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When Conditions Are Right 2C

June 12, 2018 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	15 min
Downloads	In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Procedure

After having read the section on primary sources section in Chapter 2 of Choosing & Using Sources and being given an object by the instructor, students will discuss the conditions under which the object could become a primary source.
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Exploring Data as Sources 2D

June 11, 2018 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	20 min
Downloads	In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Procedure

After having read the Data as Sources section, Chapter 2 of Choosing & Using Sources, and been assigned to write a few sentences about either the most surprising part, confusing part, or part that sounds most difficult, students discuss what they wrote as their instructor asks follow up questions and untangles the confusing and difficult parts.
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Planning Your Sources II 3E

July 31, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	20 min
Downloads	Handout 3E-1 Handout 3E-2 Answer Key 3E-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

Using the assignment directions for their research project and a form from Choosing & Using Sources (a handout here), students plan what kinds of sources they will look for to meet the information needs they have identified.
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Planning Your Sources I 3D

July 31, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	20 min
Downloads	Handout 3D-1 Handout 3D-2 Answer Key 3D-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

Meeting Needs With Sources II 3C

July 21, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	30 min
Downloads	Handout 3C-1 Answer Key 3C-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

Students complete a handout on what kinds of sources (popular, professional, or scholarly) can meet particular information needs for a research project. Afterward, the instructor sums up the most important concepts.
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Meeting Needs With Sources I 3B

July 21, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	30 min
Downloads	Handout 3B-1 Answer Key 3B-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

Students complete a handout on what kinds of sources (primary, secondary, or tertiary) can meet particular information needs for a research project. Afterward, the instructor sums up the most important concepts.
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Information Needs 3A

July 20, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	30 min
Downloads	Handout 3A-1 Handout 3A-2 Answer Key 3A-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

Using the assignment directions for their research project, students will decide which information needs they will have for their research project and record it on a handout called A Plan for Sources. They will also record whether meeting a need will result in a particular section of their final product or that it will be a need they will nonetheless have to meet by reading and thinking in order to move forward with their research project.
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Who’s the Intended Audience? 2B

July 20, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	30 min
Downloads	Handout 2B-1 Answer Key 2B-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

After an introduction by the instructor, students apply definitions of popular, professional, and scholarly sources to categorize sources on a handout. Then the instructor discusses the answers with them.
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Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary? 2A

June 26, 2017 / / Comments Off

Estimated In-Class Time	15 min
Estimated Pre-Class Time	30 min
Downloads	Handout 2A-1 Answer Key 2A-1 In-Class Procedure Pre-Class Preparation

After an introduction by the instructor, students apply definitions of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources to categorize sources on a handout. Then the instructor discusses the answers with them.
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