4.1.2013
Day 29
Today we'll look at the summaries you completed over the weekend. This summary will serve as the one summary you need for your GRP Annotated Bibliography.
Reminder: Continue checking the due dates. The next assignment to turn in is the GRP Annotated Bibliography, which is due this Friday, April 5th.
1. Summary Examples: Good or Bad?
2. Summary Writing Workshop
Open your summary on your computer and also open the Writing an Academic Summary: Workshop sheet. Follow the instructions on the sheet.
Summarizing Sources
3.29.2013
Day 28
For more information on common knowledge, please read: The Exception: Common Knowledge from Harvard University.
1. Warm-up (in groups)
Harry Potter in 60 seconds
Does this YouTube video give a good summary of the Harry Potter movies?
WHY?
2. The "eyes" and the "hands"
Work with one partner. One of the you will be the "eyes" and watch a short video clip. One of you will be the "hands" and will not see the clip. After the "eyes" watches the clip, they will explain what they saw to the "hands." The hands will type a summary based on what the "eyes" says. Afterward, both partners will watch the video clip again and determine whether the "eyes" did a good job with the description and whether, overall, the pair has written a good summary.
(partners)
Ask yourselves: Were the "hands" able to get a good image of what the video was about from the "eyes"? If so... you have 20/20 vision! If not... the "eyes" weren't such good eyes after all...
(groups of 4)
Based on this activity:
What was your strategy for summarizing?
What kinds of details were best to include?
What parts/sections of the clip were most important?
Generally, what are the criteria of a good summary?
3. Summarizing an article
Writing an Academic Summary (ppt)
Handouts (1, 2)
4. Homework
In 115, we have not yet discussed in detail paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting. However, I expect that you have some knowledge of the three, and I would like to see where you are in your paraphrasing and summarizing skills.
Write a summary of our third GRP article for Monday, 4/2/2013. We will work on these in peer review, so make sure you have it finished 100% before class.
Third GRP article:
Day 28
For more information on common knowledge, please read: The Exception: Common Knowledge from Harvard University.
1. Warm-up (in groups)
Harry Potter in 60 seconds
Does this YouTube video give a good summary of the Harry Potter movies?
WHY?
2. The "eyes" and the "hands"
Work with one partner. One of the you will be the "eyes" and watch a short video clip. One of you will be the "hands" and will not see the clip. After the "eyes" watches the clip, they will explain what they saw to the "hands." The hands will type a summary based on what the "eyes" says. Afterward, both partners will watch the video clip again and determine whether the "eyes" did a good job with the description and whether, overall, the pair has written a good summary.
(partners)
Ask yourselves: Were the "hands" able to get a good image of what the video was about from the "eyes"? If so... you have 20/20 vision! If not... the "eyes" weren't such good eyes after all...
(groups of 4)
Based on this activity:
What was your strategy for summarizing?
What kinds of details were best to include?
What parts/sections of the clip were most important?
Generally, what are the criteria of a good summary?
3. Summarizing an article
Writing an Academic Summary (ppt)
Handouts (1, 2)
4. Homework
In 115, we have not yet discussed in detail paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting. However, I expect that you have some knowledge of the three, and I would like to see where you are in your paraphrasing and summarizing skills.
Write a summary of our third GRP article for Monday, 4/2/2013. We will work on these in peer review, so make sure you have it finished 100% before class.
Third GRP article:
“Foreign Aid Faces Major Cutbacks
In Budget”
Avoiding Plagiarism, Part 1
3.27.2013
Day 27
Welcome back (after the very timely snow delay)! Let's get started discussing plagiarism today. This is a huge issue in America and many other countries. In your studies here, it's essential that you know what plagiarism means and how to avoid it.
1. Plagiarism Quiz- Let's see what you already know...
2. Naughty Boys! (ppt)
3. Plagiarism: The Death of Integrity (ppt) - Don't look at this early! :)
4. Common Knowledge worksheet- What does it mean for something to be considered "common knowledge"?
You should have 5-6 IRP sources by today. Continue working on filling in the IRP Annotated Bibliography. We will discuss these sources this Friday or next Monday.
Day 27
Welcome back (after the very timely snow delay)! Let's get started discussing plagiarism today. This is a huge issue in America and many other countries. In your studies here, it's essential that you know what plagiarism means and how to avoid it.
