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 * Thursday, April 22, 2010--Online Quizzes!**

Today you will be looking at other classes' wikis and answering student-created questions based on their research. See the wiki home pages for the link. Be sure to enter your first and last name so that Ms. Horn can give you a grade. DO NOT click next or back in the quiz or you will be bumped out and will have to start another quiz. You MUST use the wiki to find the answers; you will receive a zero if you go to Wikipedia, etc. If you really cannot find the answer, let a teacher know. You may choose from any of the following wikis:

1st Period: ww1horn.wikispaces.com 3rd Period: cwhorn.wikispaces.com 4th Period: irhorn.wikispaces.com 5th Period: hornrev.wikispaces.com

You may take extra quizzes for extra credit. After you are done, make at least three relevant, appropriate comments on others' wiki pages.


 * Westward Expansion Online Quiz**

****http://www.quia.com/quiz/2400393.html****


 * Thursday, April 15, 2010--Peer & Self Editing Instructions:**

Go to the person's page which is directly below yours on the navigation bar. If yours is the last one, click on the page at the top of the navigation bar (not "Home). Click "Edit" and paste the following rubric below the student's draft:

Paraphrase || No quotes or paraphrasing used. || Very few quotes or paraphrases included, no parenthetical references. || Some errors in quoting or paraphrasing and/or a few missing parenthetical references. || Several quotes and paraphrased pieces of information in each body paragraph, all with parenthetical references. ||  ||
 * || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || Score ||
 * Thesis || No thesis. || Thesis is present in introductory paragraph but is not well-written. || Thesis included in introductory paragraph is satisfactory if a bit obvious. || Thesis included in introductory paragraph is well-written and interesting. ||  ||
 * Flow || Paper is difficult to read and understand. || Paper is full of short, choppy sentences and topic shifts with no transitions. || Some use of transitional words and phrases but the paper is a bit choppy at times. || Use of transitional words and phrases as well as topic sentences makes the paper easy to read from start to finish. ||  ||
 * Quotes/
 * Commentary / “My Ideas” || No commentary. || Commentary lacking in a few places. || Commentary included with each quote or paraphrase, but it is a bit obvious or repetitive. || Thoughtful commentary included with each quote or paraphrase. ||  ||
 * Works Cited || No works cited page included. || Works cited page is included but there are several errors. || Works cited page is included but there are a few formatting errors. || Works cited page is included and is correctly formatted. ||  ||
 * Conventions || Difficult to understand. || Several errors. || A few errors. || Little to no errors in grammar, spelling or punctuation. ||  ||

Read the student's paper and give him or her a 1, 2, 3, or 4 on each row depending on which score best describes the writing. Add comments after the table about strengths and weaknesses you notices.

Next, paste the same rubric below your paper and score yourself. (Make sure no one is editing your page at the time.)

Your last task is to write one multiple choice question (question and four choices of answers) based on your paper and turn it in to Mrs. Brem.


 * Handouts so far:

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 * Tuesday and Wednesday, April 13 & 14, 2010**

By this time you should have high-quality notecards with good "nuggets" or quotes, paraphrasing and "My Ideas" so you can paste all of this information directly into your paper.

Your outline should be done.

You should have begun to draft your paper on your wiki page.


 * Monday, March 29, 2010**

Today's assignment: Find a website source! BUT...it has to be an expert source. If it's a .com, be sure you check with a teacher to make sure it's okay! These are the three methods I recommend for finding a web site:


 * 1) Webpath Express on Destiny (Go to the catalog and click on Webpath Express, on the left below "Library Search.")
 * 2) An advanced search on Google
 * 3) External website sources from the Wikipedia article (either from footnotes or sources at the bottom of the article)

Once you find an expert site, you'll need to add it to your works cited list on Noodletools. If there is no author, leave it blank. Remember that the title of the page of the website, the name of the website, and the URL are all different things. The title of the page is usually in the blue bar at the top of Internet Explorer. The name of the website should not have a www or a .com, etc. The URL can be pasted from the address bar, but note that Noodletools already puts the http:// in the blank.

Once you have a print source (book), database source, and a website you are free to find other sources of your choosing. I would shoot for at least five total, and there should be a variety of types.


 * Friday, March 26th, 2010**

Hello Seventh Period!!!! You guys are doing a great job so far. Way to go!

Today's assignment: Find a database source.

By now you should have three tabs open: [|www.crosstimberslibrary.net] [|www.noodletools.com] And your database source.


 * 1) First, from the Cross Timbers' library home page, you should have clicked on "Electronic Resources" and entered our school username and password.
 * 2) That should have taken you to a "cheat sheet" list of databases with their respective usernames and passwords.
 * 3) I recommend Gale and Encyclopedia Britannica.
 * 4) Once you find a good source, go back to Noodletools and select the type of source from the drop down menu. It should be pretty easy from there. Let me know if you need help!
 * 5) Lastly, go back to your wiki page and post a reflection on how things are going so far. Remember to include a positive comment! :)

You can always comment on others' pages, including other classes! Here are the links to all of the class wikis: 1st Period: ww1horn.wikispaces.com 3rd Period: cwhorn.wikispaces.com 4th Period: irhorn.wikispaces.com 5th Period: hornrev.wikispaces.com 6th Period: nahorn.wikispaces.com 7th Period: horngowest.wikispaces.com