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jorge gomezEnglish Composition Week 7Extra Credit ReminderWed, 6 Oct, 2010 5:30 PM - 7:30 PMAward-winning writer Dagoberto Gilb lecture. Location: Tomas Rivera Conference CenterUnion Building East, Room 309

One-page reflection for credit, as usual.

More Extra Credit Department of English Rhetoric: Writing Studies Luca Dur A Positive Deviance Framework for Community-Based Work: Towards Change that is Asset-Based, Participatory, Sustainable, and Globally Networked" Date: Thursday, October 7, 2010 Time: 3 PM Place: Hudspeth Hall 100 Page Reflection for credit. I will be there about a half-hour late.On Peer ReviewingPeer Review is designed to help YOU, not me Do not turn in your paper with peer review comments still present This tells me you are probably ignoring your peers From now on, any assignment turned in with comments from your peers will be graded as is. This obviously is not a good thingAnnotated BibliographyA foundation for knowledge on your issue Background for upcoming assignments The Community Problem Report The Opinion Piece The PSAAnnotated BibGather 7-10 sources Mostly logos and ethos sources (facts, experts)Some pathos may be present in emotionally loaded issues

VARIETY counts! Acquire sources from several GENRES, includingBooks/E-booksArticles (database journals, newspapers, magazines) Websites (.orgs, .govs, .edus, etc.)Visual media (films, documentaries, etc.) Sources in Espaol Interviews (relevant UTEP faculty especially help) Ask me if you want to know which faculty, OR Do a Google search: UTEP AND (insert issue here)

Watch Out!Look for bias (conflicts of interest) Spinning facts to favor the agency This means not all facts are presented the same wayBias means they have a hidden agenda, or that they are not objective (neutral) for example The Minuteman Project on immigration facts They are, by design, AGAINST immigration They could spin facts on immigration in their favor An extreme agency like them is usually not reliable or trustworthy Watch Out!BUT Do not confuse bias with honest ethos Americans for Safe Access advocate for medicinal cannabis Their bias is evident (in favor of medical marijuana) But that does NOT mean they CANNOT be trustedWatch Out!Recent sources work for RECENT issues It shows YOU are up-to-date with the latest news Boosts your ethosIt helps to know what the CURRENT situation is For ex. Recent events in the immigration debate

AT the same time Just because they are OLD sources does not make them BAD CLASSIC works on the issue, for example Watch Out!BAD sources Google could be your best friendOr your worst enemy Google is NOT the MAIN tool for this assignment QUALITY of sources counts I dont want Facebook as a source! Or Aqua Teen Hunger Force as a source for pot legalization Look for professional, academic sources as well as non-profits (usually .org websites) ConsiderDoes the site look professional? Or does it look like a front for a teenage hackers spyware ads? Your Main Tools for the BibEncore Nugget A sexed-up version of the Librarys search engine Narrow by Format (genre) Tag (more general, more specific or similar phrases) Language, publish date, subject, author, title, etc. Research Pro Search over 50 subscription databases AT ONCE This is a recent addition to the Librarys repertoire It is a kind of one-stop shop for journal articles Make sure to click on the RELEVANT databases, organized by topic

Your Main Tools for the BibAcademic Search Complete This database is the broadest database that covers ALL kinds of issues It is found in the Library Home Page, under Databases and Articles, then the letter A. Use the Boolean operators to CONTEXTUALIZE your searchAND, OR, NOT Click on Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals This means they have been peer reviewed by experts in the same field Thus, they are more credible (more ethos)IMPORTANT: For off-campus access, you NEED a Library PIN Stop by the Reference desk for a PIN Other Helpful ToolsGoogle News Good for a GENERAL search for news articlesThe New York Times Good for RECENT news, op-eds on your issue They start charging in January, so take advantageWikipedia Learn about BOTH sides of the issueGood as a STARTING POINT Look at their references at the bottom of entries Do NOT annotate a Wikipedia source Annotated BibThe assignment: APA Style Do NOT number sources Title: Annotated Bibliography Alphabetical, etc.7-10 DIVERSE sources (different genres)3-5 sentence summary (annotation) of source Do NOT insert your OPINION on the issue here Be objective (unbiased) 1-2 sentence explanation of relevance to your issue Again, do NOT insert your OPINION on the issue hereSample Annotation(1)Trevor, C.O., Lansford, B. and Black, J.W.. (2004). Employee turnover and job performance: monitoring the influences of salary growth and promotion. Journal of Armchair Psychology, 113(1), pp. 56-64. (2.)In this article Trevor et al. (2004) review the influences of pay and job opportunities in respect to job performance, turnover rates and employee motivation.(3)The authors use data gained through organisational surveys of blue-chip companies in Vancouver, Canada to try to identify the main causes of employee turnover and whether it is linked to salary growth.(4)Their research focuses on assessing a range of pay structures such as pay for performance and organisational reward schemes.(5)The article is useful to my research topic, as Trevor et al. suggest that there are numerous reasons for employee turnover and variances in employee motivation and performance.(6)The main limitation of the article is that the survey sample was restricted to mid-level management,(7)thus the authors indicate that further, more extensive, research needs to be undertaken to develop a more in-depth understanding of employee turnover and job performance.(8)This article will not form the basis of my research; however it will be useful supplementary information for my research on pay structures.Copied from: UNSW, 2010 http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/annotated_bib.html Sample Annotation Number Key: (1)Citation(2)Introduction(3)Aims & Research methods(4)Scope(5)Usefulness (to your research/ to a particular topic)(6)Limitations(7)Conclusions(8)Reflection (explain how this work illuminates your topic or how it will fit in with your research) Do NOT number your SENTENCESFor Next ClassRemember, NO CLASS this Thursday (10/7) For Tuesday Oct. 12 Have AT LEAST five sources AT LEAST one HAS to be a BOOK This meansvisit the University Library

Finally, the sources do not all have to be on the SAME side of the issue E.g., one could be for, another against