POST: Week 8, Day 1, Monday, October 12, 2008

Today we looked at the blog to see what the test questions will be like. Please keep in mind: There are nine questions on the blog. On the day of the test, I will choose 3. You will choose 2 of those three. You will have fifty minutes to answer them.

Then we talked about the slides for the presentation. We worked on issues of citation.

I. First we discussed what is citable and what does not need to be cited.

Here are some questions to help you.

1. Does the information include a number?
IT MUST BE PARAPHRASED AND CITED.
2. If the information does not include a number, does it appear in at least three sources?

If so, IT IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE. IT NEEDS TO BE PARAPHRASE, BUT NOT CITED.
If not, IT NEEDS TO BE PARAPHRASED AND CITED.

II. We talked about how to make a citation.

1. Start with the reference list. Make sure your reference list is correct.
2. If the reference has an author's name, use the author's name and the year date (Siler, 2008).
3. If the reference has only a title, but no author, use the title and the year date (Sea turtle habits, 2008).

III. We talked about how to present number facts effectively.

We looked at the "green facts" founds on the "green living" link on msn.com.

1. Start with the number and then the fact. Example:

9 -- the total number of questions on the blog.
3 -- the number of questions I will choose for you to answer.
2 -- the number of questions you will answer.
50 - the number of minutes you will have to to answer them.

2. If all the facts or numbers come from the same source, cite the source at the bottom right side of the slide.

3. If the facts or numbers come from different sources, cite at the end of each fact or number.