HW Due Monday:
1.)Respond thoughtfully and critically to the questions in the JAC on page 50.
2.)Read the handout up to section II and prepare for discussion on Monday.

We turned in our first annotation today. Lindsey handed out a paper comparing Star Trek to Star Wars and how these stories are modern day mythology.

We spent most of the class talking about how to read through a source paper and how to decide whether or not the source should be used for your paper. There were several steps in a useful method for doing this:

1.) Recall your knowledge

• A.)What do you know about the topic before reading?
• B.)What can you tell about the source just by looking at it?
  

2.) Spot Reading

• A.) Read the opening and closing paragraphs and compare them.
• B.) Find the topic sentences of each paragraph. How do these support the opening and closing paragraphs?
• C.) Circle key words that stand out to you. (And always have a pen handy when reading)
  

3.) Organization

• A.) Headings - The headings can tell you about the topic
• B.) Outlines - How is the paper organized and how does it progress?
• C.) Transitions - Transitional phrases can set the tone of the paper. These can clue you in to the author's bias. The phrases include but are not limited to: however, consequently, therefore, like, also, similarly, in contrast, on the other hand, despite, thus, as a result, etc.
  

4.) Points of Difficulty

• A.) Do you disagree with the author at any point? How can you use this for your paper?
• B.) What do you not understand? If you don't understand a significant amount of the source material, it may not be useful for your paper.