For Tomorrow:  
Each person must hand in a digital copy to turnitin.com. (5 points)

Each group should 1) hand in one paper copy for me to grade, and 2) bring one extra copy per person to use on Thursday while writing their in-class essay. 

Prompt Page

Read the prompt page carefully.
Does the context provided in the 1st paragraph adequately and articulately prepare the reader to understand and respond to the prompt statement/question at the end of the 2nd paragraph?

Any edits/suggestions concerning the wordking of the prompt question/statement?

Are there any ways in which the formatting of the prompt page is not consistent with the 2014 example?

Sources...

Is bibliographic info properly formatted and in a text box?

Below the bibliographic box but before the source itself, is there an italicized statement providing information/context about the source?

Do they have at least six sources?

Do one (or two, but no more than two) have a visual component? - cartoon, graph, etc.

Read the sources: 1) Do they provide enough information for the reader to respond in an informed way to the prompt? 2) Do they provide a fair and balanced presentation of the issue?

Source Analyses: 

Do they begin by clearly identifying what "side" of the debate this source best supports (or is it neutral)?

Do they summarize the main point/perspective/thesis of the source?

Do they assess the credibility of the source and the factors contributing to that credibility? Do they discuss any biases or leanings that it has and that a mature reader should be aware of?


Do they identify and provide brief examples of the major pieces of information or sub-points of the major argument of the source?

Do they use a mixture of paraphrase and direct quote examples from the source to support their analysis?  

Is the prose in the analysis clean? Does the writing flow? Is it logically organized? Is it adequately developed?