The poetry assignment was introduced today. Over the weekend, students will choose their school, movement, form, or technique. On Monday, we will put the choices on a table.
To Do for Next Class:
Point 1 of the research paper is due.
On Friday, Oct. 17, a two-page poetry paper will be due.
By Wed., Oct. 12, three pages of "How to Read a Poem" (link at right), should be read.
Wednesday, Oct. 5
Today we had a library session where James showed students how to use the academic databases for their research. He asked students what their topics were, and used them as examples as he navigated the research databases.
In discussing social issue questions, he suggested going through the following databases in this order:
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly Researcher), because it gives approximately 20 pages of background, graphs, and illustrations.
then:
Opposing Viewpoints, for reasons that are self-described in its title,
and finally,
Academic Search Premiere
He noted that combining the terms with the word "and" gets more specific results. (Note: you would not use "and" in a Google search.
To Do for Next Class:
Look at research and determine the major points. Read the post for the 9:05 102 class for some techniques that will help. The first two pages of the paper will be due on Mon., Oct. 10.
Be working on literary criticism for poetry genre.
Read Lester, Ch. 3, Gathering Sources Online
Monday, Oct. 3
We put research thesis statements on a table today. If yours is not on the table, put it there now. I have made the table editable by anyone in the class.
To Do for Next Class:
Continue to research and annotate. Put the sources on an Annotated Works Cited as you go. The first two points of the research paper need to be written this week.
