Monday,+April+13th,+2010+Assignment  p1

Hi, all. Still sick. At least I'm not throwing up anymore. (I know, you //really// wanted to know that...).

Anyway.

I went through and randomly read about half of your posts. It seems like ideas are forming, which is good.

Some of you are further along than others -- that is, instead of just wondering about "technology and tweens" or "makeup and tweens", you've already begun to get specific...that is, wondering about a certain //type// of makeup or //design// of a cell phone, for example.

Go back and reread your own post. If there are lots of "plurals" in it (teens, people, things, girls, everyone, society), chances are you aren't as far along as you might want to be at this point. If you feel you are honing in on something specific, great. Either way, everyone should be able to benefit from the following assignment:

1. Download and print this (newly updated for 2010!).

2. Go onto some credible online source (the library resources page containing CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoints, SIRS, and all the others on the top left corner of the page should be useful to you) and do some research. Look up an article about a series of products, something about psychology, a current event relating to your topic, or something else that might be relevant.

3. Print it. Summarize it on the template. Circle the topics (or fill in the "Other" boxes) in the center portion of the template. These are designed to help you narrow the focus of your rhetorical questions at the bottom of the template. Launch one or two provocative, specific rhetorical questions.

4. Be good to the sub! : ) I'll stamp in your completed templates tomorrow.

I'll see you tomorrow.