Class #14: Monday, March 23, 2015, Credibility & Evaluating Sources Day 3, Literary Analysis Paper Prep Day 1

CLASS: 

1. Presentation on Thesis writing (focused on literary analysis paper). 

2. Differences between primary & secondary sources (historical & research)

3. A DON'T CHOKE Activity with NO PRE-DISCUSSION...just intelligent comments on the final drilling article. 

                  The Millers: will speak to the source credibility (of the article itself, where is it from, how is it credible, or not? AND of any sources cited within the piece)

                  # Family Reunion: will speak to relevance and timliness

                  Femme Fatales: will speak to credibility of author's use and verification of facts

                  The Posse that once belonged to Pat: will speak to the difference between the author's implicit and explicit credibility

                  La Familia: will speak to the logic or illogical nature of the argument (is there fallacy?)

                  Rhetoricless: will speak to the overall quality of the source & whether it is suitable for use as a primary or secondary source in a collegiate term paper. 

ASSIGNMENTS: 

1. For Wednesday, have a copy of Informal Writing #5 and the stories involved. Be ready for editing and discussion of both. 

2. You have been given a new article to read. It's about legalization. As Informal Writing #7, write one full page of article analysis in which you explore all or some of the credibility criteria described in class.