COURSE TITLE Spring 2014 Lesson Plan Level III

WEEK 4 DAY 5 SECTION # 10 INSTRUCTORS: MARIE WEBB Goals: Goal 1: Problem solution essay analysis continued Goal 2: Evaluating sources and scholarly sources continued BRIEF DESCRIPTION: INTRODUCTION TO EVALUATING SOURCES

This week-give the students the problem solution essay assignment instructions TIME 20 minutes PROCEDURES FOLLOWED Writing Center Tour MATERIALS 1. NOTES 1. 1:00-1:15 (20) Tour of the writing center.

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Warm Up: attendance

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2. Hand back topic ideas/quizzes

ACTIVITY 1: PROBLEM SOLUTION ESSAY ANALYSIS 15 Minutes RATIONALE: FINISH FRIDAYS ACTIVITY

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1. Give students 3 minutes to prepare their question and answer for the class. 2. Each group comes to the front and 1

briefly explains their answer. 3. Remind students to check their answers and make sure they understand the essay analysis questions! 15 minutes Activity 2: Evaluating Online Sources Rationale: To give students hands on practice on determining reliable sources in their documented writing assignments 1. Evaluating sources handout (edited by Marie) 25 copies. 1&2 double sided 3 single pages! 1. 7 different colored pieces of paper (28 total) 1. Collect the students scholarly articles (with names written on the top) Record as homework grade and give advice. 2. Pg. 1 (volunteer to read the first paragraph. 2nd volunteer to read the vocabulary words) Have students discuss the questions (7 minutes) 3. Discuss the answers (5 minutes)

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1. Divide the students into 4 groups. A,B,C,D. Have the students discuss the questions on page 2 in small groups, and then present their answer to the class via jigsaw (give each student in the group a colored piece of paper) then sit with their same color together and each person should present their answer/have group discussion. 2. Tell the students to answer 2 of the questions and upload to Moodle. (show them how)

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ACTIVITY 3: HOMEWORK AND WRAP-UP RATIONALE:

2. Blinging winner ppt and prize! Gummies!

1. Explain homework

HOMEWORK: 1. READ PG. 2 OF YOUR HANDOUT (EVALUATING ONLINE SOURCES) ANSWER 2 OF THE QUESTIONS (UPLOAD TO MOODLE BY FRIDAY AT 5PM).

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Source Evaluation Checklist homework (pg. 3) (Finish and turn-in completed homework in class on Thursday). Ch. 9 Reading homework is due on Thursday. Print a Copy and Bring to Class on Thursday for the review game for the quiz. Moodle Quiz is on Sunday, March 8th on the writing process/finding and evaluating sources start studying). Weekly Independent learning assignments due on Friday at 5pm: 1. Blinging vocabulary Journal 3 2. Weekly Reflection 2 (instructions are on Moodle!) Enjoy this activity! No stress! Just write!

Next classes homework ideas: Hand out the writing assignment guidelines and (pg. 4) of the source evaluation due in final portfolio! Dont lose it!. 1. Topic proposal outline is on Moodle. Read the instructions. Your topic proposal outline is due on (Sunday March 9 by 5pm uploaded to Moodle.) 2. Make sure they read through the problem solution essay instructions!!!! 3. Introduce the online mapping system (via video homework) Their online outline is due on Thursday, March 13th. Print a copy of their assignment and submit to me in class. (bring homework to class) Next week homework ideas: 1. On Monday the 10th introduce the online mapping (outlining system). Due Friday the 14th at 5pm. Upload a copy of your file to Moodle. REFLECTION Students still seemed to struggle with deciding which sources were reliable and which werent. The follow up homework assignment should give them a clearer idea on this. Some of them really understand that Wikipedia is not a good source, however they are not looking at websites and sources critically yet. 3

The follow-up activity might help them really digest that they need to do background research on websites. They cant trust that the octopus tree animal is a real website just because someone says they have a Ph.D. They need to follow up and discover that the man really has no qualifications and his degree is from a University that doesnt even exist! The website is completely fake.

Problems Solution Essay Analysis

Read the example problem solution essay and answer the questions below. Structure of the essay In your own words (paraphrasing): What is the main problem identified in the essay? ____Students are suffering from the extremely high price of textbooks. ____________ What are the suggested solutions to the problem?

______Electronic/No frills versions of text books/open-source publishing Use the internet to find different sources of textbooks Use the internet to find books from different countries, companies or renting options. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________ What are the main causes of the problem?