1. Plagiarism Quiz- Let's see what you already know...
2. Naughty Boys! (ppt)
3. Plagiarism: The Death of Integrity (ppt) - Don't look at this early! :)
4. Common Knowledge worksheet- What does it mean for something to be considered "common knowledge"?
You should have 5-6 IRP sources by today. Continue working on filling in the IRP Annotated Bibliography. We will discuss these sources this Friday or next Monday.
Source Relevancy
3.15.2013
Day 26
We made it! Last day before Spring Break!!!
Today, we will focus on the relevancy statements that you will write for your IRP Annotated Bibliographies.
Recall that these are the three sources we chose for our GRP on Wednesday:
1.
"InsufficientEfforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger inSub-Saharan Africa by 2015”
3.
One "small" problem: None of our sources are peer-reviewed! What does this mean for us? Can we still support our sources' reliability based on Wednesday's information?
1) "Relevancy"
What does relevancy mean? Why is this a necessary part of the annotated bibliography?
2) GRP Source Relevancy
With your group, fill in the GRP Source Relevancy Chart based on our three sources. Each group will only work with one source.
Group 1:
Source 1- "Insufficient Efforts..."
4 members
Group 2:
Source 2- "When feeding the hungry is political..."
3 members
Group 3:
Source 3- "Foreign Aid Faces Major Cutbacks..."
3 members
In addition, you may find it useful to fill in an IRP Source Relevancy Chart.
3) Writing relevancy statements
Now how will we transfer this information into a statement for our Annotated Bibliography?
Homework: On the Monday after Spring Break, you should have your 5-6 sources chosen for your IRP. If you want to get a head-start, fill in your citations, relevancy statements, and reliability statements in your IRP Annotated Bibliography. You may start writing the summaries as well, but we will refine them after break. Use the IRP Annotated Bibliography Template found at the side-links if you choose, or create your own format.
*Again, do NOT work on your GRP outside of class! Continue with your IRP only!
Have a lovely break, everyone! Relax and enjoy.
Day 26
We made it! Last day before Spring Break!!!
Today, we will focus on the relevancy statements that you will write for your IRP Annotated Bibliographies.
Recall that these are the three sources we chose for our GRP on Wednesday:
1.
"InsufficientEfforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger inSub-Saharan Africa by 2015”
2.
3.
One "small" problem: None of our sources are peer-reviewed! What does this mean for us? Can we still support our sources' reliability based on Wednesday's information?
1) "Relevancy"
What does relevancy mean? Why is this a necessary part of the annotated bibliography?
2) GRP Source Relevancy
With your group, fill in the GRP Source Relevancy Chart based on our three sources. Each group will only work with one source.
Group 1:
Source 1- "Insufficient Efforts..."
4 members
Group 2:
Source 2- "When feeding the hungry is political..."
3 members
Group 3:
Source 3- "Foreign Aid Faces Major Cutbacks..."
3 members
In addition, you may find it useful to fill in an IRP Source Relevancy Chart.
3) Writing relevancy statements
Now how will we transfer this information into a statement for our Annotated Bibliography?
Homework: On the Monday after Spring Break, you should have your 5-6 sources chosen for your IRP. If you want to get a head-start, fill in your citations, relevancy statements, and reliability statements in your IRP Annotated Bibliography. You may start writing the summaries as well, but we will refine them after break. Use the IRP Annotated Bibliography Template found at the side-links if you choose, or create your own format.
*Again, do NOT work on your GRP outside of class! Continue with your IRP only!
Have a lovely break, everyone! Relax and enjoy.
Source Reliability
3.13.2013 So many thirteens!
Day 25
We'll take a closer look today at source reliability, particularly for sources you may find in the Library Database.
1) Our 3 GRP Sources
Time to decide...
2) Source Reliability (ppt)
Another look at samples:
GRP sample
IRP sample
What language do the writers use in their reliability statements? Are they well-done?
3) Continue work on GRP Annotated Bibliographies
If you have already begun writing an entry for one of the three we chose, you are in luck! Keep that entry. If you started an entry for a source we did not choose, delete it and start with a source that we did choose.
Homework over Spring break: Find 5-6 potential sources for your IRP and begin writing an Annotated Bibliography for them. So far, you should be able to give the source's citation, summarize it, and make a reliability statement. Remember that the sources you choose for your Annotated Bibliography do not necessarily have to be in your final paper--changing your mind is part of the process.
Day 25
We'll take a closer look today at source reliability, particularly for sources you may find in the Library Database.
1) Our 3 GRP Sources
Time to decide...
