Class DQs for Monday 4/20
1) Watch: How to Navigate the Library Website– 2 min. video
2) Can you find the “Academic Search Complete” Database? Do a search for “City Tech” AND “scholarships.” Remember to select “Full Text.” How many search results did you get?
3) Click Through: Search Strategy – self-paced slides
4) What is a keyword (related to doing library research)?
5) What are two ways to narrow your search if you get too many search results?
**If you cannot access the library resources because your card has not been activated, email me ASAP so I can get it activated for you.**
Class DQs for Wed 4/15
None.
Class DQs for Monday 4/13
- One more time, what are the three parts of a thesis statement? (You should know this so well you dream about it!)
- Where does a Thesis Statement belong in an essay?
- What is a generalization? Why is it not helpful in creating a strong argument?
- Create a Thesis Statement for the following prompt: Are museums still relevant now that we have the internet?
- Create a Thesis Statement for the following prompt: Is it okay to use family connections to get a job?
- Create a Thesis Statement for the following prompt: Is listening to a book (an audiobook) the same as reading a book?
- Create a Thesis Statement for the following prompt: Does gender matter when it comes to electing a US president?
- Which article/topic will you focus on for Essay #2, Argumentative Essay?
- Why did you pick that article/topic?
- When is Essay #2 Draft #1 DUE? How will you submit it?
Class DQs for Monday 4/6
- What is a Claim?
- What is a Reason? What does it do in relation to a Claim?
- What is Evidence? What does it do in relation to a Reason?
- Give two examples of what counts as Evidence.
- What does Objective mean?
- What does Subjective mean?
- What are the THREE parts of a Thesis Statement?
- What is the purpose of a Thesis Statement?
- Should a Thesis Statement be completely Subjective?
- Create a Thesis Statement for this prompt: Should all students get A’s automatically this semester?
