DO plan on finishing the following activities and readings.
Go to CANVAS and find the papers you have been assigned to edit. They will be available after 1:00 on Wednesday the 18th. Be sure you have submitted your own paper by that time!
1. You have been assigned a paper to edit. You will be reading for content. Be sure to write your comments in the comments space or use the editing feature of CANVAS/WORD to add comments.
1. Is the claim clear? Explain why or why not.
2. Has the author answered the "why" with two or three "because" reasons?
3. Is there evidence for each reason? Do you want to know more?
4. Did the author tell you where he or she found the information?
5. Is there a works cited page? Is it annotated?
Use these questions to comment on the papers assigned to you.
Also, use these questions to revise and expand your own paper.
For homework by Monday, reflect on the comments made by your peers and write a paragraph or two noting what else you plan to do to revise and polish your essay. Post the reflection in CANVAS. If you do not receive peer editing comments by the end of the day on Wednesday, just use the questions as guides to write the reflection and note that you did not receive peer editing comments. YOU will earn full credit.
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?
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
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
D. "Diabesity," a Crisis in an Expanding Country
E. Six Rules for Eating Wisely
F. When the Patient Is a Googler
G. Is There a Doctor in the Mouse? Read this if you read "F".
H. "Coke" by Philip Dacey ( This is a poem, but could prove to be a good spring-board for your next essay topic.)
Happy Reading and Writing! Contact me via CANVAS or on the school e-mail if you have questions. I will be checking both several times this week.
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