Week 8.5

Learning Tasks for Monday, March 10

Essential Question:  How can literacy skills promote effective communication and understanding?

Objectives:

I can locate secondary sources for research.

I can evaluate secondary sources for research.

1. Writing into the Day

Spring Break is right around the corner (31 hours from now, but who's counting?).  If you had an unlimited spending fund, how would you spend your ideal Spring Break?

2. Assignment #5

Find four different types of sources (1 academic journal article from a database, 1 book in print, 1 periodical article online or in print, and 1 website) that cover the subject of economics in some fashion and evaluate each. Consider readings, class discussions, and lecture material on textual evaluation in your response.

Learning Tasks for Tuesday, March 11

Essential Question:  How can literacy skills promote effective communication and understanding?

Objectives:

I can locate secondary sources for research.

I can evaluate secondary sources for research.

1. Writing into the Day

What is the nicest thing you've ever done for another person?  Plan a random act of kindness that you could feasibly perform for someone else.

2. Assignment #5 or Annotated Bibliography