12.10 - Research and Notecards

At the beginning of class today, everyone handed in their analysis of President Obama's argument in "The Decree" segment on The Colbert Report that we watched yesterday in class. Those people that did not yet have the assignment complete, filled out a "not prepared for class" slip and then had time to complete the assignment.

Following this, everyone had the period to work on their debate research. The goal is for everyone to have at least 6 sources (for, against, or objective facts) and 20 notecards (summary, paraphrase, and/or quotation) ready for class on Friday. People had the rest of the period to work. I met individually with people to discuss their progress and answer questions.

Useful Resources:

NoodleTools

LHS Research Guides on Using NoodleTools

YouTube walkthrough on Bibliographic Citations with NoodleTools

Homework:

Continue finding resources (6 or more) for your formal debate topic and creating notecards (20 or more).

Revisions:

Why Should Someone Read Your Poem (POL Prompt) (see class site post on 11/21)
Unpacking Your Poem (see class site post on 11/07)