February 23, 2015 - Monday

Class Work

Notes from Wednesday - no class was held. What questions do you have?

If you are not assigned any papers to edit, please note that in your reflection as well. Sometimes CANVAS does not assign editing. I am not sure why, but I do know that it happens. That is not your fault. You will not have any points deducted from your grade. Feel free to work on revising your essay. It is due on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. A space will not be available in CANVAS until Monday, February 23, 2015. I want to go over the guidelines for MLA documentation one more time before you post the final copy.

In addition to the peer editing activity on CANVAS, read/view the five of following items. One is a video news cast. One is a poem. The rest are articles. This is in preparation for our next unit.

For the five items you select, complete the following:

• Write down the title of the item viewed or read along with the author, if known.
• Summarize the information in a paragraph.
• State your opinion on the topic. Do you agree or disagree? Explain why. This is another paragraph.
• Post in CANVAS by Monday, February 23, 2015. (75 points - 15 per item)

Health - It's In the News

A. Measles - to vaccinate or not to vaccinate - what are the advantages and disadvantages?  

https://gma.yahoo.com/dads-heartfelt-plea-congress-2-old-leukemia-exposed-210618824--abc-news-health.html (Article)

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/measles-rise-28783436 (Video news story)

 

Healthy eating - or not.

B. https://gma.yahoo.com/cholesterol-guidelines-mean-foods-could-back-table-182935087--abc-news-health.html (High cholesterol)

This just in: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/17/living/feat-measles-vaccine-first-person/index.html

 

C. "Discrimination at Large" by Jennifer A. Coleman

http://www.newsweek.com/discrimination-large-192774

 

D. "Diabesity," a Crisis in an Expanding Country

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/health/29brod.html?_r=0

 

E. Six Rules for Eating Wisely

http://www.mhhe.com/media_library/hssl/HHP_articles/Six_Rules_for_Eating_Wisely.pdf

F. When the Patient Is a Googler

http://content.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1681838,00.html

 Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? Read this if you read "F".

: http://www.salon.com/2008/01/10/web_doctor/

H.  Soft drink issues

"Coke" by Philip Dacey ( This is a poem, but could prove to be a good spring-board for your next essay topic.)

http://org.coloradomesa.edu/~jbarak/232/Coke-Dacey.htm

 

Today - Let's take another look at MLA documentation.

Your final copy should look like this.

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/pdf/Hacker-Orlov-MLA.pdf

If you like to type and want to create the Works Cited page yourself, see here.

http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0011.html

http://writing.umn.edu/sws/assets/pdf/quicktips/mla_workscited.pdf

 

If you would like your computer to create the Works Cited page for you, use EasyBib or other citation site.

www.easybib.com

If you use EasyBib, be sure to sign in and create a project. The site will keep it for you.

Post the final copy of your essay in CANVAS by the beginning of class on Wednesday, February 25, 2015. (100 pts. 75 possible for the essay/25 possible for the Works Cited page)

 

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Let's take about the articles. Discuss at your table. (5 minutes - Select a reporter to share with the class.)

A. What articles did you read?

B. What were the top three most interesting things you learned?

C. What topics are of greatest interest to you?

D. What other topics related to health are important to our society and/or to you, your family, and your friends? Why are these topics important?

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New project - You will be working with up to five other classmates. You must select a topic to research. Consider yourself health reporters. You have been hired by a local interest group who wants to get the word out about the topic in order to warn and/or help others.

1. Select a topic

• Immunizations (Measles is the headliner right now, but other diseases could be studied.)
• Weight issues - diabetes is one problem related to this - there are others. Your group will need to focus your study.
• The Internet and health - has the Internet improved our health?
• Food - Healthy Eating . . . (Vegetarian/Vegan might fall in this category)
• Other topics to consider . . .
• Exercise
• Electronic health gadgets - help or hindrance?
• Eating disorders
• Natural Cures/medicine
• Diets (Pick one!- Caveman, Grapefruit, Gluten Free, etc. - or compare a couple)
• Your choice . . . let's expand the list as a class.

2. Topics are listed on the boards. Decide which topic is of interest to you. Sign your name under the topic. You are about to become an expert!

3. Your group will be conducting research in preparation for your upcoming presentation and documented paper that will be presented to the class. Your research must be documented and must come from a variety of reliable sources.

• If you are not already familiar with the resources at the EMCC library, this is a wonderful time to get acquainted. (yellow handout)
• Your research will include:
• Internet sources
• Magazine and/or newspaper articles
• Sources outside of the Internet - although databases and ebooks from the EMCC on-line library will count
• Interview (There will be more information about this on Wednesday.)
• Video/news cast (Check local and national news sites along with the EMCC library page.)
• art/music/story/poem

Homework: Start your research by visiting the EMCC on-line library. Find five sources. Create an annotated bibliography of your search. Be ready to share your findings with your group on Wednesday. Post your annotated bibliography in CANVAS by Wednesday. (25 points)
Sample: https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTcYJ2ZOtUEgoACliJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIydW5zMHZtBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAMzYjBjM2FiZDVkMTBkMDhjZDAyMTU5NDE5NGI1OGJiNARncG9zAzIEaXQDYmluZw--?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DMla%2BAnnotated%2BBibliography%2BExample%26fr%3Dytff1-yff25%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D2&w=1275&h=1650&imgurl=img.docstoccdn.com%2Fthumb%2Forig%2F15487106.png&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.docstoc.com%2Fdocs%2F15487106%2FMLA-Annotated-Bibliography-_Orlov_&size=110.4KB&name=%3Cb%3EMLA%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EAnnotated%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EBibliography%3C%2Fb%3E+_Orlov_&p=Mla+Annotated+Bibliography+Example&oid=3b0c3abd5d10d08cd021594194b58bb4&fr2=&fr=ytff1-yff25&tt=%3Cb%3EMLA%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EAnnotated%3C%2Fb%3E+%3Cb%3EBibliography%3C%2Fb%3E+_Orlov_&b=0&ni=288&no=2&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=1271msso0&sigb=13ibhund4&sigi=11as01sme&sigt=11n4vp3oa&sign=11n4vp3oa&.crumb=8O5DXqfoIEH&fr=ytff1-yff25

or
https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrTcXb3ZOtUdLcAqPKJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTIzMDQ2MmppBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1nBG9pZAM3MzY0NDkzNmJmZTA1ZmIzMjAxMzE2Y2Y4YTBlNTgzZARncG9zAzczBGl0A2Jpbmc-?.origin=&back=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3DMla%2BAnnotated%2BBibliography%2BExample%26fr%3Dytff1-yff25%26nost%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D73&w=1275&h=1650&imgurl=img.docstoccdn.com%2Fthumb%2Forig%2F127978184.png&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.docstoc.com%2Fdocs%2F127978184%2FAnnotated-Works-Cited-MLA&size=141.9KB&name=%3Cb%3EAnnotated%3C%2Fb%3E+Works+Cited+%3Cb%3EMLA%3C%2Fb%3E&p=Mla+Annotated+Bibliography+Example&oid=73644936bfe05fb3201316cf8a0e583d&fr2=&fr=ytff1-yff25&tt=%3Cb%3EAnnotated%3C%2Fb%3E+Works+Cited+%3Cb%3EMLA%3C%2Fb%3E&b=61&ni=72&no=73&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=11v1s2g4e&sigb=13qgngr4n&sigi=11b0rv2hg&sigt=117oarktj&sign=117oarktj&.crumb=8O5DXqfoIEH&fr=ytff1-yff25