Aug 11
Assignment: Finding Primary Sources
Access Info., Assignments, Basic, Citing, Primary vs. Secondary Sources Comments OffIn this assignment, students practice finding and primary sources on a specific topic.
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Aug 11
Assignment: Primary & Secondary Sources-Time Periods
Access Info., Advanced, Assignments, Evaluate Info., Primary vs. Secondary Sources, Use Info. Effectively Comments OffThis assignment asks students to find and examine primary and secondary sources about a subject from two different time periods. This demonstrates the shifts in language, public perception and representation over time.
Aug 11
Assignment: Living Obituary
Access Info., Assignments, Citing, Critical Reading, Evaluate Info., Intermediate, Obituary, Primary vs. Secondary Sources, Use Info. Effectively Comments OffThis assignment asks students to write an obituary, requiring them to gather information from several sources, analyze those sources, synthesize their information, and develop a point of view about a subject.
Jul 27
Assignment: Comparing Primary and Secondary Sources
Assignments, Basic, Critical Reading, Evaluate Info., Group Exercise, In Class, Primary vs. Secondary Sources Comments OffThis assignment asks students look at a variety of sources and determine whether they are primary or secondary.
Jul 27
Assignment: Tracing a Research Study
Access Info., Assignments, Critical Reading, Evaluate Info., Moodle, Popular vs. Scholarly, Primary vs. Secondary Sources, Research Study Comments OffThis assignment allows students to search for a research study, and evaluate the differences between a study and a newspaper article about that study.
Jul 27
Assignment: Updating a Science Review Article
Access Info., Advanced, Assignments, Critical Reading, Primary vs. Secondary Sources, Research Study, Use Info. Effectively Comments OffThis assignment introduces students to subject indexes, literature reviews and reference sources. It also demonstrates the evolution of scientific research and the surrounding scholarly communication.