HU7 – CPR / NEWS CITATIONS

Why Cite?

We live in what people commonly call “the information age”. No longer is there just a few monographs (a book on one subject) on the library shelf, where one name may be well-known as an expert on the subject. With the abundance of opinions and resources available to us, it’s even more important to make sure our sources are good ones – verified by experts, who have time to do primary document research and confirm specific details of information. It is also important to note the link we use on the internet, as links can be broken as websites are not guaranteed to be permanent.

Citations serve two main functions: they help us track where we get information, and provide evidence of support for our arguments from experts.  When our work is verifiable, it increases the validity of our arguments.

Citations are required to track where you are getting your sources of info, whether it is Voices and Visions, Canadian Encyclopedia, or Discover Canada.

To avoid plagiarism (even by accident), you must use your own words  and understanding to construct your paragraphs, and not copy the sentences or order of sentences of another writer. Direct quotations are useful, but also require footnotes.

Citing 101

You can easily cite your source by using the shortcut keys CTRL+ALT+F & pasting the link.

You can also try your hand at a more correct style of Chicago footnote citations, as follows:

1 D.Francis, Voices and Visions, “Canada’s Government”, p 146-147.

2 Canadian Encyclopedia, “Joeseph Howe“, accessed 03/08/2015.

 

Beginning with Ch 7 paragraphs, work without citations will be indicated as missing with an interim mark of 1 /6.

The Durham Report

***DRAFT***

DURHAM REPORT DRAFT

This is a draft that does not contain marks for the checklist, but will include a comprehensive breakdown for each of the existing components. The SSR & LAR will also be applied.

Due: WED. MAR. 11, 2015

Lord Durham’s report– Basic exemplar (incomplete). This lacks footnotes, but it is meant to show you an example of what a letter looks like based on historical events. More detailed examples are required, especially of the development of the rebellions – this is still very general.

 

 

 

HU 7 Wed March 4 – MANY ITEMS

1.1  THREE Things in Life – reviewing BBC “Your Life on Earth” historical algorithms.

/3 Reflection on 3 things which have had the most impact in your life SO FAR.

/3 Reflection on 3 things which may have a future impact in your life. REINSTATED 03/03 7:51a

 

 

1 PRACTICE PARAGRAPH.

TOPIC: 3 things to do on Spring Break.

/1 Snappy Opening Line, on topic

/3 points

/3 examples

/1 conclusion

The focus here is on CONTENT & ORGANIZATION. This is a practice  for the Durham Report.

 

2. ACTION  FILM review OR How MAGIC Creates Community

/1 opinion

/2 examples

 

3. ALTERNATIVE to Pigs Skunks – Let me know when you submit that it  is a replacement.

Choose another response, using the  Literary Response as a guide.

 

4. DISCUSSION Qs  – You are now able to do this in person to improve any scores. Literary Response Rubric still applies.

 

5. Preview / choose Ch. 7 CPR/NEWS topic. Due date not yet assigned (after the Durham Report, and this may end up being after Spring Break).

 

6. Durham Report is forthcoming, and will be the summative assignment for ch. 6 and last Social Studies assignment for Winter Term.

 

Slice of Life – Instructions

A slice is a snippet of your day. We write about the ordinary moments, the daily grind, and the mundane chores. A slice doesn’t have to be anything fancy or life altering. In fact, the more commonplace, the better. Slices are also short in nature. No need to write a lot of words.

Need some topic ideas? Then check out the list: “31 Slices.” Want more ideas about slices? See this post:http://twowritingteachers.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/what-is-a-slice-of-life/

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The Finale

Yes THIS.

Having spent copious hours well-wasted on the joys and frustrations of Super Mario Bros., I can say without a doubt this is the most stunning game play I have, and probably will, ever see. You really have to play the game to appreciate the insanity, but even watching is a thrill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D27IkB3-dHg

It Took Three Years To Beat The ‘Hardest

Super Mario World Level Ever’

It Took Three Years To Beat The 'Hardest Super Mario World Level Ever'

“Item Abuse 3” is not a Super Mario World level that messes around. The player-created level is so hardcore, it might very well be impossible for most to beat it under normal means. But recently, someone managed to beat it.

While this run of an incredibly difficult Super Mario World level is done with the help of tools (or, TAS for those of you that are savvy), hopefully it’s obvious to everyone why that doesn’t actually make this any less impressive. Just watching is stressful. Playing through the level requires an impressive amount of both jumping mastery, and item usage mastery—not to mention nerves of steel. It took PangaeaPanga a long time to beat the level, even with the help of a program that accepts button presses on individual frames. And this is that PangaeaPanga actually designed the level too. Lord knows how long it would take someone who doesn’t have intimate knowledge of how the level works.

“The final episode was due to the product of 3 years of on-and-off work, with the approximately 40% of the past 2 months being dedicated solely to this project,” PangaeaPanga wrote on aSuper Mario World forum. “And after furiously being frustrated at even beating my own level, it is completed (and hopefully without any major breaks to be found).”

Item Abuse 3 is, as the name suggests, the third in a series of unbelievably difficult Mario levels. You can see people fail horribly at Item Abuse 1 here, whereas a completed Item Abuse 2 playthrough can be viewed here:

“Over the course of designing each room [in Item Abuse 3], I was able to realize that the similarities between Item Abuse 1 and Item Abuse 2 were atrocious, and that is one of the major things I tried to sway away with the third one,” PangaeaPanga wrote. “In addition, I really wanted Item Abuse 3 to be known as the level in the series that really sticks out to everyone, which mainly meant increased difficulty. In retrospect to most tool-assisted speedrunners, Item Abuse and Item Abuse 2 may be known as the ‘average difficulty level,’ which is still much more difficult compared to the normal Super Mario World hack. Here, I wanted to really push the limits to even tool-assisted speedrunners.”

“Anyone who can complete this is pretty much mentally insane,” PangaeaPanga declared. All the same, brave players can try out Item Abuse 3 here.

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