Wednesday, 4/24/13.
Change in KBARR: No reading required on Thursday night. Outline due tomorrow.
Test Tomorrow: Research (see below) and Vladek (ch 6).
Collect Topic Sheets.
 
Title: Practice Research Quiz. Date: 4/24/13. Use a separate sheet that will...GO INTO THE FOLDER!
Write the letter.
  1. Your introduction and conclusion count as part of your 5-page minimum.  a) True  b) False
  2. Your works cited page counts as part of your 5-page minimum.  a) True  b) False
  3. I think I will find that... the human brain works in mysterious ways.  a) good thesis statement  b) not
  4. I think I will find that... right now, asthma is a treatable disease, but not a curable one.  a) good thesis statement  b) not
  5. Your outline should be most helpful for...   a) putting the information in your own words.  b) writing your paper.  c) organizing your sources.  d) organizing your notes.  e) citing your sources.
  6. What is the main reason, when you take notes, that you need to write down the page number where you found the information? a) You don't have to write it down. b) So you can cite it.  c) So you can prove you actually read it. d) Because Mr. Coward said so. e) So you go back and read it again.
  7. Alien Autopsy on Fox TV. Air date: 2009.  a) good resource   b) not a good resource
  8. Area 51, a Discovery Channel investigation into the famous Area 51 where the Air Force supposedly hid an alien spacecraft.    a) good resource   b) not a good resource
  9. Mysteries of Mind, Space, and Time, an encyclopedia of research about "paranormal" events.    a) good resource   b) not a good resource
  10. Which of the following is not a primary source? a) An interview with an animal trainer at Sea World for a paper on animal communication. 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.

Note-taking Handout for practice.
Use the warm up sheet, and it will...GO INTO THE FOLDER!
Fold the page vertically to hide the demo notes, and take bullet-stylie notes.
Compare to demo. 
Now go the other way; notes into writing.


Vladek.