Friday, 12/4

Starter #50: FREE WRITE!!!  Let those creative juices flow!

Need some prompts? Just let yourself journal non-stop about any one of these questions:

• What keeps you awake at night?
• What is a memory that remains really vivid in your mind? 
• What is a particularly interesting, odd, enlightening, or humorous encounter you have had with a stranger or acquaintance in your life?
• What is something you are pondering in  your life right now?
• What was your favorite place to be/go as a child?

Agenda
1. Evaluate this example works cited page (go to page 3)
Part 1:  Basic Observations:

• What do you notice about the order in which the citations are listed?
• What do you notice about the formatting?

Part 2: Evaluate the credibility of the sources:  

• Which one(s) seem to be the most credible?   Why?
• Which one do you have some doubt about its credibility? Why?
• Which source seems like it would be the most biased? Why?
• What perspective does this student seem to be omitting? Why type of source would you recommend he/she seek out to balance the types of sources cited here?

2. Work Time