Final Presentations 11am on Wednesday, December 5th! (also, info on grades!)

Hi all,

Your final presentations will begin at 11am on Wednesday, December 5th. Make sure that one member of your group emails me a link to your powerpoint presentation before class that day.

On Wednesday, you will need to turn in to me:

--Your outline (you can find directions for this on the assignment instructions I passed out Monday)
--Your revised annotated bibliography (this offer is only good if you were in class on Wednesday.)

Your grades have been updated as well to reflect the annotated bibliography grade as well as your  class participate grade. The highest you can have for the latter is 25 points. These points come from being present on certain days, active in class and 5 points is for responding to my blog post a couple of months ago.

I'll update grades again on Sunday after you turn in your last blog post.

The most points you can have in class is now a 540.

Best,
Jessica

Directions for Final Panel Presentation

Hi all,

Here is a link to the directions for your final presentation. To do well on this assignment, you will need to review these directions very closely. You will give these presentations on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 11:00-1:30 pm .Here is a list of what you will need to turn in to me for the final presentation:

1. One member of your group will need to email a link to your revised slideshare powerpoint presentation BEFORE class on Dec 5th. Every group needed to revise things on their powerpoints--you will get points off if you just send me the same powerpoint you did before.

2. Each member of your group will do a peer review for the same group you reviewed previously. I will give you a similar sheet to fill out. Give this to me at the end of class on Dec 5th

3. In addition to the presentation, each member of your group will individually have to turn in an outline that will be the final product of your actual research; that is, it will demonstrate your findings, as opposed to your specific research methods.We will work on this in class on November 26th (look in the directions for the final presentation to get information on how to format this.) It will be due at the end of class on Dec 5th.

Review the directions for the assignment before you ask me questions, chances are the directions will answer your question.

Best,
Jessica

Final Blog Post due this week (Prompt is up!)

Hi all,

This blog post is due before 11:59 on Saturday. You do not need to worry about word counts, and you do not have to respond to a classmate this week. This is your last blog post, and many of you need these points so I encourage you to be thoughtful with this assignment:

Week 15:

Blog Post:  http://www.garrreynolds.com/Presentation/prep.html

After reviewing the website above and taking into account the feedback you've given and received, create a detailed grading rubric for your panel presentations. A grading rubric is a description of what is being graded and how many points each aspect of the assignment is worth. Review the assignment directions as you put your rubric together: Link to Final Presentation Directions

In your revised grading rubric, think about what makes a good presentation--what kind of presentations do you enjoy watching, and why?

Here is an example of a grading rubric--it is what I’m using to grade your annotated bibliographies:

Grading Rubric:

Overall document format (margins, spacing, heading, sources are alphabetized)	5 points
-formatted correctly in MLA or APA format -all required resources are present	10 points
-Chosen source is credible -Source is appropriate for the topic	15 points
-Annotations are at least four sentences: at least two sentences to summarize, with the summary being an accurate reflection of the source, and in the student’s own words at least two sentences to discuss how resources will be used, a thoughtful discussion of how the resource either confirms or challenges the student’s position. This discussion will not receive points if the student answers too simply, (something to the effect of, “This is a useful source because it will help me make my argument”--HOW specifically will it help you make your argument?)	20 points

Annotated Bibliographies now late

Hello all,

If I do not currently have your bibliography, it is now late. You will receive 10 points off for every day I do not have it (which means that it is now worth a maximum of 40 points.) Please email me this assignment as soon as possible.

Best,
Jessica

Annotated Bibliographies due today

Hi all,

Make sure you email your annotated bibliographies to me by the end of the day.

Best,
Jessica

Link to OWL at Purdue

Also on CourseDen:

SAMPLE MLA works cited page: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

Jessica

Grade updates

Hi all,

Your blog grades are updated. The highest grade you can now have on this assignment is an 80. 


I've made an executive decision based partly on the quality of your peer reviews for the last presentation to give everyone in class the final three points for blog responses. If you've been doing these responses every week, you'll notice that that puts you at an 11/10 for this assignment.


Your grades for your State of the Presentation Presentation are also now up in the grade book.

