Bib Cards and Note Cards

Monday, February 24, 2014 for Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 and Tuesday, February 25, 2014 for Period 7

Devotional Text: Luke 9:57-62

Students took notes on bib cards/bibliography cards on the back of the note card handout.

Mr. Stone told students to write publishing information/bibliographic information in MLA format for each relevant source they discover on an index card. Label each new "bib card" the next letter in the alphabet. The first card would be A; the second card would be B, etc. On the back of each bib card, write what makes this source authoritative.

An author's authority is most commonly established by graduate studies in the field under discussion, employment in the field of study for someone other than one's self, or publication by a reputable press (another form of recognition by others).

Self-publication does not establish authority.

There are a number of good sites which over criteria for evaluating websites, such as George Mason University's "Helpful Hints to Help you Evaluate the Credibility of Web Resources."

Mr. Stone used examples from a blog entry on tipping hotel housekeepers to discuss what makes information interesting and convincing to readers.

Mr. Stone went over the difference between facts, paraphrases, summaries and quotes.

Students should primarily use small pieces of paraphrased material in their reports. Quoting should be used sparingly and only when the source's authority will particularly add to the paper. For this assignment, Mr. Stone stated that a student should not use more than one quote per page. Each quote should be no longer than two lines.

Mr. Stone began checking bib cards.

Homework: Complete ten note cards. (To start, try to take about five notes from each source.)