Week 1 Review
What kind of speech did Carol Dweck present in the video that we watched?
TED Talk
What style of writing did the ballpoint pen supposedly kill?
Cursive
What does it mean for a source to source to be credible?
(from the KU library video)
The information is high quality and trustworthy
Name 1 goal for Week 3
Finding good popular sources, evaluating sources for credibility, and using the sources in a blog or magazine
What is the research focus of project 1?
A material or cultural object
What is the term that Carol Dweck popularized in her TED talk?
__________ mindset
growth mindset
Name one thing the object from the "This is Not a Chair" could be if not a chair.
Tree, commodity, sculpture, a symbol of patriarchal authority, a document of slavery, or a treatment
What do you show about yourself as a writer when using credible sources?
(KU lib video)
That you are credible!
What is the acronym/name of the criteria that we will use to test a source's credibility?
CRAAP
When is project 1 due?
Tuesday, February 5th
According to Carmen Werder Writing is natural: True of false
False
What happened to Karen Rosenberg the first time she read an academic book in her chosen field of study?
She fell asleep
Based on independent research by the scientific journal "Nature", which is more accurate?
Wikipedia/The Encyclopedia Britannica
The Encyclopedia Britannica
(Wiki averaged 4 errors per scientific article entry and Britannica averaged 3)
Free space
300 Points to the team that chose this question
How many poplar sources are required for project 1?
3
Why is our first project focused on objects/inanimate things? What are we discovering about them?
Their cultural significance and/or connection to a specific community
What is the first thing you should consider in a rhetorical reading (or in your own rhetorical writing)?
The audience!
Why can't you cite Wikipedia as a source in your own research projects?
Because the articles have no listed authors.
What does CRAAP stand for?
Currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose
What is the most important evaluation criterion for project 1?
A complex research question
Describe the power of yet
The power of “yet” is the idea that if you haven't achieved something or learned a specific skill, it doesn't mean you can't or won't in the future
What sort of material stereotypes are associated with college students according to the Helga Dittmar article?
(Name at least 2)
Clothes, study notes, books, tapes, records, and stereos.
What is information literacy?
a set of abilities requiring individuals to recognize when
information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information
What do each of the letter criteria in the CRAAP test seek to determine?
(Laptop must be closed to answer)Check against list on CRAAP worksheet
Who is your audience for project 1?
Readers who don’t have specialized knowledge about your object but are interested
in discovering new information and ideas