Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wednesday, October 28

Today, we defined the rest of the evidence-related terms that were included on the "Evidence Handout" (see the post from Monday, October 26 if you don't have a copy). We talked about many of them and gave examples -- everything from movies to personal experiences to historical events were referenced in the process. As usual, the discussion was animated, occasionally irrelevant, and generally entertaining.

We next asked you to look back at the pieces of evidence you had evaluated/ranked on October 13 (see the "Evidence Evaluation" link on that day), and discuss them again -- this time, however, using the various terms that we had just defined. This proved to be easier and more accurate than it was the first time through.

Finally, we reminded you that, although your project is not due until November 18, making plans and starting over the weekend would not be a bad idea. In-class time will be given on this coming Tuesday (Nov. 3) and the following two Tuesdays as well.