Class began with a review of upcoming deadlines:
January 8th: Independent Reading Book Project Due
January 17th Restaurant Review Due
Final Exam: Comprehensive Vocabulary Test
Next students reviewed their notes for topics of interest studied so far. These topics are possible areas of study for the Junior / Senior Thesis Research Paper that will be a major assignment third quarter.
We reviewed the Thesis. The thesis is a paper of 8-20 pages. It is based on independent research (this does not mean a Google search). Research writing can be difficult, in part because people often struggle with citations. Citations are vital to give credit where credit is due.
We discussed how the medievel concept of "Standing on the shoulders of giants" applies to research. Citations are a vital way of acknowledging that our knowledge is based on the knowledge and academic work of others. NOT citing the sources of our information is a REALLY BIG PROBLEM. Not citing the source of information is called plagiarism. It is against the rules and will result in failing your thesis.
Homework: Students were given a handout of these two articles from the New York Times:
10 Food Trends for 2013
and
Food Myths. (corrected link)
Students are to read and annotate the first article for class on Thursday.
January 8th: Independent Reading Book Project Due
January 17th Restaurant Review Due
Final Exam: Comprehensive Vocabulary Test
Next students reviewed their notes for topics of interest studied so far. These topics are possible areas of study for the Junior / Senior Thesis Research Paper that will be a major assignment third quarter.
We reviewed the Thesis. The thesis is a paper of 8-20 pages. It is based on independent research (this does not mean a Google search). Research writing can be difficult, in part because people often struggle with citations. Citations are vital to give credit where credit is due.
We discussed how the medievel concept of "Standing on the shoulders of giants" applies to research. Citations are a vital way of acknowledging that our knowledge is based on the knowledge and academic work of others. NOT citing the sources of our information is a REALLY BIG PROBLEM. Not citing the source of information is called plagiarism. It is against the rules and will result in failing your thesis.
Homework: Students were given a handout of these two articles from the New York Times:
10 Food Trends for 2013
and
Food Myths. (corrected link)
Students are to read and annotate the first article for class on Thursday.
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