Schedule (35 minutes)
Copy homework into assignment
book.
Warm Up I. Write out the MC answers.
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What is the main reason, when you take notes, that you need
to write down the page number where you found the information? a) So you
can go back to it. b) So you can cite it. c) So you can prove
you actually read it. d) Because Mr. Coward said so.
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When you find a source related to your topic, what is the
first thing you should do (assuming that it looks promising)? a) Start
reading. b) Check it out of the library. c) Write it down.
d) Record it on your Works Cited list.
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Which of the following is not a primary source?
a) An interview with an animal trainer at Sea World for a paper on dolphin
behavior. b) A biography of Abraham Lincoln by a respected historian.
c) A copy of the Declaration of Independence for a paper on the Revolutionary
War. d) A book of letters by Abraham Lincoln. e) All are primary
sources.
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Which of the following fulfills the research requirement
of five+ sources of three+ types? a) three web sites, and two
books. b) a web site, a book, a magazine article, and an interview.
c) two web sites, two books, and an interview. d) four web sites,
and three books.
Warm Up II. Evaluating Sources I - Below
are 11 descriptions of sources for a research paper on the effects of
diabetes. Copy the bold-faced parts, and identify each
source as either P = Preferred Source, or LR = Less Reliable. (Be
ready to explain why the Less Reliable ones are less reliable.)
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An entry in a medical dictionary published
in 1973
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An article published this year in a medical journal
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A July, 2004 magazine article
titled "Dealing with Diabetes," written by a doctor
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A web page prepared by the American
Diabetes Association
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An autobiography of an actress with diabetes
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A 1985 encyclopedia article on the causes of
diabetes
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An AMA* pamphlet called Living with Diabetes
displayed in your doctor's office
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An online chat room discussion for people who
have diabetes
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An interview with a doctor, published
in the New York Times this year, about diabetes treatments
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An interview, published in the LA Times this
year, with a woman whose grandmother died from undiagnosed
diabetes
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A web page called diabetessucks.com.
*American Medical Association
The Midwife's Apprentice aloud.