Annotated Bibliography- Day 1

DUE DATES- ON TIME- HUMANITIES​​​​​​​

1. Annotated Bibliography Process Check- 5 Sources. DUE: Tuesday, 1/9, 3:30 PM. Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

1. Nothing yet!​
   

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Announcements:

1. Off Campus Work on WEDNESDAY next week- Smiley Cafe, Reed Library, or Durango Public Library. Be there at 9:30am, plan on being released at 12:00.  This is a big chunk of work time, so bring what you need to be productive.  Need to print things?  Do it on Tuesday!
2. GripTape Applications HERE. Submit anytime in January.  If they ask how you heard about it, please say Teagan Archer. 
3. Absences, Tardies, etc. Just a reminder that for the spring semester, core classes end April 12 (and senior projects begin). This means that for Humanities, you can miss 25 periods (so, 12.5 days). When you hit 26 absences, you lose credit. For math, you can hit 12, but when you hit 13 you lose credit.  For electives, because they run to the end of the year, you can hit 14, and when you hit 15 you lose credit. Also remember that 3 unexcused tardies = 1 absence. 
4. Grading for this Semester. 50% final draft thesis (yes, you will have an opportunity to revise), 30% TED Talk, 20% everything else (drafts, SPAM meeting, etc.). 
5. PM Pod: Grayson is taking over your pod completely. Please save boos and applause until the end. He will be your primary contact point for information, assignments, and complaints about grading until further notice. ​

Starter 1: Work Habits + POL Reflections
Work Habits

1. How well did your work habits/behaviors serve you for the Deep Reading assignment? Discuss 1-2 things that worked well for you that you'd like to continue, and 1-2 things you would like to change, and how you might change these habits. 

POL Reflection

1. Dig out your notes from POLS last year and give them a read to refresh your memory- they are in your email!
   1. What directions did you say you need to go these next few weeks?
   2. You all need more sources, what type of sources do you need specifically?
      1. Academic articles?
      2. Interviews/surveys?
      3. Contrary opinion?
      4. Quantitative or qualitative data?

Example Annotated Bibliographies
Read over two of the examples: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4

1. What do you notice about their annotated bibliographies?  Explain what stands out to you and why.
2. How do you think this type of notes might be useful when you go to outline and write your senior thesis?  Explain.

Our Rationale about the next assignment!
This is actually a really key piece- it requires you to engage and interact with your sources at a deeper level, and it's something that former seniors have found hugely helpful once they enter into the writing process.  If you do this well, you should have some pieces of analysis and evidence that you can pop right into your thesis when you are drafting.  This is also a task that is key to academic research, and is likely something you are going to have to do at some point in college- I've talked to a number of alumni who have had to do this in college.  As far as the number of sources, the more research you do, the more you know.  Remember-- the goal of a writing assignment is the RESEARCH, not the actual writing. The downfall of  much non-fiction writing is not having done enough research.

Annotated Bibliography

1. Read CAREFULLY over the instructions for this assignment.  
2. If you are confused, you have a few strategies:
   1. Check out the example that's linked on the Senior Project page of my DP
   2. Talk to a classmate (or a few classmates)
   3. Talk to Lori or Grayson
3. Start on this assignment.  
4. Daily Goal for Today:  Find (and print!) at least two additional sources.  Remember, these must be reputable, but do NOT have to be from academic journals.  If you find these quickly, start reading and annotating them!  For those of you doing original research, this is where you should start using interviews as sources!

Meet With People Doing Original Research/Interviews

1. Interview vs Focus Group vs Survey- Pros and Cons
   1. Interview Question Resources
   2. Focus Group Guide
   3. Survey Guide

1. Questions written and shown to Grayson or Lori
2. Plan for who to reach out to and how (what method)- go back to POL advice
3. Start getting these scheduled ASAP
4. Daily Goal for Today: Read the appropriate guide, decide on your method, write your questions (interview, survey, or focus group). Figure out who you would like to reach out to.  Bring all this to a conference with Grayson or Lori tomorrow. ​