Inelastic demand Oligopolies in textbook markets End users not choosing the books Book redundancy due to newer versions Bundling of unwanted extras What are the main consequences of the problem? 4

_Financial stress on students, university & the U.S. government__

Evidence/Sources of the essay a) How many sources of information have been used in this essay? 7 b) When was the article titled Rising textbook prices lead students toward alternatives published? 23 September 2010 c) When was the article titled Breaking down the bill: College expenses to consider published? We dont know d) Who wrote the Student entrepreneurs tackle high textbook prices article? R. Oltiski. e) Where could you access the Finding the best college textbooks for rent article? When did the writer of this essay read this article? http://www.brighthub.com/education/college/articles/93171.aspx December 27, 2010 f) How many times in the essay has the writer used information from the An economic analysis of textbook pricing and textbook markets Advisory committee on Student Financial Assistance report? 6 times g) In your own words (paraphrase), what was the main point of information that the author of this essay used from the article titled New federal law may reduce textbook prices for students? Open-source publishing could provide useful competition to traditional publishers, while allowing the authors of books to continue to own their intellectual property. h) What were the 2 sources of information that the writer of this essay used to provide evidence on the cost of textbooks and the amount students spend on textbooks? The College Board (n.d.)/ Lomakina (2010).

Evaluating internet sources

When you write a problem solution essay, you describe a problem, its cause and effects, propose one or more feasible, realistic solutions and comment on how the solutions(s) could it be implemented. You should support these ideas with reasons, facts, statistics, and/or examples. To find this information, you will need to do research and for this essay, you are required to have at least 4 reliable sources. As you know, not all information that you find on the Internet, in newspapers, magazines, television, and even books and journals is reliable. Therefore, it is very important for you to evaluate your sources carefully. You should only use information from trustworthy sources.

Key vocabulary1
Reliable (adj): can be trusted, likely to be true or correct Evaluate (verb): judge someone or something in a careful, thoughtful way (+ object) Organization (noun): a company, club, business, etc. formed for a particular purpose Credential (noun): a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a particular job

task: what do you know about evaluating sources?

From what you know about the following Internet sources, rate how reliable you believe they are.
1 Unreliable source Macau Education and Youth Affairs (DSEJ) website (www.dsej.gov.mo) University of Macau website (www.umac.mo) Wikipedia.com Personal blogs 2 3 May be a reliable source 4 5 Highly reliable source

Definitions adapted from http://www.learnersdictionary.com/

Newspaper websites (such as South China Morning Post www.scmp.com) Baidu Encyclopedia Google.com Online journals (such as English Teaching in China http://etic.xjtlu.edu.cn/)

Follow-up task: paired discussion (In- class) I will call on a member from your group
Now, compare your ratings with one other person in the class and together, discuss the following questions. a. Do you all agree on the scores for the different sources? Why or why not?

b. Did any sources have very high or low scores? What were the reasons for these scores?

A checklist for evaluating sources2

Use these questions to help you evaluate the sources you find on the Internet: 1. Who is the author? If you can find the authors name on the document, try to find more information about the author. What are his or her credentials (i.e. how do you know this person is an expert on the topic)? 2. Who is the publisher? What organization (school, business, government agency, etc.) published the website? What is the purpose of the organization? Find the home page of the website to learn more about the organization and its purpose.

See if you can find the home page by deleting all the information in the URL after the server name (.com, .org, .net, .mo, etc.). Example: http://www.umac.mo/academics.html becomes http://www.umac.mo . Look for links on the home page that say About Us, Philosophy, Background, etc. Type the name of the organization into Google (or another search engine) to see what other people say about it. 3. How current is the information? Look at the bottom of the webpage. Does it have a last updated date? Can you find any other dates on the page? Note: You may not be able to answer all of these questions. For example, many websites do not include the names of the authors. However, you should be able to answer at least 2 of the 3 questions 2 With information adapted fromyou http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html and http://guides.library.jhu.edu/evaluatinginformation. above. If you cannot, do not know enough about the source. You should probably not trust information from this source.

Questions for discussion (in pairs, in-class) Homework: answer two of the questions below and upload your answer to moodle
a. b. c. d. Is it always important to know who the author is? Why? Why does the organizations mission, philosophy, or purpose matter? What are some reasons why organizations put information on the Internet? Can you ever trust information that is old (has not been updated for a long time)? Why or why not?

TAsk: Using the checklist to evaluate sources (in pairs or individually, out of class)
You can do this task in the computer lab or at home. You can do it on your own, or with the same partner. Visit the websites listed below and use the checklist to complete the chart. Remember, you may not always be able to find all the information. Once you have completed the chart, you can use the information to evaluate the reliability of the source.

Who is the author?

What are the authors credentials?

What is the name of publisher (organizatio n)?

What is the purpose of the organization ?

When was the information last updated?

http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.h tm

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

http://www.familyresearchinst.org/2009/ 02/getting-the-facts-same-sex-marriage/

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

http://etic.xjtlu.edu.cn/

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

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TAsk: EValuate Sources from your own research (individually, out of class)
Your instructor has asked you to find sources about your problem solution essay topic. Use the checklist to evaluate 4 sources that you could use for information about your topic.
Who is the author? What are the authors credentials? What is the name of publisher (organizatio n)? What is the purpose of the organization ? When was the information last updated?

Source #1

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

Source #2

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

Source #3

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

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Source #4

Your conclusion: How reliable is the source?

*Remember, if you are not sure whether a source is reliable, ask your instructor!

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