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Monday, February 25

What Are We Doing Today?

  • Today's Goals

  • Reading Discussion

  • Midterm Portfolio 

    • Submission​

    • Links

    • Due Date

  • Midterm Portfolio Workshop

  • Homework

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Today's Goals

Learning Outcomes​

  • Demonstrate their ability to locate, read, evaluate, select and use (integrate) effectively information from appropriate sources with their own idea. 

  • Demonstrate control of situation-appropriate conventions of writing.

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Habits of Mind 

  • Curiosity is fostered when writers are encouraged to conduct research using methods for investigating questions appropriate to the discipline

  • Openness is fostered when writers are encouraged to practice different ways of gathering, investigating, developing, and presenting information

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Key Terms

  • Research as Learning / Information Literacy

  • Composing Processes: planning, researching, drafting, sharing and responding, revising, editing, publishing, reflecting

Reading Discussion

Let's take a look at this video...

  • What stands out about the video?

  • What adversity were these female athletes facing?

  • How is/has change taken place?

  • How are these female athletes taking part in a conversation? 

  • How are they constructing their authority?

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Reading:​

  • "Framework for Information Literacy" Scholarship as a Conversation (p.8)

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Group Discussion: Get into your reading groups and discuss the section you are assigned. Do the following for your section: 

  • Speaker

  • Writer

  • Researcher

  • Support

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  1. In your groups, take time to write down at least one sentence from the text that you found confusing. 

  2. As a group, try and break down the sentence into smaller parts and try restating the sentences as a questions. Also, find a connection to either the IA #1 or the Intersections research proposal. 

  3. Once you have a question for your question, try discussing and answering the questions. 

  4. Make sure your note taker writes down the questions and the answers you all come up with in the Google doc. 

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  • Group A: FIL Title

  • Group B: FIL Bold Text underneath title

  • Group C: FIL Paragraph

  • Group D: FIL Knowledge Practices (How to practice concept)

  • Group E: FIL Dispositions (Mental awareness when practicing concept)

Midterm Portfolio 

Submission

  • Turn in 2 links: 

    • Reflective Overview​

    • Online Folder

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To turn in the links, go to Blackboard>Turn in Portfolios Here!>Midterm Portfolio.

  • Click on the Write Submissions box and paste the 2 links in there. 

  • Be sure you are copying and pasting the right links. 

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Links

  • Let's practice how to insert links in the RO!

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Rubrics

If you would like to see the rubrics I will be using, I will be showing these on Wednesday!

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Due Date

  • By March 4th class​...or sooner if you dare!

If you need an extension, I understand! Please communicate with me. 

We will be moving on next week but if you need the time, we can work it out. I have a specific deadline I need to meet as well to submit your Midterm grades to the university!

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Midterm Portfolio Workshop

For the remainder of the class, work on something! Use this time to be productive and not leave yourself in a bind...

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Be sure that you are aware of everything you need to get done for the midterm portfolio. If you are struggling/feeling overwhelmed, talk to me! 

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Homework

A. Midterm Portfolio Due by Monday's class (March 4th)

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B. Discovery Log #7 due with the Midterm Portfolio.

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C. Be sure you are aware of the research proposal coming up as well 

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D. On Wednesday, we will be signing up for Conference times for 3/18! 

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