Feb 3: 1st period

Turn in work assigned on Friday, January 30.

MLA works cited blog entry notes. Instructions for Weblog works cited entries can be found here: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/09/ (scroll down toward the bottom)

Students read 2 blogs and completed the following for each and turned in:

1. Create a works cited entry for each.
2. Read each blog then
   •Summarize each in 2-3 sentences.
   •Assess each by answer the following questions:
   •(a) What makes it a credible source?
   •(b) How might you use this source in a paper?
   •(c) What, specifically, might your paper be about?
   •(d) What is the goal of the blog?
   •(e) Is it biased or objective?
3. For each blog, use a quote in a sentence of your own. Use correct parenthetical citation to cite the source.

Part 2: "What You Want to Find Out" due end of class.
•Put an MLA heading in the top left hand corner of your paper (no need to double-space when handwriting. No need for a header either.)
•Make a list of questions that will help focus your research.
•When finding sources, you will use these questions. Your sources should help you answer the questions.
•Remember: don’t be too general. Your paper is only 1500 words long.

Today's PowerPoint can be found on the y-drive, "Research" folder.