If you are keeping track of your grades (and I hope you are!) you'll see that the highest total grade that you can now have is a 480, which means that there are still 220 points up for grabs (there is a total of 700 points for the course)

I will give you a heads up that I will not be grading your annotated bibliography or your final panel presentations lightly, due in part to the fact that you have had an opportunity to practice and get feedback and that you'll have a fair amount of time to refine each both in- and out of class.

All best,
Jessica

Annotated Bibliographies

Hi all,

Please hold off with giving me your annotated bibliographies. As I mentioned in class several times, we are working on them in class today and you'll need to make changes based off the feedback you get on your preliminary bibliography. You will almost certainly be given more time this week to complete this assignment so it is perfect.

Jessica

Great feedback

Hi all,

Just wanted to pop my head in quickly and applaud you all on the feedback that you are giving your peers. I am really really impressed with how thoughtful, respectful, and constructive it is.

I'm going to give each group a summary of this feedback (so you will stay anonymous) in class on Wednesday!

Thanks again for supporting your classmates!

Best,
Jessica

This week's blog post

Hi all,

You have one blog post this week, due before class on Wednesday:

Visit the OWL at Purdue's website on Annotated Bibliographies here:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

(While you are at the OWL website, read up on citations!)

In at least 200 words, discuss: 

What is an annotated bibliography? Why do you have to write one for this class?

At the end of class on Monday, you'll be given directions for your Annotated Bibliography, which is also due this week.

Best,
Jessica

Presentation Info--Read! (Due Dates)

Hi all,

We are starting our State of the Presentation presentations on Wednesday. Monday will be dedicated to working on said project and on the Research Portfolios that are due this week. Here's a schedule of when your stuff needs to turned in:

Research Portfolios (images AND websites) Before class on Wednesday, November 7. 
Preliminary Bibliography: Beginning of class on Wednesday, November 7
Presentation: Slideshare link emailed to me BEFORE class on Wednesday, November 7
Peer Review Sheet: At the end of class on the day you DO NOT present (so, either Wednesday, Nov 7 or Monday Nov 12)

You'll be delivering your presentations on the following days:

WED:
Nat, Zach, Megan, Candace
Kadarius, Sharifah, Collin
Michelle, Rashad, Bobby, Kayla

MON:
Tory, Paige, Dajane, Brittany
Amber, Kameron, A'Olyian, Chanel
Vann, Caleb, Justin, Michael

Other sources for your images

Hi all,

We'll touch on this on Monday, but the images you use for your research portfolio (and later presentation) will need to be photos that you in some way have the right to use, be it through creative (or some other kind of) commons, public domain, or something similar.

Dean showed you all flickr, which is a fantastic site for finding creative commons licensed images. You might also want to check out some of these:

Creative Commons search: http://search.creativecommons.org/

Wikimedia Commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/
Geek Philosopher (free stock photos--you can also google "free stock photos" for more sites: http://www.geekphilosopher.com/GeekPhilosopher.com/photos/photos.aspx

All best,
Jessica

No Blog posts this week (2 research portfolios, though!)

Hi all,

Outside of the two research portfolios that you have to post on your blog this week before Presentations on Wednesday, you do not have any blog posts, nor do you have to respond to a classmate this week. Take that time to work on your presentations.

Best,
Jessica

Research Portfolio(s) (and quiz)

Hi all,

I'm going to give you some extra time to post your research portfolio from last week, and you'll need to update your research portfolio this coming week as well. Here are the two prompts:

1. Find at least one image that you would use in a presentation about your topic and cite it correctly. Also find an additional resource you’d use in your research project (it can be anything!) and include an annotation summarizing the article and how you plan to use it in your research project.

2. Monday, November 5th: Find at least two credible websites (so, you’ve evaluated them, using our CURRA evaluation criteria) and cite them. Include annotations for each website summarizing the content of the website and how you plan to use it in your research project.

These do not have word count requirements. You'll want to have both of these done before class on Wednesday, November 7th because you'll be using these research portfolios for your coming presentation. We'll be working on Monday's research portfolio in class.

We'll be working on your presentations in class on Monday as well, and i'll be happy to answer any questions you have.

I'm also keeping the quiz open a little bit longer, so make sure to take it before class on Monday. It is in CourseDen under "assessments" and also in the week 11-13 folder.

Best,
Jessica