Monday, 11/27: Homework, SAWs, Debrief Test #13

Copy homework into assignment book.

“Warm Up, 11/27 — CRAAP.”  Which CRAAP topic answers each question?

  1. Does the information answer your research questions?   a) Currency  b) Relevance  c) Authority  d) Accuracy  e) Purpose
  2. Is the author trying to persuade, entertain, inform, or sell?   a) Currency  b) Relevance  c) Authority  d) Accuracy  e) Purpose
  3. Are there errors in punctuation, spelling, or grammar?   a) Currency  b) Relevance  c) Authority  d) Accuracy  e) Purpose
  4. Is your topic in an area that changes rapidly, like technology? a) Currency  b) Relevance  c) Authority  d) Accuracy  e) Purpose
  5. Can you find outside information about the author?  a) Currency  b) Relevance  c) Authority  d) Accuracy  e) Purpose

 

“SAWs, 11/27.” whereas, capable, ongoing, compatible, notion
   

Jimmy was a  6)______ worker and his friendly personality made him  7)______ with the team,  8)_____ Joey had the 9)_____ that he was too good for the job and had  10)______ problems until he was fired.

 

 

Go over Test #13. Ouch!

 

Chromies.

Research Topics!  This paper will be written in class.
First of all, the prohibited topics: Disney or Disneyland, rock/rap/singing/movie/sports stars or celebrities, animals because they’re cute, skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, skiing, particular cars/planes/motorcycles/etc, mass murderers/criminals, video games, tv shows, movies.

Pick something that you can tell a brief anecdote about, something you can show somebody doing or a reason for learning something. Pick something you can ask at least five good questions about that require more than a sentence or two to answer. Hobbies, careers, scientific/mathematical topics, historical topics, health and medical topics are more what we are looking for.

 

By Thursday, you will need a topic and 5 solid questions.

 

Start looking for sources!