Shep's Class

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Evaluating Internet Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_control

Biden, NRA Clash Over Gun Control - Dallas Morning News

White House Website - Petition

John Lott's Website

NRA Website

Britannica Website

Search Engines

Sweet Search

Google

Slavery

PBS Primary Sources

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Literacy Stories 11.20.12

My Story

Facts vs. Stories: A Changing Landscape

"What's unsurprising today would have seemed preposterous just fifteen years ago: an English-speaking thirteen-year-old in Zaire who's connected to the Internet can find the current tempeerature in Brussels or the closing price of IBM stock or the name of Winston Churchill's second finance minister as quickly and easily as the head librarian at Cambridge University. That's glorious. But it has enormous consequences for how we work and live. When facts become so widely available and instantly accessible, each one becomes less valuable. What begins to matter more is the ability to place these facts in context and to deliver them with emotional impact" Daniel Pink, A Whole New Mind

Where They're At (Ambition Journals)

-Book Pass -Turn & Talk -Share

*Reading, Writing, & Concepts!!

Nonfiction Reading Strategies