June 17

We began today by reflecting on our participation (see slide 91 on the PowerPoint).

Then, we responded to a quote for writing into the day (see slide 92 on the PowerPoint).
We talked about the Research Essay (see description in the syllabus).

• The first draft of this assignment is due on June 27.  It will be 30 points.  You will turn the first draft in on your blog and bring it to class for workshopping.

• The second draft of this assignment is due on July 1.  It will also be 30 points.  You will turn in this draft on your blog and on Moodle.  Megan will comment on the second draft.

• The final draft is due on July 9 (the end of the semester).  This draft will be 40 points.

We split into three groups.  Each group was assigned a section of the "Evaluating Sources" reading.  Each group created a cheat sheet for that section, wrote the information on the board and taught it to the class.  The information written on the board is as follows:

We watched a video about Primerica (see slide 94 on PowerPoint) and wrote lists about what the video said that was credible and how the video could have been more credible.

Credible:

• Quotes about NYSE
• Have 35 million dollars in assesses
• Statistics
• Licensed
• Have investors
• Have their own logo
• Many facts and numbers
• Many testimonials

More credible:

• No names were shown
• No evidence of the earnings
• There was no graph/charts of actual earnings
• Showing the establishment
• Explain what you'd be doing
• See people working
• Get rid of southern accents

Homework:

• Post the self assessment reflection on your blog.

• Post the second draft of the Discourse Communities Comparison on your blog and on Moodle.

* We will be meeting in the library (Room 205) tomorrow.