Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Welcome to Reporting!


We will use this blog for several things. It will be the place where students post draft and final versions of their articles (while also making sure to hand in a hard copy of their finished work).

It will also be the place where students identify and comment on professional versions of the article assignments for this class.

As described in the syllabus, for each module you will be expected to find a professional article and comment on it. You should use online versions and include a hyperlink in your post.

You should also make at least five specific evaluative observations about the article.

You can use this checklist as a guide for the kinds of things to look at.

Your observations need to be evaluative, meaning that they should include an explanation for your thinking.

Don't write, "The article had good quotes."

Do write, "The quote in the second paragraph worked really well. I liked the use of the phrase 'surge and emerge' because it gave me a clear idea of what was happening."

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