2) Source Reliability (ppt)
Another look at samples:
GRP sample
IRP sample
What language do the writers use in their reliability statements? Are they well-done?
3) Continue work on GRP Annotated Bibliographies
If you have already begun writing an entry for one of the three we chose, you are in luck! Keep that entry. If you started an entry for a source we did not choose, delete it and start with a source that we did choose.
Homework over Spring break: Find 5-6 potential sources for your IRP and begin writing an Annotated Bibliography for them. So far, you should be able to give the source's citation, summarize it, and make a reliability statement. Remember that the sources you choose for your Annotated Bibliography do not necessarily have to be in your final paper--changing your mind is part of the process.
APA Reference Page Citations
3.11.2013
Day 24
At last! We'll discuss APA Style Referencing today and practice using it so that you can begin your IRP Annotated Bibliographies. Before we begin, though, we'll continue our work from the last class. By the end, you should have in mind the three sources you believe are the best for our GRP.
1) Annotated Bibliography and APA Style Referencing (ppt)
Samples (linked under "Annotated Bibliography" to the right)
2) Citation Machine! (shortcut)
There are many citation machines out there, but this is one of the best and most accurate:
Son of Citation Machine
3) Practice
Complete an annotated bibliography entry for the GRP source you believe is the best using the GRP Annotated Bibliography template. If you finish with your first choice, make an entry for your second choice and then your third. This will serve as justification for your choices.
*Optional extra practice: Complete the exercise. You may use the citation machine when you are instructed to create a citation.
Homework: Continue developing your IRP Annotated Bibliography. Please make a separate folder for this in your Dropbox.
Day 24
At last! We'll discuss APA Style Referencing today and practice using it so that you can begin your IRP Annotated Bibliographies. Before we begin, though, we'll continue our work from the last class. By the end, you should have in mind the three sources you believe are the best for our GRP.
1) Annotated Bibliography and APA Style Referencing (ppt)
Samples (linked under "Annotated Bibliography" to the right)
2) Citation Machine! (shortcut)
There are many citation machines out there, but this is one of the best and most accurate:
Son of Citation Machine
3) Practice
Complete an annotated bibliography entry for the GRP source you believe is the best using the GRP Annotated Bibliography template. If you finish with your first choice, make an entry for your second choice and then your third. This will serve as justification for your choices.
*Optional extra practice: Complete the exercise. You may use the citation machine when you are instructed to create a citation.
Homework: Continue developing your IRP Annotated Bibliography. Please make a separate folder for this in your Dropbox.
Finding Sources
3.8.2013
Day 23
Today we begin our work on the Annotated Bibliography.
1) Library Day Review
-keywords and synonyms of our problem and solution #1
-searching the UIUC library database
2) Strategies for a faster search process
It is impossible to look through every article available to us. What are some strategies we could use to make the search process faster?
3) My sources for the GRP
-my search terms
-my search strategies
-my final six sources
4) Criteria for "good" sources
+ Relevancy: The article is related and beneficial to our topic and could be used somewhere in the paper.
+ Purpose: Some sources are very relevant to our topic, but have different objectives than our paper or the particular solution that we are focusing on.
+ Readability: Is the article comprehensible?
+ Finding Connections: Strive for sources that you will be able to synthesize later on. In other words, “make connections across sources.” If two or more sources discuss the same main ideas, this will be useful later on in writing our paper.
5) Source selection
With a partner, you will have 20-25 minutes to go through all six sources and decide on the final 3 that you recommend we use for our GRP. You should be able to justify your choice based on the Source Selection Chart. We will employ a staggered start to ensure that as a class we cover all six sources.
6) Justification
Type your 3 source choices in a Word document and give justification for each choice. Why did you choose these 3 above the others? Give specific reasons that relate to the information in the Source Selection Chart. Save this Word document as YourName_SourceJustification.
Homework: Find at least 3 sources for your IRP Topic by Monday, March 11th. In total, you will need 5 sources, excluding your organization's website, so the more you can find, the better!
Day 23
Today we begin our work on the Annotated Bibliography.
1) Library Day Review
-keywords and synonyms of our problem and solution #1
-searching the UIUC library database
2) Strategies for a faster search process
It is impossible to look through every article available to us. What are some strategies we could use to make the search process faster?
3) My sources for the GRP
-my search terms
-my search strategies
-my final six sources
4) Criteria for "good" sources
+ Relevancy: The article is related and beneficial to our topic and could be used somewhere in the paper.
