02.04 - Public Figure Project: Background Information

For class today, we began work on our public figure project. At the beginning of class I checked in with individuals on what person they had decided to research. I then reviewed the overall structure of the paper and what the research process will look like. In sum, the paper will consist of four sections and we will use the same research pattern to gather, outline, and write about information learned through research (see slides below).

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Everyone had the rest of the period to begin researching their public figure. For today, no one need to decide on what sources they were using. The idea was to begin gathering and finding information and then later we will look at how to determine which information is good and valuable.


Homework:

Continue researching your chosen public figure. We will look at how to determine which information is useful and credible next class.

Prepare for the set 09 roots and prefixes quiz on Thursday.
Roots and Prefixes Set 09 - Word List
Roots and Prefixes Set 09 - Practice

Complete missing work and revise any assignment that scored below a 3.