Friday, 5/9/08
Hand Back Giver Projects (Explain/Go over.)
All of today's activities go on one separate sheet
that goes into your research folder.
Mental Floss (just because it's Friday)
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Wacky Wordy:
1. Do Do
2. Dew Dew
3. Due Due
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YO MIND
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AMUOUS
Topics and Issues
Research Prequiz. Copy the underlined parts and the answer,
and click!
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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
(assuming that it looks promising), the first thing you should do
is... 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.
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You should write a detailed outline and stick to it
as you research. a) True b) False
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What piece of information, if you can find it, should
always be first in the works cited (bibliography) entry?
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When you find a book related to your topic, where should
you start reading? (2 possible answers)
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(2) The following is an excerpt from a research paper on
the effects of watching too much tv. (Copy and label)a) What is Jones?
b) What is 51?
"...either way, this means that a student leaving high school after
four years has spent more time in front of the television than in the classroom
(Jones 51). Therefore..."
Evaluating Sources - 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.) Click A if the source is a Preferred Source. Click
B if the source is 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
Collect Outline Homework
(Automobiles Outline.)
Works Cited Practice
Use your Works Cited Examples to record two different
types of sources.