MondayOctober 13th, 2008

Agenda

HOMEWORK STRIKE SYSTEM IN EFFECT: COMPOSITION NOTEBOOK OUT BEFORE BELL

Objective(s):• Analyze selected FCA

benchmarks by watching “Real Genius” and completing 6 out of the 8 questions on the worksheet.

Warm Up, 10/13 [3 min]

DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING. THIS IS A DISCUSSION WARM UP.

COMPOSITION NOTEBOOKS ARE DUE ON THURSDAY/FRIDAY. I WILL PASS OUT A HANDOUT TOMORROW ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. REMEMBER, THIS IS A PROJECT GRADE (40%) PLEASE KEEP YOUR NOTEBOOK ORGANIZATED!

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0 PEOPLE NEEDED FOR DISCUSSION

Validity and Reliability

• Validity– The truth of a statement/opinion.

• Reliability = can that opinion be counted on every time?• It’s up-to-date-ness.

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Types of Research Resources

• Dictionary• Thesaurus• Atlas• Almanac• Newspaper• Magazine• Encyclopedia • Internet

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Dictionary

• Used to look up the meaning of words you want to know

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Thesaurus

• Used to look up synonyms (same) and antonyms (opposite) of words.

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Atlas

• A collection of maps—usually of the Earth, but sometimes space.

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Atlas

• “Atlas” comes from the Greek titan who was forced to hold up the world as punishment

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Almanac

• An annual publication containing information related to farming (sometimes government, religion, etc.) and weather forecasts

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Newspaper

• A daily publication containing information about business, crime, entertainment, sports, editorials, and usually advertising.

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Newspaper“Is it Valid/Reliable?”

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Magazine/Periodical

• A monthly publication containing information about a special interest:– Pets– Technology– Gaming– Etc.

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Magazine/Periodical“Is it Valid/Reliable?”

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Encyclopedia

• A collection of articles on all branches or a specific branch of knowledge.

• Comes from the Greek word for “general knowledge.”

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Encyclopedia“Is it Valid/Reliable?”

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Internet

• The internet is a collection of databases held online in servers across the world.

• It can be any/all of the previous listed resources– Dictionaries, Encyclopedia, etc.

• Includes chat rooms, blogs, Wikipedia, etc.

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The Internet“Is it Valid/Reliable?”

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The Horrors of the Internet!

• The internet can sometimes go horribly wrong as a resource. BEEEEWARE!

• WIKIPEDIA.ORG• THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY• TIME CUBE• MARTIN LUTHER KING.ORG• THE HOLOCAUST

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