To Do Before Class:
WRITE: First source entry! Post on Brightspace discussion posts. Read through this linked source and make sure you have at least one “quote sandwich” in there. Remember to introduce, explain and analyze your quote!
Class Topic:
Evaluating Textual Evidence, Using Quotations, & Midterm Check-in
In-Class Activities:
Here is a worksheet for practicing how to evaluate textual evidence.
This slide show on what constitutes research is also useful.
Working with quotations: You can use this video to introduce Rebecca Mazumdar’s IQIAA (“Ikea”) method.
You can use this IQIAA handout, this IQIAA worksheet and this collection of sample IQIAA paragraphs to discuss the various steps in the IQIAA method.
Shauna Chung’s Mid-Semester Check-In
The Purdue OWL (A Citation Resource)
“Clean Up Your Mess” (visualmess.com)
To Do After Class:
READ AND ANNOTATE: Graff & Birkenstein, “Chapter 3: As He Himself Puts It – The Art of Quoting”
WRITE: Your second “Source Entry” Draft (incorporating quotations). Try to include all five steps of the IQIAA method for at least one quotation.
Review the report templates on www.canva.com and select a couple that you like.
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