Venesse Metcalf sent me her final paper prompt.
She provides citations to articles that they need to find then summarize.
I added a the How to find an article when you know the title and author video to her class shell and made an announcement to her class. All of these articles are in EBSCOHost. (SP22 - I am no longer embedded in her class so they don't have the video I made for them unless she has kept it in her class.-ibc.)
After contacting Ruthie, we found out that:
The information has been posted on Canvas as well as a live Zoom meeting head yesterday at 10 am (12/1/2020) for support.
Therefore, refer her students to their Canvas class shell.
Cheryl Williams-Jackson students will be writing a final paper that is due 10/5-10/10.
Here is the prompt:
Ruthie Torres has been requiring students to do a book report on an addiction/recovery memoir. Below are titles available as eBooks at MJC after 7/1/20 (not always discoverable in our catalog, alas). These are all one-user licenses.
Tweak : Growing Up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff
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Beautiful Boy : A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff
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Summer 2018: Students are being asked to write a 3--page essay on a drug, addressing specific points as described in the attached PDF. There is confusion regarding the instructor's definition of an "academic" source, as she seems to have lumped in "trade publications" with "academic" sources per the "Know Your Sources" grid she handed out to students. Asked instructor question to clarify citation requirements.
This is most recent version of this assignment that I've seen. Please note that it has very specific instructions about what headings to have.
Also attached is the paper of a Spring 2022 student who got 100 percent