Wednesday, August 29th (.246)

And just like that, your first week is half-way over. Today we are going to spend some time talking about your first integrated assignment, research, and the difference between primary and secondary sources.

Pictured above: Not a primary source and also... racism?

Reminders

• Be sure to get your blue books before the bookstore runs out! This counts as a lecture supplement grade, so you take advantage of that "free" grade.

• Make sure you are keeping track of your W/R materials using Google Drive or OneDrive.

• We are meeting in a computer lab today. Be sure to check your BB announcements for the specific location.

• You won't have class on Monday because of Labor Day. Please make sure to stay caught up with your reading and writing sequences.

Today

• Let's get this survey out of the way first...

• ​Please log in to your computers and go to this link.

• Q&A Session

• So...hopefully you were successful in submitting your work to Blackboard. A couple points of order before we move on past this section.

• Please make sure that you are submitting your work and not saving it as a draft.

• Please make sure that you completed the whole assignment sequence to the best of your ability. This means a photo AND writing.

• If you submitted via Google docs, make sure that I have permission to "comment" on your document. I can show you how to do this in today's class.

• This means that it is easy for me to give you feedback and respond to your writing.

• What questions do you all have for me??

• It could be about anything class related or connected to the LC or university in general.

• Research and Source Selection

• Researching to learn

• Sources

• What is primary source? How is this different than a secondary source?

• Primary or secondary

• And last but not least...?

• What about this?

• Who is this?

• Why should you care?

• Note-taking 101

• Stay off your phone. He will call you out and it is embarrassing for all of us.

• Type or write. Whatever works for you...do it.

• Develop a pattern of organization.

• For example, always write the date of each section of your notes. It will help keep things organized.

• WRITE DOWN WHAT HE SAYS!

• If you only write down the information on the PowerPoint, you will miss roughly 50% of the content. In short, you will fail the exam.

• If you need him to repeat something or speak up, raise your hand and politely ask him to do so.

• You will have random notebook quizzes. For example, I might use Friday's notes to create a quiz for Monday.

• You would be allowed to use your notes on the quiz if you brought them to class.

Homework

• Keep an eye on your work for Writing/Rhetoric. You have multiple "small" assignments that you should be working on at the same time. Make sure you have left yourself adequate time to complete the necessary reading and writing.

• ​If you aren't sure what you should be working on, go back and review her class plans for additional information.

• You have reading work to complete for History. The work is meant to be completed on the day in which it appears.

• For example, you *should* have read the John Rolfe Primary Document prior to today's history class.

• You also have another document to read over the weekend. You can find these primary documents on Dr. Wooster's Blackboard.