To discuss the library assignment and spend more time talking
about research methods.
Assignment:
At this point, have your students working on finding articles
expressing different points of view on their own topic areas.
They should have at least three articles by day 9 (Friday
of this week). Remember to encourage them to start setting up
interviews right away.
Reading from PHG on basic claims and appeals for argumentation.
See pp. 420-432 in the PHG.
Setup Needs:
Suggestions:
Start with an appropriate Daily writing exercise:
Insert your own Daily here.
Start the class today by discussing the library assignment.
A good way to do this is to have students write a Daily w/ their
questions and frustrations, get a master list of issues to deal
with on the board, and then answer (or better yet, have the class
answer) those concerns.
Spend the remainder of the class going into more detail on
research methods. This is an excellent time to give advice on
setting up interviews, asking questions, etc.