+ Purpose: Some sources are very relevant to our topic, but have different objectives than our paper or the particular solution that we are focusing on.
+ Readability: Is the article comprehensible?
+ Finding Connections: Strive for sources that you will be able to synthesize later on. In other words, “make connections across sources.” If two or more sources discuss the same main ideas, this will be useful later on in writing our paper.
5) Source selection
With a partner, you will have 20-25 minutes to go through all six sources and decide on the final 3 that you recommend we use for our GRP. You should be able to justify your choice based on the Source Selection Chart. We will employ a staggered start to ensure that as a class we cover all six sources.
Homework: Find at least 3 sources for your IRP Topic by Monday, March 11th. In total, you will need 5 sources, excluding your organization's website, so the more you can find, the better!
IRP Group Discussion
3.6.2013
Day 22
1) Talk in groups about the Pre-research Portfolio using the Group Discussion Guide Questions.
2) Whole-class Question-and-Answer about the IRP and Pre-research Portfolio
As a class, we will ask and answer questions about the IRP and Pre-research Portfolio. If you know the answer to one of your classmate's questions, answer it! I am the last resort for an answer.
3) Peer Review
By doing peer review, you will develop “objective eyes” to evaluate others’ work as well as your own, will have an opportunity to revise your ideas based on peers’ comments, and will learn how your ideas can be put into layman's terms.
First, put EVERYTHING related to the Pre-research Portfolio in your Pre-research Portfolio folder in dropbox.
Then open that folder and trade desks with someone NOT sitting right next to you.
*This will be your partner. Make sure each of you are reviewing each other's work.
Use the Peer Review Guide Questions to review your peer's work.
NOTE: Your contributions as a reviewer count!
Simon Cowell Criticism
Britney Spears Criticism
Constructive Criticism Video
4) Peer Conference
Look over what your partner has written about your work and then ask them questions or make clarifications. If you have questions for me, I will be going around to answer them.
Remember, the final Pre-research Portfolio is due Friday, March 8th before class.
Day 22
1) Talk in groups about the Pre-research Portfolio using the Group Discussion Guide Questions.
2) Whole-class Question-and-Answer about the IRP and Pre-research Portfolio
As a class, we will ask and answer questions about the IRP and Pre-research Portfolio. If you know the answer to one of your classmate's questions, answer it! I am the last resort for an answer.
3) Peer Review
By doing peer review, you will develop “objective eyes” to evaluate others’ work as well as your own, will have an opportunity to revise your ideas based on peers’ comments, and will learn how your ideas can be put into layman's terms.
First, put EVERYTHING related to the Pre-research Portfolio in your Pre-research Portfolio folder in dropbox.
Then open that folder and trade desks with someone NOT sitting right next to you.
*This will be your partner. Make sure each of you are reviewing each other's work.
Use the Peer Review Guide Questions to review your peer's work.
NOTE: Your contributions as a reviewer count!
Simon Cowell Criticism
Britney Spears Criticism
Constructive Criticism Video
4) Peer Conference
Look over what your partner has written about your work and then ask them questions or make clarifications. If you have questions for me, I will be going around to answer them.
Remember, the final Pre-research Portfolio is due Friday, March 8th before class.
Rough Outlining
3.4.2013
Day 21
1) Thesis Statements, continued
Before we start with today's focus, we will finish up with thesis statements from last time by choosing one of the three groups' thesis statements.
We will use some examples as a guideline. Which of our thesis statements looks the most like the samples? *Remember the Thesis Statement Questions.
2) Rough Outlining
Today we will create a human outline!
Then we will have time to put that outline on paper for our GRP.
1) Human outline
2) Paper outline
3) In-class work
Homework: Create a rough outline for your IRP and put it in your Pre-research Portfolio folder. Remember, your entire Pre-research Portfolio is due this week.
Day 21
1) Thesis Statements, continued
Before we start with today's focus, we will finish up with thesis statements from last time by choosing one of the three groups' thesis statements.
We will use some examples as a guideline. Which of our thesis statements looks the most like the samples? *Remember the Thesis Statement Questions.
2) Rough Outlining
Today we will create a human outline!
Then we will have time to put that outline on paper for our GRP.
1) Human outline
2) Paper outline
3) In-class work
Homework: Create a rough outline for your IRP and put it in your Pre-research Portfolio folder. Remember, your entire Pre-research Portfolio is due this week.
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