Ms. Blayney's Block A and D Homework and Syllabus
Note: Late Assignments will not be accepted.
Class Syllabus: 
infolitsyllabus08.doc
Thursday, October 16
o Reflection: a.) List and b.) describe 2 significant non-school related situations where it would be necessary to be information literate. c.) Then explain why it would be important to be information literate in those situations. (Think: What would happen if you weren’t information literate? What do you need to know in order to make the right decision or solve the problem?) Be as specific as possible. DUE MONDAY, OCT. 20
Example Reflection: Reflection_example.doc
o Glossary Words: Information Literacy, Plagiarism, Citation, MLA Handbook/Style
Friday, October 17
o Locate another article about “plagiarism” using the MAS Ultra database and write a MLA citation for it
o Read the "Eye on Cheaters" Article
o Glossary Words: Summary Note, Paraphrase Note, Quotation Note, Note Card, Bib (bibliography) Card, Annotated Bibliography
Monday, October 20
o Read and take notes (summary, paraphrase, and quotation) on the article you located on “plagiarism” from last night’s homework
o Read and take notes (summary, paraphrase, and quotation) on pages 66-75 in the MLA handbook
o Glossary Words: OPAC, Call Number, Dewey Decimal System, General Encyclopedia, Specialized Encyclopedia, Primary Source, Secondary Source, Anthology, Subject Heading, Abstract
Tuesday, October 21
o Create an Annotated Bibliographic Entry for one of the books located during the OPAC lesson. The topic was the “internet” and these books are on reserve in the library. DUE TUESDAY, OCT. 28 (note: you must come to the SJA library to complete this)
o Create an Annotated Bibliographic Entry for a source located by searching for “renaissance” in the SJA OPAC. DUE TUESDAY, OCT. 28 (note: you must come to the SJA library to complete this)
o Glossary Words: Database, Keyword Search, Subject Search
Wednesday, October 22
- Glossary Word: Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- Work on Annotated Bibliograpy Entries
Thursday, October 23 (Block D)
o Locate an article about “internet safety” using one of the databases discussed in class. Print out the first page of the article to turn in and write down the citation information for yourself. DUE FRIDAY, OCT. 24
o Read the article “Whales in the Minnesota River?” and answer the guided reading questions DUE: Wed, OCT 29
o Glossary Words: Bibliography, Works Cited, Parenthetical Citation, Boolean Operators
Friday, October 24 (BLOCK D)
o Create a bumper sticker about an internet safety issue DUE WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29
o Glossary Words: Internet, Search Engine, URL, World Wide Web, Top Level Domain
* Your 2 Annotated Bibliographic Entries are due on Tuesday.
Friday, October 24 (BLOCK A)
o Locate an article about “internet safety” using one of the databases discussed in class. Print out the first
page of the article to turn in and write down the citation information for yourself.
o Read the article “Whales in the Minnesota River?” and answer the guided reading questions DUE: Wed, OCT 29
o Glossary Words: Bibliography, Works Cited, Parenthetical Citation, Boolean Operators
* Your 2 Annotated Bibliographic Entries are due on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 28 (BLOCK A)
o Create a bumper sticker about an internet safety issue DUE Friday, October 30
o Glossary Words: Internet, Search Engine, URL, World Wide Web, Top Level Domain
*Study for test
Tuesday, October 28 (BLOCK D) DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
o Locate a website about “website evaluation” using the Google search skills discussed in class. Print out the screen of the website to turn in. Make sure to write down the URL for yourself.
o Glossary Words: Relevance, Authority, Credibility, Currency, Readability, Bias
o Study for test
o Work on Annotated Bibliography
Thursday, October 30 (BLOCK A)
o Locate a website about “website evaluation” using the Google search skills discussed in class. Print out the screen of the website to turn in. Make sure to write down the URL for yourself.
o Glossary Words: Relevance, Authority, Credibility, Currency, Readability, Bias
o Study for test
Thursday, October 30 (BLOCK D)
o Website Evaluation Worksheet DUE WEDNESDAY NOV. 5
o Study for test
o Work on Annotated Bibliography
Friday, October 31 (BLOCK A)
o Website Evaluation Worksheet DUE Friday Nov. 7
o Study for test
o Work on Annotated Bibliography
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