Reading Due Date:
Thursday, April 15: 1-20
Friday, April 16: 21-43
Monday, April 19: 45-62
Tuesday, April 20: 63-80
Wednesday, April 21: 81-98
Thursday, April 22: 99-109
Friday, April 23: Final Exam
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Research Letter Grading Criteria
Here's what you need to turn in by 3:10 on Monday, April 12 and how the assignment will be graded. Remember that you also need to give a brief speech about your letter.
1. Research Letter
•Topic is relevant and well-selected
•Letter makes a persuasive, well-organized argument about your chosen ethical issue
•Includes citations to at least 3 credible sources
•Includes some background information and acknowledgement of the opposition
•Illustrations/ quotes provide strong support for your topic
•All quotations and paraphrases are introduced with a signal phrase that indicates the source of the information
•Tone is appropriately formal and serious
•Sentence are fluid, concise
•Word choice is precise
•Letter reflects revision and evidence of engagement with the writing process
•Letter is properly formatted according to business letter model and single-spaced
•Entire packet is submitted in a neat, orderly fashion with attention to detail
2. Works Cited Page
•Properly formatted according to MLA standards
•All Entries Double-spaced
•Alphabetized
•Inclusive of all sources cited within the text of the letter
3.Printed copies of sources
•Copies of all sources are submitted with essay
•Sources show evidence of annotation or proof of careful notetaking
4. Flow Map of Credibility for all sources not found on school database
•One flow map is submitted for each source that is not from a school database
•The information on each flow map is specific to the source being evaluated
1. Research Letter
•Topic is relevant and well-selected
•Letter makes a persuasive, well-organized argument about your chosen ethical issue
•Includes citations to at least 3 credible sources
•Includes some background information and acknowledgement of the opposition
•Illustrations/ quotes provide strong support for your topic
•All quotations and paraphrases are introduced with a signal phrase that indicates the source of the information
•Tone is appropriately formal and serious
•Sentence are fluid, concise
•Word choice is precise
•Letter reflects revision and evidence of engagement with the writing process
•Letter is properly formatted according to business letter model and single-spaced
•Entire packet is submitted in a neat, orderly fashion with attention to detail
2. Works Cited Page
•Properly formatted according to MLA standards
•All Entries Double-spaced
•Alphabetized
•Inclusive of all sources cited within the text of the letter
3.Printed copies of sources
•Copies of all sources are submitted with essay
•Sources show evidence of annotation or proof of careful notetaking
4. Flow Map of Credibility for all sources not found on school database
•One flow map is submitted for each source that is not from a school database
•The information on each flow map is specific to the source being evaluated
Monday, April 5, 2010
Research Passwords
Some of the databases require passwords, so check out the list below that has user name as U and password as P. Please print off these user names and passwords and tape them to your computer at home. I will only leave them live on the blog for a few days.
ABC-CLIO
U: ehornets
P: ehornets
Culture Grams
U: edina
P: hornets
EBSCO
U: edina
P: hornets
GALE
U: mnkedina
P: elm4you
Proquest
U: Of4crftbvf
P: welcome
SIRS at home
U: MN0307h
P: 55439
World Book
U: edina
P: worldbook
ABC-CLIO
U: ehornets
P: ehornets
Culture Grams
U: edina
P: hornets
EBSCO
U: edina
P: hornets
GALE
U: mnkedina
P: elm4you
Proquest
U: Of4crftbvf
P: welcome
SIRS at home
U: MN0307h
P: 55439
World Book
U: edina
P: worldbook
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