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Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, And Nobody

Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, And Nobody. This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

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Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, And Nobody

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  1. Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, And Nobody

  2. This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.

  3. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

  4. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.

  5. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

  6. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done!

  7. What are some skills you expect your students to possess when they arrive in your class?

  8. According to students what skills did they lack when they went to college? RESEARCH!

  9. What’s Missing? ? • How to develop a thesis statement • What are acceptable sources • How to find acceptable sources • How to evaluate a source for reliability • How to use databases • How to cite sources

  10. FCPS Research Process Skills • http://www.fcpsteach.net/

  11. Our Focus • Focus Statement to Thesis • Sources • Locating • Databases • Primary/secondary • Evaluating • Wikipedia? • Note-taking • Paraphrase/Summarize • Verify • Format citations • Rubrics and Reflections

  12. USE A FOCUS STATEMENT TO DEVELOP A WORKING THESIS Resources for developing thesis statements: • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/ • http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/menud.htm • http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesis.html • http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/thesis.html

  13. SOURCES Gale Usage Report for all FCPS High Schools – August 24, 2010 through January 5, 2011

  14. Web Site Evaluation • Screencast • Student Handout

  15. Web Evaluation Sites • http://libweb.uoregon.edu/guides/findarticles/credibility.html • http://ums.sites.fcps.org/sites/ums.sites.fcps.org/files/_Media.Center/MCdocuments/UMS%20Website%20Evaluation%20Form.pdf • http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/webcheck.html • http://library.duke.edu/services/instruction/libraryguide/evalwebpages.html • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html • Student Activity • WebQuest

  16. Note-taking Teaching the Skill • Paraphrasing • http://projects.uwc.utexas.edu/handouts/?q=node/37 • http://www2.smumn.edu/deptpages/~tcwritingcenter/FACULTY_RESOURCES/Plargiarism_from_WC.htm • Summarizing • http://www.byui.edu/WritingCenter/webpages/how_to_write_a_summary.htm • http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/writing_a_summary.htm

  17. Note-Taking Methods • PowerPoint • EXCEL • Word Put your students to work.....

  18. Citations CITE YOUR SOURCES • Required • http://citationmachine.net/ • http://www.openc.k12.or.us/citeintro/citeintro.php?grd=sec • http://www.easybib.com/ • http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/ • Style Guides • http://www.landmark.edu/Library/subject_guides/MLA_citation.cfm#Books • http://www.landmark.edu/Library/citation_guides/apa.cfm • http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/turabian/turabian_citationguide.html

  19. Rubrics and Reflections • Rubric • Reflect on the product and process Hummm…..

  20. A Project for You • Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 and 6

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