I. Today I handed back your first in-class essays.
The important statistics for this essay include:
The highest number of points earned was 11/15.
The average was 6/15.
You can improve your score!
Choose the LOWEST one that you wrote. Open a Google Document. Make me a collaborator (elizabethsiler@gmail.com). Click on "Untitled" and name your document "Rewrite."
At the top of the page, carefully type the lowest answer exactly as it appeared in your paper (with all grammar errors, spelling errors, fact errors). At the end, indicate the number of points you earned (ex: 2 points).
Then, below that rewrite it. Be as careful as possible. Pay attention to details and facts. Check your grammar and spelling. When you're happy with it, send it to me.
You can get as many as 3 more points for this. The upper limit for this paper will still be 11. The person who got the 11 points will be given points to carry forward for the NEXT paper (in case he/she does not do so well on the next paper).
Example: if you got 9 points, and your lowest was a 1, and you rewrite it and get 3 points on it, your score will be 11 for this exam (because you got 2 more points on it).
If you got 11 points on this exam and your lowest was a 1, and you rewrite it and get 3 points on it, your score will still be 11 for this exam, but you'll get 2 points to carry forward to help you on the next exam (in case you need them!).
Deadline: You need to have this to me by 5 p.m. on Friday. It is not required that you do this.
II. We also formed groups to prepare for the next in-class writing -- which will be on Friday of Week 5.
Between now and class on Friday, you should create a GOOGLE document with your study group members. Start drawing up a list of the most important terms, ideas, actions, names, etc. from the next part of the book. Hopefully, we will finalize this on Friday. Even if you haven't read it all yet, you should skim ahead and try to identify the really important stuff!
Have your GOOGLE document ready to work on on Friday!
III. We also looked at the awesome Encyclopedia Britannica. We discussed why Wikipedia is not a good choice. I do not want anyone using Wikipedia in this class. This is how you access Britannica:
Go to: www.wsulibs.wsu.edu
Click on: find journal articles
Click on: Databases A-Z
Click on: The Letter "E"
Click on: Encyclopedia Britannica.
Don't forget to also check out the "For Further Research" links we looked at! This is a great resource!
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